Jesus Gutierrez
Mr. Hamm
English 7
14 November 2012
When you approach the end of Act 5 scene 5 it is obvious that Macbeth is not going to rule his kingdom anymore. He will be killed by "man none of woman born" (4,1,80) and later in the play we find out it’s Macduf, since he was born from a woman but through c-section. Previous to him being killed we learn that Macbeth is a great warrior, a sane man, and a superstitious man.
While reading Act 1 scene 2 it is hinted and shown that Macbeth is a great warrior. The scene begins with the segeants account of when the enemy’s of the King and Macbeth fought.
For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that
name,-disdaining fortune, with his
brandish'd steel, which smok'd with
bloody execution.
(Act 1,2,16-18)
From this we notice that Macbeth fights bravely and through unbeatable odds agasint Macdonwald’s army. We also learn that Macbeth can handle his sword as if it were a part of him, and a part of his body:
As cannons overcharg'd with double cracks;
So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the
foe:
(Act 1,2,37-39)
Knowing this we can infer that he was a determined and courageous fighter who wouldn’t stop until victory was his. He was such a fearless fighter that the day would be never forgotten for years and years to come, the sergeant says: "Or memorize another Golgotha," this says that he would go down in the books as Scotland's heroic warrior. Macbeth had two famous battles of which he won both. From the battles and the words from the sergeants words we can say with no doub that Macbeth was an amazing warrior.
Macbeth is also to be portrayed as an insane man, but I think that this is not to be true. An insane man is supposed to be delirious, make no sense what-so-ever, and to enjoy the killing and deaths of others. On the contrary Macbeth is none of these, he in my opinion is a very sane man. Macbeth says to lady Macbeth that "we will proceed no further in this business" (Act 1,7,31) in this scene Macbeth is showing hesitation in killing Duncan, which tells us that Macbeth like any other normal man does not like killing. In Act II scene I Macbeth has his first major Soliloquy where he seems to be delirious by seeing a dagger floating around him "A dagger of the mind, a false creation" (Act 2,1,38). I think that this in fact is just his imagination telling him that it is a mistake to kill Duncan.
Macbeth has a very stressful decision on his mind whether to compel to the wishes of the dark side or to the light. This in my mind would make any man succumb to their deepest fears and desires. Macbeth makes perfect sense through out the whole play. In Act III scene iv Macbeth starts to yell at an empty seat at the banquet table where he sees Banquo's ghost. "Prithee, see there! behold! look! lo! how say you?" (III,iv,69) Everybody around him thinks he is going crazy but it is Macbeth's imagination suffering from the trauma of having to murder his best friend without a great cause. Any man in Macbeth's possession would have the same type of hallucinations. From these points you can believe that Macbeth is truly a sane man.
Finally, Macbeth we find out early in the play that Macbeth is a superstitious man. When Macbeth and Banquo first meet the witches, Macbeth is intrigued by the witches prophecies and wishes to hear more "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more." Macbeth doesn't understand weather or not to believe them.
By Sinel's death I know I am Thane of
Glamis; But how of Cawdor? the Thane
of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman;
and to be king Stands not within the
prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. (I,iii,71-75)
14 November 2012
When you approach the end of Act 5 scene 5 it is obvious that Macbeth is not going to rule his kingdom anymore. He will be killed by "man none of woman born" (4,1,80) and later in the play we find out it’s Macduf, since he was born from a woman but through c-section. Previous to him being killed we learn that Macbeth is a great warrior, a sane man, and a superstitious man.
While reading Act 1 scene 2 it is hinted and shown that Macbeth is a great warrior. The scene begins with the segeants account of when the enemy’s of the King and Macbeth fought.
For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that
name,-disdaining fortune, with his
brandish'd steel, which smok'd with
bloody execution.
(Act 1,2,16-18)
From this we notice that Macbeth fights bravely and through unbeatable odds agasint Macdonwald’s army. We also learn that Macbeth can handle his sword as if it were a part of him, and a part of his body:
As cannons overcharg'd with double cracks;
So they doubly redoubled strokes upon the
foe:
(Act 1,2,37-39)
Knowing this we can infer that he was a determined and courageous fighter who wouldn’t stop until victory was his. He was such a fearless fighter that the day would be never forgotten for years and years to come, the sergeant says: "Or memorize another Golgotha," this says that he would go down in the books as Scotland's heroic warrior. Macbeth had two famous battles of which he won both. From the battles and the words from the sergeants words we can say with no doub that Macbeth was an amazing warrior.
Macbeth is also to be portrayed as an insane man, but I think that this is not to be true. An insane man is supposed to be delirious, make no sense what-so-ever, and to enjoy the killing and deaths of others. On the contrary Macbeth is none of these, he in my opinion is a very sane man. Macbeth says to lady Macbeth that "we will proceed no further in this business" (Act 1,7,31) in this scene Macbeth is showing hesitation in killing Duncan, which tells us that Macbeth like any other normal man does not like killing. In Act II scene I Macbeth has his first major Soliloquy where he seems to be delirious by seeing a dagger floating around him "A dagger of the mind, a false creation" (Act 2,1,38). I think that this in fact is just his imagination telling him that it is a mistake to kill Duncan.
Macbeth has a very stressful decision on his mind whether to compel to the wishes of the dark side or to the light. This in my mind would make any man succumb to their deepest fears and desires. Macbeth makes perfect sense through out the whole play. In Act III scene iv Macbeth starts to yell at an empty seat at the banquet table where he sees Banquo's ghost. "Prithee, see there! behold! look! lo! how say you?" (III,iv,69) Everybody around him thinks he is going crazy but it is Macbeth's imagination suffering from the trauma of having to murder his best friend without a great cause. Any man in Macbeth's possession would have the same type of hallucinations. From these points you can believe that Macbeth is truly a sane man.
Finally, Macbeth we find out early in the play that Macbeth is a superstitious man. When Macbeth and Banquo first meet the witches, Macbeth is intrigued by the witches prophecies and wishes to hear more "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more." Macbeth doesn't understand weather or not to believe them.
By Sinel's death I know I am Thane of
Glamis; But how of Cawdor? the Thane
of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman;
and to be king Stands not within the
prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. (I,iii,71-75)
He cannot understand why the witches would say these things when he knows they cannot be true. When Macbeth gets his title as Thane of Cawdor he knows that the witches were right and he shall soon become king. Shakespeare also tells us that Macbeth is superstitious by him going to see the witches for a second time latter in the play. Macbeth believes that the witches were right the first time so they should be right the second time to. When the Apparition's show Macbeth what is about to come he believes them for a second time without thinking of their hidden meanings. From Macbeth believing the Witches and visiting them for a second time we can assume that Macbeth is a very superstitious man.
Macbeth's character is changing throughout the whole play. He was a leader just like Ducan until the Witches and their prophecies came crashing down on him as if they were the gods themselves. When the aftermath had stooped Macbeth became one with the dark side. But through all of this he was still a sane warrior to the end.
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