... by some inordinate desire for some temporal or mutable good. Macbeth is actuated in his conduct mainly by an excessive desire for worldly honors; his delight lies primarily in buying golden opinions from all sorts of people. We must not, therefore, deny him an entirely human complexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan's service is magnificent and courageous, and ... once prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such satisfactions are denied him: "And that which should accompany old age, as honor, love, obedie...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... by an inordinate desire for some temporal or mutable good. Macbeth is actuated in his conduct mainly by an inordinate desire for worldly honors; his delight lies primarily in buying golden opinions from all sorts of people. But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely human complexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan's service is magnificent and courageous ... prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such evanescent satisfactions are denied him: And that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obe...

• Word Count: 2254
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... by an inordinate desire for some temporal or mutable good. Macbeth is actuated in his conduct mainly by an inordinate desire for worldly honors; his delight lies primarily in buying golden opinions from all sorts of people. But we must not, therefore, deny him an entirely human complexity of motives. For example, his fighting in Duncan's service is magnificent and courageous ... prized mutable goods in the form of respect and admiration from those about him, now discovers that even such evanescent satisfactions are denied him: And that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obe...

• Word Count: 1747
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School