How Is Macbeth Brave

In the play “Macbeth” we learn of all Macbeth’s good qualities and of all his weak traits. He is brave, kind, ambitious, and he is imaginative. Many of these characteristics do not end in good outcomes, but there are some that help him survive. Yet, his imagination is not a strong asset for him in any kind of way. Unfortunately, Macbeth’s imagination is used for evil and only causes destruction.

“For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name-“ Macbeth proved to be very brave throughout the play. He faced his own fears, as long with many others. At the beginning he was portrayed to be a very heroic and brave man. Saving Duncan, bravely standing up in battle, and killing with no hesitation. There were times that his Wife urged him to push his limits. Even when not doing the right thing and getting pushed out of his comfort zone, he stood strong and brave. If his manhood be questioned, he would do whatever, to prove that he was the toughest and the most brave. This I'm sure,was a great characteristic to own. To walk proudly, knowing that you can do what needs to be done with the brave self confidence you posses. It didn’t seem to lead Macbeth to anything with a negative outcome, instead a very positive outcome came out of his braveness.

“Yet I do fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness, to catch the nearest way.” Although, many this day in age look at kindness to be a great virtue to acquire it was not so popular of an idea then.

When it came down to it, it was weak and vulnerable to be kind. Especially for Macbeth, to be in such a high place in ranking and generous would be seen as foolish. Yet, he is so kind that his wife will eventually come to question his manhood. Kindness, a great thing today was not so great back then. I think that if this had any influence at all it was probably not a positive one. For the time and for the situations he got himself into, kindness did not do him well, only drove him deeper into his

insanity.

“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition” Ambition was a great and powerful thing to have, if not taken over by greed. I think ambition was healthy for Macbeth until it became a literal obsession for power. Which ties in with his crazy imagination. Neither of these traits served him well. I believe that ambition and his imagination is what brought him down from the top of his game. His imagination was scary and taunting. Making even his guests repel at the sound of him talking to the ghost of his friend. He starts hallucinating of things that are not there, which potentially could be dangerous and is just literally insane. Him not always being in the right state of mind, partly his imagination I think made it easier for him to hide within himself when he committed the crimes he did.

Although, Macbeth carried out very good traits like his bravery, kindness, strong
ambition and imagination he didn’t always use them to the best of their positive capabilities. His bravery and kindness served him well, but he let his ambition and imagination take over in a very negative way. Causing him to act out the way he did because he couldn’t control himself or his traits.