Macbeth Themes

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The story of Macbeth is portrayed by Shakespeare as evil’s operation in the world
in Elizabethan times, but still has its place in todays life. Shakespeare accomplishes this
by using a powerful and unsuspecting character such as Macbeth, maybe any one of us, a
good leader, strong willed and a person that is looked upon. The audience sees how evil,
tempts Macbeth, just as evil tempts everyone of us everyday. Furthermore the use of
messages addressing to or addressed by, how evil Macbeth is. The Evil inside Macbeth is
quite evident; for he commits several murders. Finally, there are certain analogies, which
suggest that Macbeth is comparable to Satan. In this essay I will show you how the play
of Macbeth is actually a study of evil and how Macbeth the man represents that evil

Shakespeare intended on using a hero of good deeds such as Macbeth, as his figure. He is
seen as a good advocate of Satan’s evil conduct: for an evil person is one you least
expect. Macbeth starts off as a humble man and a savior of his native land Scotland After
returning from a heroic victory, Ross, a noble Thane, describes what a significant officer
Macbeth is for his kingdom:

"The king hath happily received, Macbeth, The news of thy success; and when he reads
Thy personal venture in the rebel’s fight, His wonders and his praises do contend Which
should be thine or his. Silenced with that, In viewing o’er the rest o’th’ selfsame day, He
finds thee in the stout Norwegian ranks, Nothing afeard of what thyself didst make,
Strange images of death. As thick as hail Came post with post, and every one did bear
Thy praises in his kingdom’s great defense, And poured then down before him."
[I.iii.89-99].

Macbeth, like any other man, had succumbed to some form of temptation. Shakespeare
utilizes him as a model, to show how no matter how strong you may be; even the
strongest man can be taken in by evil. Macbeth came across three wi...