William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was a great and extremely skillful English writer. He composed numerous poems and plays that influenced artists, poets, philosophers and thinkers all over the world. One of his most successful plays, The Tragedy of Macbeth, was written between 1603 and 1607 for King James I, to illustrate the consequences of mutiny. In the beginning of the play there is a war between Scotland and Norway. The Thane of Cawdor betrays Scotland and fights for Norway, leaving King Duncan of Scotland to execute him and pass the title to Macbeth. Later Macbeth receives foresight from oracles promising him the throne of Scotland; in response he kills Duncan, his best friend, Banquo and Macduff's family to secure his throne. Later Macduff takes revenge and slays Macbeth, continuing the vicious circle of treachery. However, Macduff's choice to kill Macbeth resulted in peace and order for the people of Scotland, who suffered from Macbeth's avarice. Therefore, Shakespeare implies that every choice that is made may lead to good or bad consequences in the end.
At the beginning of the play, King Duncan gave Macbeth the title "Thane of Cawdor" because the first thane was a traitor and supported Norway. Duncan's choice to make Macbeth Thane of Cawdor resulted in surprising consequences. After receiving the title, Macbeth's greed for power started to grow. He began to have "black and deep desires" (Shakespeare, 1.4.53) and ultimately decided to murder King Duncan to assure his throne. Earning the title ignited Macbeth's evil ambition and his great thirst to do anything to become King of Scotland; even if it meant to commit treason. After assassinating Duncan and "once given in to evil" (MOE, Par. 7), Macbeth was under control of greed, which gradually led to his destruction. Duncan's minor choice to crown Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor " resulted in his own death and Macbeth's corruption and compulsion for more power.
Everything has a consequence. Every choice a person makes and every act they participate in results in either a good or bad response. In Macbeth, Macbeth is faced with many serious choices. With this decisions, Macbeth is dealt with severe consequences. ... For Macbeth, after his first decision to actually believe the witches prophecies, this morality continues to decline and the bad choices follow. ...
Everything has a consequence. ... In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth is faced with many serious choices. With his decisions, Macbeth dealt with severe consequences. ... He has to live with his choices, and their consequences, as a form of punishment for his deeds. ... Shakespeare artfully uses Macbeth to show readers how one bad choice can transform into a line of serious consequences, for which a people can spend the rest of their lives paying. ...
Lady Macbeth plays a crucial role in guiding Macbeth. ... Macbeth's altered state, along with the witches" predictions, and Lady Macbeth's determination, shape Macbeth's destiny. ... Macbeth's doomed fate is a consequence of his choices after he hears the witches prophecy that he will become King. ... Banquo also receives a prophecy (that his children will sit on the throne), that could have stirred up similar choices, but he does not choose the path of destruction. ... Lady Macbeth contributes to his choices by steering him down this path of deceit, murder, and greed. ...
The Downfall of Macbeth: Fate Versus Free Will Though fate may play a part in our lives, we have choices to make and we must accept responsibility for these choices, as well as the consequences. ... Although prophecies from apparitions motivated Macbeth's actions and ultimately played a detrimental role in his tragic downfall, he was not a victim of fate, rather he was a victim of his own poor choices. ... Had Macbeth not made the choice to kill the King and take the throne, Macduff would not have avenged the King's murder by killing Macbeth. ... The prophecies given to him by the a...
William Shakespeare's Macbeth explores the idea of one's greed for power, and how that leads to severe consequences. ... In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the character of Lady Macbeth to portray that any action will have a consequence. ... These examples demonstrate Lady Macbeth becoming fearful since she is realizing that her actions will have consequences. ... Shakespeare's character of Lady Macbeth, in Macbeth, is used to illustrate the universal message that consequences will be caused by any action. ... The overall message that any action will lead into a consequence is used i...
In the cases of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, their choices definitely caused psychological damage. ... Macbeth feels repentance right after he murdered the king. ... Macbeth does murder sleep"- the innocent sleep- (2.2.34-35). He cannot sleep because he is haunted by recollections of killing Macbeth. ... He is not innately evil as some may argue; it is evident that he has a conscience and realizes the consequences that can result from his actions. ...
Then there was also MacBeth himself. ... They were the ones who told MacBeth about his possible future, saying, "All hail, MacBeth! ... All hail, MacBeth! ... (I,vii,55-65) She wants so desperately to be the Queen of Scotland that she is blinded by greed and immediate promise, never once stopping to consider all of the possible consequences for the actions that they were about to take. ... He made his grown up choices, and therefore had to deal with the consequences that resulted. ...
Banquo who sees through the witches, says, "The instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence." ... Using what they have foreseen of the present and future, and their knowledge of Macbeth's thoughts, they have introduced these ideas to Macbeth, in order to develop Macbeth's intentions further. Thus a series of consequences occur and suspicions arise, and allows the story to advance further. Now Thane of Cawdor, it is by Macbeth's choice and actions that allow the last of the witches" prophesies to become true....
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. ... Macbeth, who now no longer needed any encouragement from Lady Macbeth, started to leave her in ignorance of his plans. ... Soul of Macbeth have been destroyed since Macbeth love Lady Macbeth very much, as shown in Act I, Sc. 5, p.58, "My Dearest Love." ... No doubt he normally shrinks from the unnaturalness of regicide; but he so far ignores ultimate ends that, if he could perform the deed and escape its consequences here upon this bank and shoal of time, he'ld jump the life to come. ... Hi is main...
