In the commencement of the play, Macbeth seems to be fit for his status, and his rank and nobility are of great value to him. But his encounter with the witches awakens in him a deep, impatient ambition. Immediately after the first prophecy of becoming Thane of Cawdor becomes a reality, the “horrid image” of the murder of King Duncan surfaces in his mind in dreams of himself being king. He is not totally cold and solely ambitious as shown by his terror of the murder image, which thoroughly defies his loyalty. There is love in Macbeth evident through his letter to Lad

y Macbeth in which he calls her his “dearest partner of greatness.” Macbeth is already thinking about being king but he is undecided about whether it is better to succumb to the temptation presented by the witches or to wait for Fate to crown him.

Macbeth’s own ambitions and passions deceived him into changing his virtues for unrest and immorality. At the end he is wary of life and fully aware of his deception. He pays all the consequences of his betrayal, but still dies like a brave soldier. How much Macbeth’s character changes throughout the play tells you how unstable Macbeth was overall. He had never really developed a true sense of self, and, therefore, his mind was easily warped turning him into the misshapen man whose life ended so wretchedly.

Even after Macbeth is crowned king, he is troubled by remorse and cannot easily sleep. Also, Macbeth is fearful of Banquo because he knows what the witches prophesized and may suspect Macbeth. Another thing that bothers him is that he has the demeanor of a king and that the witches promised Banquo a lineage of kings while they only promised Macbeth to be king. He refused to accept that he turned malevolent simply for Banquo’s lineage to be kings and so decides to challenge Fate by having murderers kill Banquo and his son. Macbeth is also troubled by the loyalty of the other lords, so he diminishes his fears by putting spies in every household. Overall, Macbeth exchanged his peace of mind and virtues for a troublesome crown b

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