Impatience In Macbeth

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“All hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter” (Shakespeare 51). William Shakespeare wrote his great tragedy titled Macbeth in 1606. Shakespeare used many symbols and motifs in his play to represent several life lessons that are worth learning. The line from Macbeth can reflect our current society. People can be very impatient at times and Macbeth is a great representation of society’s impatience. In addition to people’s hastiness, people will do whatever needs to be done in order to satisfy their desire for power. Lastly, Macbeth is a representation that all good things must come to an end. Macbeth should still be retold today due to the relevance of people’s impatience, lust for power, and all good things must come to an end.
In today’s culture, impatience is a continual problem that plagues many in society. In the play, Macbeth expressed his flaw of impatience many times. He was very quick to make decisions that led to his downfall. One example of this behavior would be when Macbeth was told by the third witch that he would be king. Having heard this prophecy, he quickly killed the current king, Duncan, so he could take the throne. In the play, it says “…whose murder yet is but fantastical…” (1.3.141). This demonstrates Macbeth’s motive to kill King Duncan by saying his plan. If …show more content…

In the play, Macbeth went to the extreme by murdering Duncan and citizens of Scotland just to get what he wanted, which was the throne. In act 1, scene 7, lines 1-5, Shakespeare wrote, “If it were done when ’tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly. If the assassination could trammel up the consequence, and catch with his surcease success; that but this blow might be the be-all and end-all here…” (40). These lines in the play demonstrate just how evil minded Macbeth has become and how extreme he will go to get what he wants. Just like people now, Macbeth reacted without

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