Over the course of events that make up "Macbeth" we see Macbeth give up the life that he had for one that seemed to promise a more rewarding end. However, was the cost a bit to high for the actual outcome? Were there mistakes from beginning to end that changed what could've happened?
I personally think that from the beginning Macbeth made some mistakes, but I also believe that many persons that live on this planet today would also make these same basic mistakes because of flaws in humanity. I do not believe that being king, and the road necessary to get there, would be something worth dying for in Macbeth's case. He had a nice position in society and he could of stayed r even moved up in society as the years go on. However since the witches foretold his future and were correct greed kicked in and over powered the morals that Macbeth once had. without this initial spark there seems to be no possibility for the story because Macbeth was content in the state he was in. He did not need to move up to be the top boss, or anything of that nature because he was in a state of happiness as it was. Therefore because of this I believe that overall the whole road to being king was not worth it for all of the blood that was spilled and the chaos that was caused.
I completely agree with your analysis on how the witches provided the spark, that essentially lead to the uncontrollable flames in Macbeth's life. It was such a shame to see the moral Macbeth from the initial acts, who struggled with the idea of him killing the king, to the Macbeth in the latter acts, who killed comrades and children, like it was no big deal. I wish Macbeth wasn't so susceptible to what other's say, just to think, he could have been the Thane of Cawdor, married, and just be happy. But then again, there's no story in that.
ReplyDeleteI also think that it was not worth it for Macbeth to do such evil deeds to try to gain a higher position. If there was a less immoral way to become king, I would say it's worth it. But if the method involves killing innocent people (Duncan, Macduff's family, Banquo, etc.), I don't think it's worth it. The guilt that he has to live with is too much in the long run. I think he would be better off just being Thane.
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