Macbeth EssayWilliam Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth is based on a thane in which he is corrupted by greed and negative ambition. The character Macbeth contradicts his moral responsibility a lot in this play; many moral questions are raised in Macbeth. He questions himself and whether or not he should carry out the evil deeds he does. Macbeth's ambition leads him to compromise his honor, he does not take into account the fact that he is trusted and that every action he takes will have a reaction. Macbeth gets his position as king unfairly. As is evident from the conclusion, justice prevails as usual and Macbeth's death is the result of his evil deeds. Macbeth denies his moral responsibility as both a person and a king. He doesn't take into account the fact that he will pay for all the bad deeds he does. Killing Duncan is the worst crime one could commit since kings were closest in hierarchy next to God. It is evident that Macbeth is aware that this is an evil sin when he states, "I dare do all that can be done by man , whoever dares to do more is nobody." (Act I, Scene VII, Lines 46-47) The previous statement shows that Macbeth believes that killing Duncan will make him nothing more than a beast. However he goes against his morals and kills King Duncan. Sin is a prevalent theme in this play, Macbeth shows that he knows he has lived a sinful life: "Seyton, I am sick at heart, when I see Seyton I have lived long enough." (Act V, scene III, lines 20-22) Ambition gets the better of Macbeth when he decides to hire assassins to kill Macduff's wife and children: “Macduff's castle I will surprise him; grabs Fife; put to the sword in this verse."Lanoue 2(Act IV Scene I Lines 150-153) Macbeth shows the insignificance of his morals and responsibilities with his actions, he shows that becoming king is much more important. the sisters (witches) have a great impact on Macbeth's state of mind when he decides to carry out many of his actions The witches are responsible for putting the idea of Macbeth becoming king in his head. Belief in witches compromises his honor as they are believed to be evil, however Macbeth
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