Macbeth as a Cold Blooded Murderer or a Man Possessed by Supernatural Events Beyond His Control

Macbeth as a Cold Blooded Murderer or a Man Possessed by Supernatural Events Beyond His Control

Is Macbeth a cold blooded murdered or a man who cannot control his

actions. Macbeth was a brave soldier who fought for his country but

everything changed when he met the witches. Are the witches

responsible for the murders carried out by Macbeth? I am also going

to look at the evidence of the witches influence. Did the witches

really know what was going to happen? Was Macbeth responsible for the

murder of King Duncan? What part did Lady Macbeth play in the

murder? In doing this essay I am going to find out if Macbeth was a

cold heartless murdered or if he was controlled by the witches.

Macbeth was a brave and ambitious soldier who fought for his country.

He showed a lot of strength and courage. At the beginning of the play

there is a war going on. Macbeth and his good friend Banquo are

fighting for their army. The Scottish army have won the war and new

gets back to the King that Macbeth showed bravery. King Duncan asks

Ross to call Macbeth over as he is going to be titled ‘Thane of

Cawdor’ Act 1 scene 2 65 – 67 “No more that Thane of Cawdor. And with

his former title greet Macbeth.” The King appreciates what Macbeth

has done.

In Act 1 scene 3, there is a sign of evil as there is thunder on the

moor. The witches are preparing the meet Macbeth who is travelling

with Banquo towards the King’s camp. Macbeth doesn’t know he is going

to be given the title ‘Thane of Cawdor’, but the witches tell him.

The witches tell Macbeth and Banquo that Macbeth will be King and that

Banquo’s children will be Kings too. Macbeth is very ex...

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...the prophecy was real and the witches had power.

Macbeth was also influenced by his wife too, but after becoming King

of Scotland he became confident and decided things for himself.

Overall, I think that the witches influenced Macbeth as in Elizabethan

times people believed in witches. Macbeth would have never believed

that the witches had powers and that they knew what was going to

happen in the future. As they believed in witches he would have been

influenced by them.

A modern day audience wouldn’t believe in witches and would think

witches are superficial. They wouldn’t be able to understand why

Macbeth would think that witches had powers.

Humans that are very greedy and too ambitious can ruin their life like

Macbeth did. He died in the end because of his greed and ambition.

He was a tragic hero.