Реферат: Supernatural And Ambition In Macbeth Essay Research

Macbeth was told to beware of Macduff, was also told that no man of woman born can harm him.( He must think well what other kind of man is there? so I am safe.) Also they say that he is secure until Birnan Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill. Macbeth also takes this as good news because he thinks that trees cannot grow legs and walk to meet each other. The third vision is of eight kings.( all descended from Banquo) This mortifies him. Macbeth at this point thinks he has no worries about Macduff but decides to kill the family anyway. This underlines his complete evilness and malicious ways. Macbeth has now shown that he has no King like qualities and that he has grown into wickedness.

Lady Macbeth (under the care of a doctor) begins sleepwalking as a result of psychological stress and begins to wash her hands because she feels she can t wash herself clean. Macbeth also feels the same.

For mine own good, all causes shall give way. I am in blood Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more returning were as tedious as go o er

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Here s the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand oh oh oh

Macbeth s reaction to Lady Macbeth s death is not as strong now as it would have been if she had died earlier in the play. He was previously very tied up in the relationship before, however it now seems to have no meaning. Macbeth now feels that any ambition futile because the outcome always leads to death.

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death

Although Macbeth didn t ignore the prophecies by the witches, he interpreted them in his own way, according to his driving ambition. By the intervention of his wife to drive his ambition, and the supernatural, this ignited him to push himself to the limit and led him to his downfall. Macbeth during the play began as a loyal valiant warrior and ended as a useless King. He rejected his wife, betrayed his best friend, and killed his king. In my opinion Macbeth is to blame for his own tragedy because in the end he had a choice and he chose his fate by committing murder.

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