Macbeth essay
In Williams Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth is portrayed as a courageous figure. He showed his courage while fighting against MacDonwald and Norway as well as in his final battle where Macbeth remains brave even when he realizes that he lost. However, Macbeth's personality vastly changed through the plot of the play. Macbeth lost a feeling of guilt and became confident in the actions that he did.
Throughout the act of the play, Macbeth lost a feeling of guilt. When Macbeth decides to kill Duncan, he sees a bloody dagger in front of him. “Is this a dagger which I see before me, /
the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” This scene show how Macbeth was uncomfortable even thinking about murdering Duncan. He spent his whole life fighting for Duncan and as a result, Duncan was very nice to Macbeth. After he commits the crime, Macbeth feels convicted about what he has done. He can’t say word “amen” which implies that he feels guilty in front of the god. “I’ll go no more. / I am afraid to think what I have done. / Look on ’t again I dare not.” Macbeth regrets what he has done, he feels guilty because he is scared to keep killing his close ones just to gain power. Later, Macbeth became paranoid that Banquo suspects him in a murder and that will turnout poorly against Macbeth. Macbeth deicides to kill Banquo and Fleance, as he is the one who will inherit the throne by prophecy. His feeling of greed and hunger for power overwhelms the feeling of guilt he has for killing his friend.” Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake / Thy gory locks at me.” When Macbeth killed Banquo, the ghost comes to visit him. This ghost is in Macbeth’s mind and embodies how guilty Macbeth feels about killing Banquo. Macbeth tries to fight his feeling of guilt by saying that the ghost doesn’t exist and no one can prove that Macbeth killed Banquo. “I am in blood Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er.” Macbeth stepped so far, that it is easier continue to go forward with his deeds than to go back. He justifies the absence of guilt by stating he has gone too far, and it will be harder to undo things. Macbeth beat his guilt feel...
