MACBETH

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT MACBETH

A video About Macbeth (Summary)

Describe Macbeth's character. Is he completely a villain? Does he have a conscience? Explain.

Macbeth is considered as a brave soldier and is satisfied with a new title that the king gave him. He becomes the Thane of Cawdor as predicted by the three Macbeth wishes, whose scheming helps drive Macbeth’s ambition and transform him into a murderer and tyrant.

Macbeth as a brave soldier is dangerous when we realized how easily he is manipulated by Lady Macbeth.

Macbeth is soon overcome with ambition and self-doubt. Although he constantly questions his own actions, he is also obligated to promise extra murders in order to cover up his previous bad actions.

It is difficult to see Macbeth as an inherently evil character because it is clear that he lacks strength of character. The events of the play also affect his mental stability his guilt causes him a great deal of mental agony and leads to hallucinations.

What are the forces that determine Macbeth's destiny? To what degree are the witches responsible for Macbeth's downfall? What roles do fate and free will play in Macbeth's destruction?

Macbeth is never happy with his actions, even when they have got him his prize, because he is extremely aware of his own cruelty. At the end of the play there is a sense of relief when the soldiers are at his entrance.

As a psychological symbol, what does blood represent for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

Blood is always a symbol for life it is what literally keeps the human body alive. Blood also represent passion or emotionality. For Macbeth and Lady Macbeth blood represents life and ambition, but it ends up representing guilt, especially for Macbeth for his part in motivating the assassination a terrible, bloody act.

What do you think are the most important themes of Macbeth?

Ambition and the devastation which follows when ambition oversteps moral boundaries.

Kingship and the difference between appropriate use of power and tyranny.

Appearance and reality, and how people and events are often nor as they seem.

Fate and free will and the extent to which we control our own destinies.