Influences on Macbeth
Autor: Luzinete Ferreira | Publicado: 2011-03-09T16:01:00-08:00



Scotland, XVII century. From a trustable and faithful strong soldier of the kingdom, to an ambitious, individualist and traitor. After a closer look at the tragedy of Macbeth, it’s clear that the promises of power were the only reason why Macbeth became in the end, the image of a dead soldier. But how could he do something irreversible without weakness and so much confidence? The weather of the play escorted by the strong female influences in his mind was the main causes of the constant changes on Macbeth’s different personalities seen in the tragedy.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;





In the third scene of the play, Macbeth in company of Banquo meets three weird sisters. The thunderstorm weather, connected with the suspicious lines of the scene, introduces “fear, horror and mystery” (Coursework Help), creating the supernatural atmosphere, inducing the characters involved and the readers to blindly believe on the witches’ words. As they revel to Macbeth the prophecy, it can be seen the contradictious change of mood on him. “Thane of Glamis! / All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! / All hail, Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!” (Act I se. iii) are the prizes reserved for Macbeth; however he will have to pay expensive for his acts. He truly believed that riches and jurisdiction were reserved for him, giving the witches the pleasure for reaching what they meant to.



Moody as he shows himself, the powerful Macbeth planed to share his designs for the future with his perfidy wife. Perfidy because it’s also observed a contradictory behave on her after she takes knowledge that the Scotland kingdom was reserved for them. Even Macbeth over covered by his by his ambition, when Lady Macbeth begins controlling the situation, she appears as the evil shadow that guides Macbeth and keeps him thirsty for more. &nbsp;Feeling no guiltiness but spiritual evil forces acting over her, Lady Macbeth was the only one who had the ability of stimulate the project and make it go on every single step, bringing Macbeth to his betrayal moment on the play. 



The personality transition that goes over Macbeth during the play appears to show the readers how human and weak he could be. After the first murder he begins feeling lost. When the mind say one thing and the heart beats for another, the human nature requests to chose a side in between, until a trustable person advice and bring solutions. &nbsp;Not a lady anymore, but a woman possessed by demons and spirits, Macbeth’s wife and the sisters were basically Macbeth’s sources to carry on. For fact he had the power to be king, but actually he was being the game the witches decided to play and the man who Lady Macbeth decided to command. &nbsp;And perhaps because of wrong decisions and no good people to follow, he became a dead soldier.










The prophecy led the soldier to become a tyrant king, by killing, cheating and lying. The support of a wife was doubtful, and ambitious, passing over human nature and holiness. Was Macbeth that man hungry for authority inside, or everyone around used his power to reach their objectives?&nbsp;