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Term Papers on Macbeth
Macbeth Matt Ralston period 1 3/25/99 In the beginning Macbeth is portrayed as having a darker side that could surface if provoked. When Macbeth says "The thane of Cawdor lives a prosperous gentleman. And to be king Stands not within the prospect of belief." It would seem that such horrible acts of murder that he would soon commit could never cross his mind at this point in time. Macbeth's dark side begins to show as he starts to plan his rise to power. When Macbeth says "The prince of Cumberland! that is a step on which I must fall down or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies" one might begin to notice the lengths to which he might go to reach his goal. When he speaks of his "black desires" he gives an idea of just how far he intends to go to get to the top. He begins to justify his actions as part of the prophecy. He hides his feelings in the fact that the prophecy will happen anyway so he has to do it. The witches help Macbeth justify the means to reach the end by explaining the wrongs the thane of Cawdor has committed. The dark side of Macbeth is also shown in the speed at which he comes to the conclusion that he will stop at nothing to fulfill the prophecy. Even though he came to such a quick decision he hates what he has to do. He hopes this murder of Duncan will be swift. When he says "With his surcease success that but this blow might be the be-all and the end-all here." he believes this is as far as he has to go to achieve his goal. As the story moves on he learns that it was just the beginning. He justifies and justifies until his morals seem to fade away. His guilt seems to lessen the deeper he gets. After the killing Macbeth's guilt is very obvious. He seemed to feel no guilt during the planning of the deed. Actually committing the deed releases the suppressed feelings of Macbeth's He shows his guilt in a number of his conversations with lady Macbeth who seems to have an inhuman calmness. He exposes his guilt when he says "Sleep no more Macbeth does murder sleep". Later in the story Macbeth is trying to tie up lose ends he never expected. Banquo seems to Macbeth to be the last threat. He is a more calm and collected Macbeth. He justifies his actions even faster and has moved on from doing the deed himself to ordering the deeds done. He isn't necessarily more hardened for the last murder. He is just more able to deal with his crimes when he doesn't have to commit them directly. In Justification Macbeth says "There is none but he Whose being I do fear" referring to Banquo as the last of the people he must kill to reach the end. He goes on to complain that he did much of this also for Banquo and his family li... This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Digital Term Papers. Please register below now! Digital Term Papers has over 63,000 essays, term papers, and book notes online. Many paper sites will charge you hundreds of dollars for a single paper. Digital Term Papers only charges $14.95 for a one month membership with instant account activation! Don't waste anymore time! Join NOW!!!
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