Friday, May 31, 2019

Macbeths Weak Mindset, Lust for Power, and Quest for Blood in Shakespe

In the story of Macbeth the character Macbeth is portrayed as an honest and trustworthy man. In the beginning of the story Macbeth meets three witches that discriminate him that he will be the Thane of Cowdar and eventu all in ally become King. Essentially Macbeth does not believe this and ignores it. Macbeth tells his wife about the series of events with the witches and his wife begins Macbeths pursual for all power. In the story Lady Macbeth is the force that provokes Macbeth to commit all of these evil deeds. In the story it is easily noticeable that Macbeth can be convinced to do just about anything, but after he is no longer being convinced to do these acts it is realized that Macbeth has a lust for power, a quest for tear, and a weak mindset.It could not be more obvious that Macbeth had a weak mind-set in the story of Macbeth. It is first noticed when he begins to back out into thought what the three witches told him about being king. It is also noticed when he lets his own wife convince him to murder King Duncan to acclaim the throne. Essentially Macbeth does not want to kill King Duncan, but due to some persuading words from his wife Macbeth kills Duncan and regrets it terribly. After Macbeth murders King Duncan his wife has to consol him and make him wash the blood from the murders off of his hands. Furthermore, Macbeth shows off his weak mindset by allowing his mind to become a vicious murderer. The weakening of Macbeths mind seemed to begin around the clipping that King Duncan announces that his son Malcolm is heir to the throne and this is when Macbeth begins to ponder murder. Mainly until act four it is Lady Macbeth who dominates over Macbeth. In the story Lady Macbeth repeatedly pushes Macbeth into doing things he knows is wrong and doe... ...tp//web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=11&hid=104&sid.Griffin, Gillian. Lady Macbeths Daughter. Booklist 1 Aug. 2014 56. General One File. Web. 17 Dec. 2014. .Macbeth, MN. Back Stage, National ed. 27 Aug. 2014 25. General One File. Web. 17 Dec. 2014. .Stuckey, Connie. dying of a Valentine. Booklist 1 Dec. 2014 27+. General One File. Web. 17 Dec. 2014..Wilhelm, Jeffrey, et al. Glencoe Literature The Readers Choice Columbus, OH McGraw Hill, 2014.Macbeth, MN. Back Stage, National ed. 27 Aug. 2014 25. General OneFile. Web. 17 Dec. 2014. .

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