Examples Of Lowliness In Macbeth

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Imagine becoming royalty and being beheaded because you were a traitor. Well, in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the two primary qualities of a King are Lowliness and Truth, due to the fact that a king holds the kingdom in his hand. It is crucial to have those two qualities as it leads to the kingdom not overruling you. Lowliness means that you are humble or not willing to take credit for achievements. Truth means that you are loyal or faithful, this is just as important as lowliness. However, in the play Macbeth, Macbeth does not follow those qualities as king as he lied and made him being king about him. He demonstrated those qualities as the opposite during his ruling and then got it back as he was beheaded. The first quality is lowliness, which is like being humble or …show more content…

As we see in Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth does not show this quality when he is king. The play stated, “So shall I, love; and so, I pray, be you. Let your remembrance apply to Banquo; present him with eminence, both with eye and tongue. Unsafe the while, that we must leave our honors, in these flattering streams, and make our faces, vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are.” This shows that Macbeth was trying so hard to keep his role as king, not letting his best friend live nor Banqou’s son. If he did show lowliness then he would have let Banquo live and have Fleance be king. The second quality is truth, which means that you are loyal and don't lie to those of importance. However, Macbeth does not show this quality either during his rule of the king. The play states “O, yet I do repent of my fury, that I did kill them.” This shows that Macbeth lied to so many

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