Macbeth is a play set in the years 995 - 1057. The main character, Macbeth is depicted as a very important Thane, a loyal servant to the king as well as a husband with a scheming wife. Macbeth was consumed by blinding ambition, which eventually led to his downfall. It was this vice, which allowed him to be manipulated into instigating the horrific murders of his friends. Throughout the play we see Macbeth as a hero a victim and a villain. I intend to show Macbeth in all these guises during the course of my assignment.

During the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as the greatest hero there is in Scotland. This is because he shows his courageousness and his bravery during the battles with MacDonwald and Norway. The captain called Macbeth `brave'. He used this adjective because Macbeth had fought through the whole enemy's army and had killed their leader. This makes Macbeth seem like a hero because he is being very brave and unselfish, as he did not worry about risking his own life, and fought for others. The captain also said that Macbeth was `Distainding Fortune'. This means that Macbeth was disregarding fortune

`Not I th worst rank of manhood, say't, and I will put that business in your bosoms'

Macbeth does not want to be remembered as `The Roman Fool' but he knows that if he surrenders he will face torment and will be criticised and mocked by others:

This proves he wanted to murder Duncan and knew and understood what he was to do. Therefore Macbeth was a villain for killing Duncan but was talked into it by his wife. Macbeth's character quickly changed from having to be talked into a murder, to a mast murderer. He organises Banquo and Fleances murders and deviously finds out where they were riding. Macbeth finds out where they were riding to by putting Banquo on the spot while he was asking him to attend a banquet.

`We'll have thee, as our rarer monster are, Painted upon a pole, and uinderwrit'

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Approximate Word count = 2022
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)