Essay About Absolute Power And Noble Man Worthy Of Respect

Macbeth: Pre-Determined Destiny
Macbeth: Pre-Determined Destiny
Macbeth
Pre-determined Destiny?
Macbeth was a victim of a vicious human flaw. Ambition. It
can be great in small dosages, but when one takes what one
believes to be ones destiny, as shown in Macbeth, it can be the
downfall. Macbeth was a Noble man worthy of Respect, then the
prophecies came, and then there was his wife.
“Brave and Bold Macbeth (well he deserves that name)” the
very words of the king that Macbeth so faithfully served. Never
once thinking of murder. But then he receives the Prophecy “Hail
Macbeth Thane of Glamis!” “Hail Macbeth Thane of Cawdor!” and
“Hail Macbeth king hereafter!”. This plants the seed of evil in
Macbeths mind. In fact, one of the first thoughts he has is of
Murder. When he returns home, his wife he had already informed;
she was sure, that he was “too full of the milk of human
kindness” or too feminine to do what was necessary. She
convinces him of murder, but Macbeth still is too kind, and tries
to pull out, but she simply appeals to his warrior side, and
convinces him of it.
The three Weird sisters. Instigators, antagonists. Had it not
been for them Macbeth may have lived his entire life never even
being king. They appear to Macbeth and Banquo. Telling
Macbeth, that he shall be king, and telling Banquo, that his heirs
shall be kings, but not he. This leads to Macbeth killing Banquo,
and trying to kill his son. The witches had not determined
Macbeths fate. But they definently altered it. They told him
something, that no man could possibly ignore. The offer of
power, “absolute power corrupts, absolutely.” Poor simple
Macbeth, never stood a chance. His mind was given what it
wanted to hear. Then when the chips are down for Macbeth, he
once again goes to the witches, and they tell him, that
“No man of woman born may harm Macbeth” and “shall not be
undone until great Birnam wood to Dunsinane moves.” Macbeth
believing that this is far too great a prophecy to ignore, figures