Macbeth: Hero or Villain? Essay

The first time in the land we hear about Macbeth is in the very first scene. The witches are discussing when they shall next meet again, and one of the witches formulates on that point to meet with Macbeth. We are yet to read about Macbeth to discover his character hardly because of this scene we tolerate a go at it somehow he is or w naughtily be associated with some kind of evil. Although when we read this nowa twenty-four hour periods we do not get frightened by this fact only in the sixteenth century when this bunk was written the audience would cave in been as they believed in witchcraft.The second time we hear about Macbeth is in scene two. In this scene he is described by a Captain, he describes him brave Macbeth tumefy he deserves that name. The captain says this as Macbeth has defended the rebellion of Highlanders and Islanders.We allay havent heard Macbeth himself but we have two conflicting opinions of him. The first time we hear from Macbeth is in scene three . As the witches tell, he met them on the heath. He is with Banquo, his outgo friend. He is greeted by the witches and they greeted him All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis they also say Thane of Cawdor and and then the third witch says All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King here by and by. They then ensure Banquo his future and how his son will be King. I speculate that this is the very first stage of the interpolate in Macbeths future. Their predictions make him fell more and more confident, then when he is made Thane of Glamis he feels superior as he has a strong feeling that he will one day be King. I think if Macbeth had not have been superstitious so he believed the witches he wouldnt think he was so indestructible and then would not have been do evil.When Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor after the Thane in advance was killed for treason, he writes a letter to his married woman, he tells her about the witches predictions. I think this letter is the glint that s tarts Lady Macbeths own evil, as she is pleased with what the letter says, however she hunch overs that although Macbeth has ambition he is alike full o the milk of hu macrocosm kindness to act upon the prediction.When Duncan stays with Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth plans to kill him, she calls on evil spirits to unsex her, so she is not feminine as women were seen as meek and halting so she could express out the murder of Duncan. She tells Macbeth to leave killing up to her. When Duncan arrives, Lady Macbeth greets him warmly she doesnt seem to charge some(prenominal) emotions of remorse at this point. When the banquet is taking place Macbeth thinks over the finding to kill Duncan, finally he decides the murder will not go ahead this decision shows that Macbeth is not truly evil.However when he tells his wife he doesnt want to go ahead with the murder she negotiation him around by saying functions such as if he were a authoritative man he wouldnt defend out and how if she had promised something to him she wouldnt break her promise. The way she says this is very powerful and underlines precisely how evil she could be, as she says I have given suck, and know how tender tis to love the babe that milks me I would while it was smiling in my face have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have code to this. I think the baby she describes is maybe a child that they lost, as we do not hear of this child apart from this in the play. I think she used the child as an example in her promise as it is something that they both feel powerfully for and it brings them closely together.Before Lady Macbeth talks Macbeth into backing out of killing, in his soliloquy in crop one scene seven, Macbeth shows his conscience, he feels he doesnt want to go ahead with the murder, although when he talks about killing Duncan he never mentions the word murder. At this point we still dont really know if Macbeth is a vi llain or hero yet.Lady Macbeth was suppose to carry out the murder but she saw Duncan sleeping and said that she could not do it as he looked like his father, this shows that she in not totally evil either.Macbeth hallucinates a dagger pointing towards Duncans chamber before his murder showing he is unstable mentally and maybe nervous. These nerves make him kill the two guards that slept with Duncan and over react when the murder is revealed. After the murder Macbeth is made King as the Kings two sons had fled from Scotland. outright all of his predictions from the witches have come true, he feels threatened as the witches also predicted that Banquos son would be king. Now as he has already killed three people he sets out to kill Banquo and his son, Felance. Banquo is his best friend, so this really shows how Macbeths character is really changing for the worst. This time he doesnt do it himself, he sends two murders that he persuades in such a way weve heard before. He tells them t hat if they were real men they would carry out the murders, this sounds like the type of persuasion that Lady Macbeth used on her save so he would commit the murder of the King.At the banquet he pretends he does not know when Banquo is and is upset that he isnt there, but then he sees Banquos ghost. He is uneasy and he nearly says overly much about all the murders when he gets upset and confused after he sees the ghost, but Lady Macbeth stops him in time and makes up a story of how he is ill so the guests do not suspect a thing.In Act four he goes back to see the witches. They tell him he is safe until Birnam wood comes to Dunsianane, and never by a man of adult female born shall he be harmed. Macbeth can now relax, he thinks, as everyone is born of a cleaning lady and the wood will never move. They also tell him another prediction of Banquos children on the throne, this is still possible as the two murderers failed to kill Banquos son, Felance. Macbeths next actions, I think sho w just how much his mind is evil and he seems not to care or have any conscience left, and he sends an army to kill Macduffs familyThe first description we hear of Macbeth is brave Macbeth, but in Act four scene three Macduff describes him as a tyrant, his personality seems have to changed.In Act five scene four Lady Macbeth kills herself. At the start of the play Macbeth and his wife seem very close, but when she dies Macbeth is not moved in any way he shows no emotion at all, he is cold as if he has hardened to people dying. He says she should have died hereafter. His life seems meaningless he doesnt care for anything or anyone anymore, not even his wife.The army that are attacking his castle carry bits of trees from Birnam wood Birnam wood seems to be moving. Now I thing this shows that his superstition has really ruined him. He seems to know he is going to die, he says At least we will die with harness on our backs, he wants to die a solider but as the witches said no man of woman born can kill him.When the army attacks the castle he fights Macduff it is then Macbeth finds out that Macduff was born of caesarean I think now Macbeth is puzzled should he carry on fighting or just give up? Macbeths last words are Hold, equal He almost seems childlike and in a last grasp for breath he shouts this. at last Macbeth is a villain, but factors that helped to bring out these feelings are his wife, his own ambition and the fact that he was too quick to believe to witches and too trusting.Macbeth may have been a hero but he died a villain.