Modern Connection to the Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth was a man who was very greedy and unhappy. Macbeth was very susceptible to pressure. When the question of who fits as Macbeth in today's society, the answer is almost everybody fits in Macbeth's mold in one sense or another. It is a fact that there is not a living being that has never fallen prey to peer pressure, greed or jealousy.
Macbeth himself, had always desired and dreamed of being King and ruling over the country. Since his own wife wanted Macbeth to be King, he wanted to rule even more, as well as Lady Macbeth craving to be the Queen of Scotland. The pressures that Lady Macbeth laid upon Macbeth were unmeasurable. Macbeth was constantly influenced by his wife.
Macbeth longed to rule over Scotland. He had dreams and wishes of ruling scotland, and becoming king that is soon turned into an ambition. His desires and visions of being King seemed possible and achievable. With the influences of his wife and the foresights of the three witches, Macbeth realized that his dreams could become reality. Selfishly, not thinking of others, Macbeth committed murder to become King. He killed Duncan, the King of Scotland.
In a way, Macbeth could be classified as jealous. He was obviously a bit jealous of Duncan because Duncan had everything, including happiness. Macbeth had desires and wishes but they were unattainable with Duncan around. This envy toward Duncan led to poor Duncan's death.
In the end of the story everyone loses respect for Macbeth and realizes that he was the one who killed Duncan. Macbeth was killed. This seems like a high price to pay just to be King. The strange thing is that Macbeth was filled with extreme guilt and sadness. He could not even enjoy his time of ruler ship.
Theme in this Project?
-Ambition throughout
life is motivated by
greed, insecurities,
and later hopelessness,
resulting to death and
fulfillment of a
prophecy.
Macbeth himself, had always desired and dreamed of being King and ruling over the country. Since his own wife wanted Macbeth to be King, he wanted to rule even more, as well as Lady Macbeth craving to be the Queen of Scotland. The pressures that Lady Macbeth laid upon Macbeth were unmeasurable. Macbeth was constantly influenced by his wife.
Macbeth longed to rule over Scotland. He had dreams and wishes of ruling scotland, and becoming king that is soon turned into an ambition. His desires and visions of being King seemed possible and achievable. With the influences of his wife and the foresights of the three witches, Macbeth realized that his dreams could become reality. Selfishly, not thinking of others, Macbeth committed murder to become King. He killed Duncan, the King of Scotland.
In a way, Macbeth could be classified as jealous. He was obviously a bit jealous of Duncan because Duncan had everything, including happiness. Macbeth had desires and wishes but they were unattainable with Duncan around. This envy toward Duncan led to poor Duncan's death.
In the end of the story everyone loses respect for Macbeth and realizes that he was the one who killed Duncan. Macbeth was killed. This seems like a high price to pay just to be King. The strange thing is that Macbeth was filled with extreme guilt and sadness. He could not even enjoy his time of ruler ship.
Theme in this Project?
-Ambition throughout
life is motivated by
greed, insecurities,
and later hopelessness,
resulting to death and
fulfillment of a
prophecy.