Term Papers on Macbeth

Term Paper Title	Macbeth
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Macbeth

In the tragic drama MacBeth, written by William Shakespeare in 1606, the main character, MacBeth,
constantly declines in his level of morality until his death, at the end of the play. Throughout the story,
temptation to become the King of England causes him to commit illegal acts, in brutally killing and
ordering the deaths of certain individuals, including his friends. The witches, to some extent are responsible
for these temptations, as they have the power to provide temptation and to induce wrongful doings.
However, they do not have the power to tamper with destiny and change the due course of someone's life. It
is my opinion, that MacBeth is by no means a butcher. He, who is unfortunately morally weak, was simply
tempted by the witches to commit these acts with the only motive being personal glory. Usually, when not
being manipulated, MacBeth is a good, loyal and courageous person, who is held by others of the
community, in high esteem.

In order to correctly determine whether MacBeth is a butcher or not, we first have to examine his character
and furthermore observe the situation in which the murders took place. MacBeth, who is considered as
brave and courageous, is thought of very highly by members of his community, Thanes from surrounding
areas and by the King: "He is skillful in war. He is a leader whom men gladly follow; and how much
nobility of disposition does that one fact imply?". MacBeth is very loyal to his King: " The services and
loyalty I owe, In doing it pays itself", intimate with his wife: "This have I thought good to deliver thee, my
dearest partner of greatness", and friendly with his mates: "The greatest is behind, thanks for your pains".
However, MacBeth was one who is morally weak, being extremely vulnerable to manipulative individuals
such as Lady MacBeth. He has a fatal attraction for the supernatural and is fascinated by works of the
witches: "Present fears are less than horrible imagi!
nings… and nothing is but what is not."

So far, we have seen that MacBeth is a brave, courageous and loyal person who is considered very highly
by others. From this character analysis we can not make any assumptions about MacBeth being a butcher.
However, we have realised that MacBeth is morally weak. Meaning that he has little conscience; he has not
the ability to distinguish between good and bad. MacBeth is susceptible to th...

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