Alee Grantham

                                                                                                                           Macbeth

                                                                                                                           5th block Wood

     Although Macbeth seems evil and malicious, he is really just a muddled and weak minded man. Macbeth doesn’t have a strong sense of self, which leads him to his own demise.

1; iv, 22- “ The service and the loyalty I owe, in doing it, pays itself. Your highness’ part is to receive our duties, and our duties are to your throne and state children and servants, which do but what they should, by doing everything safe toward your love and honor.”

        Macbeth is so desperate for approval, he is willing to lay his life down for the king. Macbeth is like a jock in high school, he doesn’t know himself so he tries really hard to make everyone else happy. In this case, he is willing to bleed for the king.

1; iv, 48- “ The prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o’erleap…”

 Because Macbeth has the idea he could become king, he is now willing to dispose of the prince and the king, he is willing to bite the hand that feeds him. He is thinking about doing horrific things just because it would make him seem magnificent.

2; ii, 44- “ Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.”

Macbeth has become so tainted by his wife’s influence, he is even considering killing his best friend. He is going to kill his absolute best friend because he sees him as a threat to the throne. It’s developed from “how will I be accepted” to “ I will kill anyone that stands in my way”

3; ii, 41 “ O, full of scorpions is my mind dear wife!”

Macbeth’s once good intentions have bore, leaving him to petrify in his morbid delusions.

5; v, 22- “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…”

Macbeth is now so depressed because he killed off some people he loved very much. The king is like Macbeth's father and he killed him, all because of Lady Macbeth. Now, Macbeth sees no point in living.

5; viii, 32- “ I will not yield, to kiss the ground before young malcolm's feet…”

Macbeth now welcomes death, he will fight for life but he knows this is the end. Inside, he’s glad that he can be at peace.

    In conclusion, Macbeth has no personality or sense of self. Because of this, he is easily influenced by other people. King Duncan and Lady Macbeth were the most important people to influence Macbeth. Macbeth wants to serve the king, be his right hand man, be as loyal as can be. And then Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill the king for the money and the glory. If Macbeth knew himself, he wouldn't have done all of those horrible things. Macbeth is not evil, he just does not know himself.