Macbeth's Ability To Entertain Himself

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Many children are constantly trying to find new ways to entertain themselves. One might suggest that rollerblading as fast as possible and jumping off a deck would be a great possibility for pleasure. Well, this has happened in the past, and the results have mostly been broken bones. Ultimately it’s the choice of the youngster whether to jump or not: the will of the being is the decisive factor. “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction”(Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of Physics). In the tragedy play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth goes through many fluctuations regarding his feelings, his relationships, and his outlook towards life. Macbeth’s individually chosen actions were

He had many self-debates, prior to the murder, whether to unleash his “expedition of violence”(Act II Scene iii line 126) upon the king. Often Macbeth told himself to “let not light see [his] black and deep desires”(Act I Scene iv line 58), for they were beginning to truly cloud his mind. The temptation ended up being too immense to deny for Macbeth; “if the assassination/ Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, / With his surcease, success”(Act I Scene vii line 2) then Macbeth would have what he so desired. Macbeth knew that he was “[King Duncan’s] kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed: then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife [himself]”(Act I Scene vii line 13). Yet as the time grew near for which the murder was to take place, Macbeth did not fail in pursuing his plan. With the murder of Duncan and a strong possibility of the crowning of Macbeth, Macbeth enters a state of

Ensuing the death brought Banquo’s ghost as a guest to the banquet’s head table, the guests were stunned at the reaction of Macbeth to the ghost; for everyone else could not see the spirit of Banquo. The horrified ramblings of Macbeth asking to “let the earth hide / Banquo”(Act III Scene iv line 113) made the guests question their new king. Such a “highness [which] is not so well”(Act III Scene iv line 65) might not be fit for kingship and the responsibility which accompanies it. “A strange infirmity”(Act III Scene iv line 104) was upon their all mighty king and it was now apparent that this would lower their assurance of having a reliable king. The further that Macbeth progressed through the play, the further minute actions made by him affected him on a more personal