The Effects Of Other People On Macbeth Essays -

The Effects Of Other People On Macbeth The Effect's of Other People on Macbeth Upon hearing the witches prophecies, Macbeth is set on a path of deterioration that causes him to become blinded by ambition. Lacy Macbeth aids in his downfall, as she pushes him to become so ambitious that it eventually kills him. Lady Macbeth's cold nature acts a the catalyst that starts Macbeth on his path to self destruction. He suffers mentally, at first, by getting tormented by his power-hungry wife. Then, when she dies, it is her soul that causes Macbeth to get tormented by his own over-ambitious self. Macbeth encounters the three witches while on a journey with his companion Banquo. They tell Macbeth of future titles he is to have, yet he doesn't believe them. They hail Macbeth, calling him Thane of Cawdor and tell him he shalt be kind hereafter. This perplexes Macbeth because such titles seem far from the truth. At this point Macbeth does not crave the titles as he later will. After the witches tell Banquo his sons shall be kings, Macbeth becomes interested in his supposed fate because the Thane of Cawdor lives and Macbeth finds it impossible to perceive himself as Thane of Cawdor or king. Banquo sees the prophecy about Macbeth becoming king coming true and then he proceeds to warn Macbeth that often times, to win us harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence. Banquo, too, seems to predict Macbeth's fate. The witches tell the truth, but in the end it is betrayal that rises up over truth. Macbeth's mind is still stable at this point, but is beginning to become somewhat shaky. When the king greets Macbeth with gratitude, all Macbeth can think about is the prediction that he will become king. It is now that the poison of desire begins to seep into Macbeth's mind. After the king announces that his son, Malcolm, will become king Macbeth starts to ponder murder. Macbeth can't wait and allow the prophecy to take its course and hopefully come true; he must take action and force it to become a reality. That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies. Macbeth compares Malcolm to a step that could vanquish Macbeth's now earnest desire to become king unless Macbeth should get Malcolm out of the way. Malcolm comes in-between Macbeth and his drive to be king and so Macbeth must eradicate Malcolm. Macbeth now has the mindset of an unstoppable conqueror. He must succeed in getting what he wants. Macbeth then sends a letter to Lady Macbeth that tells of the strange prophecies. The thought of murder immediately comes to her mind, indicating that she is more willing to kill to get what she wants as opposed to Macbeth who does not think of killing the king right away. Without verbally consulting with Macbeth first, she says that he will become king. Then she begins to fear his nature because it is too full o' the milk of human kindness. This shows that it is Lady Macbeth who has the stronger passion to kill the king so Macbeth can be crowned. She is determined to pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round. Lady Macbeth wants the crown even more than Macbeth does, as she will punish all that may come in Macbeth's, and her, way. Lady Macbeth feels that she must kill Duncan when he comes over for dinner. This is even more apparent when she describes the raven's croak as even hoarser than before. Lady Macbeth dem onstrates her full evil potential when she summons spirits to rid her of her womanly properness and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty so that she may have the numbness and masculinity to go through with the murder herself. She doesn't want her conscience to exist and calls the spirits to make thick me blood. It is as if she has already died. Lady Macbeth takes control and tells Macbeth to put this night's great business