Macbeth: Heuristic Response
"Cowards die many times before their death." Macbeth displayed many noticeable characteristics throughout Shakespeare's play Macbeth. He was courageous at times and cowardly at others. The most noticeable characteristic in my opinion was that Macbeth seemed very ambitious throughout the play. He also seems to be a moral coward as he depends on others more than himself to make decisions. All of these factors soon lead to his tragic death at the end of the play.At the beginning of Shakespeare's play, Macbeth is described as a hero very clearly. He becomes very ambitious to be king and was very loyal to the king in the opening scenes. This is shown in the quote "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir". His ambition to be king dissolved his good nature and morality. When Duncan arrives at Inverness, Macbeth controlled his ambition for the time being and thought very firmly on the plotting of Duncan's murder. A quote by Lady Macbeth stated "My hands are of your color; but I shame to wear a heart so white". When Lady Macbeth called him a coward, before you knew it, the murder was taking place. After the successful murder of Duncan, Macbeth entered a life of evil. Ambition was also clearly stated when h
I also believe that women tend to have a certain way with men, and men allow them to have this way with them. A perfect example of this is the male want to buy, own and drive a hot or extremely flashy automobile. It is true that we want the flashy car for our own self-satisfaction, but women play such a major role in this that it is not even amusing. If looked at from a rather simple point of view, guys buy flashy cars to impress women, who in exchange will manipulate the guy to have their way with him and his car. It a rather weird cycle, the man is aware of this, yet they permit it to go on, and in the end fall straight into the trap with open arms. This is something that will baffle me until superficiality is no longer an aspect of our daily lives. The first occurrence came rather gradually. Daniel would put off times to hang-out, such as going to the movies, or coming over my house, even playing football. Then it began to perpetuate into something else, I began to get the feeling that we were no longer best friends, it seemed as if we were acquaintances. I confronted him about the situation asking him what was happening, if there was something I should know, and why he kept distancing himself from me. However he denied all my accusations and looked upon my inquisition of the matter extremely light-heartedly. Just as in Macbeth cowardice manipulation are part of everyday life. Humans, by nature watch out for oneself, it all comes down to a game of survival, kill or be killed. Cowardice is innate, and when you least expect it, your best friend might just abandon you to save his or her own skin. Women also have a special way with men, perhaps it is the male's flaw. In the overall picture, today's men are supposed to be confident and assertive towards women and yet many men still suffer from what is known as gynephobia. Gynephobia, the fear of women, is most common in men who rarely interact with women in the everyday life. However, I do not believe that this generally applies to all cases, and I am confident that the blame rests with the female and not the male. Ever since the beginning of time women have had their way with men. Men look out for and nourish the women in their lives, and women often take advantage of this situation. Macbeth, who no longer needed any encouragement from Lady Macbeth, started to leave her to deploy his plans. The power of destiny comes back to haunt Macbeth towards the end of the play. Macbeth would have never guessed that Macduff would come back for revenge for all of the killings
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Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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