Macbeth's Strengths And Weaknesses

Macbeth has many tragic flaws that we see throughout the play such as, his vaulting ambition and his overreliance on his wife. One of Macbeth’s fatal flaws is his ambition. His desire for power and position, namely to be king, is more important to him than anything

Lady Macbeth’s failure was internal with her want for her husband to be king. She talked after the murder, “A little water clears us of this deed. How easy is it, then!”(86-87) Lady Macbeth’s internal flaw based on this quote

Obsession to stand politically dominant is Macbeth’s primary flaw. Macbeth’s progressive deterioration begins after his encounter with the witches, who declare Macbeth’s prophecies. The last prophecy contributes the most to his downfall; Macbeth shall be King of Scotland. Macbeth’s intention to be the king contradict his honourability to Duncan. The obsessive trait Macbeth develops worsens through the play, prior to Duncan’s visit to Inverness, Macbeth advances with his prophecy.

Fatal Flaws There is a possibility that Macbeth could have been a good leader at one point. The reason he wasn’t was that he had too much ambition. Ambition was his tragic, or fatal, flaw. The most dangerous fatal flaw. Are those that are beneficial in moderation.

A Character Analysis of Macbeth In Act I and II of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is depicted as a weak-minded character, whose excessive ambition eventually overpowers his conscience. Macbeth’s ambition in the battlefield wins him the title of “the Thane of Cawdor”. However, as the play progresses, he is driven to evil business by his ambition and desire of power, “but only vaulting ambition, which o 'erleaps itself and falls on th ' other” (1.7.26-28) He realizes that his hubris will lead to his downfall when he battles his conscience, but his desire of power prevails. He starts to deceive his friend Banquo “I think not of them” (2.1.23) and eventually murders the king.

During act one, scene seven, of William Shakespeare 's Macbeth, the author began to tinker with the major flaw of Macbeth, his insatiable need for fulfilling his prophecy. Inevitably, this became the focal point of the scene and the play. One could come to the conclusion that Shakespeare wanted the audience to understand the humanistic flaw that plagued Macbeth. Although one’s needs are their greatest importance, ultimately, it is their ambition that they value the most, and it became clear during this scene that, although Macbeth knew that his ambition was evil, he decided to go against his guilty conscious, and pursue his eventual demise. It is a tragedy that Macbeth could tell the difference between nobility and evil, during the passage he

Thesis: Uncontrolled thirst for power has led to the demise and destruction of many characters in novels and plays and Macbeth undoubtedly consciously chooses to go down the same path, ultimately costing the healthiness of his mental state as it progressively deteriorates as the murders grow more reckless and cruel due to Macbeth’s escalating need for power. First, Macbeth lets his thirst for power cloud his vision from all the good deeds he and his noblemen have been accomplishing, such as defeating the Norwegians together and his lack of appreciation dissolves to nothing but bitterness towards his noblemen as each murder happens. Since the beginning of the play, Duncan is a kind, naïve, gullible friend and king to Macbeth, however after Macbeth

In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth we are presented with a very convoluted universe revolving around the main character Macbeth, a man who seems to be at first of honor but slowly slips into a chasm of cruelty. While he was pushed by outer forces such as Lady Macbeth and the Weird Sisters to attain power and sink further into darkness, it can be argued that everything actually stemmed from him. While he may have appeared to others in one way as an honorable noble who was worthy of leading the country, his inner thoughts hidden away from the rest of the world drive him down a very dark path. With such dual and conflicting natures this ultimately breaks Macbeth until the facade that he put on begins to crack and fall away, showing the face of the “true villain”. Although we are not introduced to Macbeth until Act I Scene 3, there is some information revealed about him beforehand.

The Metamorphic Way “But when [Nebuchadnezzar’s] heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.” (Daniel 5:20-21) The pride of Nebuchadnezzar destroys his life and erodes his reputation from the inside out. Similarly, Macbeth’s pride and ambition also transforms in position and in character. Shakespeare’s character of Macbeth in the play Macbeth portrays an exceedingly inconstant, prideful, and tragic hero.

Throughout the play, Macbeth shows signs of remorse which leads to him being suicidal. Macbeth’s fatal flaws of being easily swayed,

Through the tragic play Macbeth, William Shakespeare depicts that unchecked ambition unsupported with effort will lead to nothing but detrimental outcomes. More specifically, Macbeth's “vaulting ambition which o'erleaps itself” ended up being a larger hinderance than advantage, single handedly leading to the demise of himself and the demise of others around him. Macbeth's ambition was the cause of death of many people that surrounded him. The first to die to because of Macbeth's ambition was the king.

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth, in many cases, is portrayed as being evil. However, his character is not truly the evil force driving the actions of the play. His wife, Lady Macbeth, as well as the witches and their misleading prophecies, are the real driving forces of Macbeth’s unspeakable actions. Macbeth is driven mad by the evil around him, causing him to turn to the violent behavior displayed throughout the many murders of the play.

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” Said by Abraham Lincoln. Macbeth received three prophecy’s at the start of the play after hearing this he knew one was true which was thane of Glamis. Then after he gets the message of becoming thane of Cawdor it made him believe that there is a chance for him to become King. During Shakespeare’s time, women were thought as lesser beings, still he manages to portray them as a strong, and influential people in his play. Shakespeare shows that Lady Macbeth aspires to be a man so that she can show supremacy and be more of a ruler.

Macbeth’s identity and growth is hindered tremendously by Lady Macbeth’s provocation and belittlement. For instance, when Macbeth urges her to not kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth goads him to take what he “esteem’st the ornament of life” and exclaims, “And, to be more than what you were, you would/ Be so much more the man” (1.7.42-50). We can infer from the dialogue that Lady Macbeth truly wants to kill the king. She coerces Macbeth to pursue her plan by questioning his masculinity, making him vulnerable, and replacing his will with her own. We all have a dark side to us, and it is a constant, internal struggle to choose between virtues or vices.

Although Macbeth did not have to fulfill his deeds, even with the influence that Lady Macbeth and the witches had on him, he still chooses to satisfy his plan. Shakespeare puts significance on the fact that Macbeth is just a tool whom is used by the witches and his wife, but like any other individual, he had the ability to choose his own path. Ambition can be a good thing, but too much can lead one to suffer due to their actions. Macbeth is shown as this respectful and dauntless hero of Scotland, but his ambition gets the best of him. He is willing to kill anyone who becomes a threat to him, including king Duncan and his good friend Banquo.