“Not in the legions of horrid hell can come a devil more damned in evils to top Macbeth” (Shakespeare 156). The way Macbeth was described clearly portrays the evil character he had developed into. Macbeth, as a result of his destructive nature that was brought out of him by the witches, had turned into a creature worse than the devil. Man has a nature that is destructive because of their endless desires for power and material gain. In most cases, they would do anything to fulfill their desires. “There’s
Human nature can be defined as the natural personalities of humans when they are first born, or the “general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humans shared by all humans”. In Macbeth, By William Shakespeare, there are various characters who have many different personalities. Specifically, Shakespeare communicates his interpretation of human nature and uses the characters in Macbeth to establish the foundation of his reasoning. Through the motif of ambition, Shakespeare
these conventional traits. Within 'Macbeth' however, it can be seen that the character of Macbeth himself breaks the boundaries between the typical Gothic antagonist and a tragic hero. It could be argued the Macbeth is not merely a 'butcher' as his earlier instances within the play present a loyal war-like protagonist that, in committing taboos of regicide and murder, does not fail to feel remorse and to display guilt for his actions. Many may argue that Macbeth is 'merely a butcher' even from his
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a Scottish tragedy of Macbeth’s bloody rise to power. Like all tragedies pieced together from Aristotle’s poetics, Macbeth is a great man by position, who is neither highly virtuous nor depraved. He engages in a struggle with destiny, and through error or frailty, is thus the cause of his own downfall. Aspects of tragedy are explored through Macbeth’s fatal flaw: Ambition. The predisposition in his character reasons him to make error in his actions; Macbeth harnesses
5/14/15 Macbeth Final Essay: Ambition When someone is ambitious, they strive to succeed in every mean possible. In society and their personal lives, they strive to be the best. They want power, and sometimes they can go too far. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth takes ambition to over the edge, and it becomes dangerous for himself and others. He has too much desire to become powerful, and it ends up being his fatal flaw. It causes the downfall of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and triggers
to find evidence of this type of villain, and it seems as if people are obsessed with irredeemable evil. But is this really the nature of evil? Some authors, including the likes of Shakespeare and J.R.R Tolkien, seem to argue otherwise. The nature of evil, as expressed in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, seeks to corrupt otherwise
famous tragedies, all of his tragedies contain an evil villain whom stands out from the rest of the characters. A villain can be defined as a cruelly malicious person. The villain in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth is Macbeth because he constantly says exceedingly evil and overconfident comments, and talks about what he is going to do before he does it. Macbeth is the villain because he talks ruthlessly about what he is going to do before he does it. Macbeth was originally the thane of glamis, but after
Frankenstein and Macbeth are two well respected books of literary merit, Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley, it is about a doctor who creates a creature in his lab and the story follows both of their lives though out time. Macbeth was written by possibly the most well respected writers of all time, William Shakespeare. This Play follows Macbeth who is a Thane and then becomes King, it follows his and his wife’s stories. In the two books of Frankenstein and Macbeth the influence of people,
Elements Versus Reality In Macbeth and Hamlet In plays both Macbeth and Hamlet, the author; William Shakespeare, reveals the metaphor of the world as a stage. Shakespeare delivers this metaphor by displaying the imbalance between what appears to be and what truly exists. The idea that not everything can be defined by its appearance, is central in Shakespeare’s two famous tragedies Macbeth and Hamlet. Through the use of these ideas and themes, Shakespeare conveys the nature of theater, and how it relates
The evil with in Lady Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is portrayed to be a true agent of evil due to her blind ambition, manipulation, and madness. Lady Macbeth uses her manipulation as a result of blind ambition to fulfill what she thinks is needed. As a consequence, Lady Macbeth turn to madness that will ultimately characterize her a true agent of evil. Lady Macbeth is a very strong individual that has the ambition to get whatever she wants but unfortunately fails to see