Poor Decisions In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'
Jack Kelly
The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the events in his life do not occur from supernatural powers such as fate, but from the decisions he came up with himself. The poor decisions that essentially lead up to Macbeth’s death are the murder of King Duncan, his ignorance to the predictions that the weird sisters give him and he takes it a step further by murdering innocent people. These choices were wrong and by making these poor decisions he slowly kills himself.
The ambition of becoming king, when the weird sisters tell him his fortune is stronger than his conscience and ability from knowing right from wrong. The first thought in his mind when the weird sisters tell him his great fortune of becoming king, is to kill king Duncan to take his place. “Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my …show more content…
Macbeth knew too much about his future, but did not understand how to interpret the prophecies. He interprets the predictions the wrong way and slowly takes another step into his grave. Macbeth makes a huge error when he discovers that a man who isn’t born by woman cannot kill him. “Be bloody, bold and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none woman born shall harm Macbeth.”(IV,i 85-87). Every man is born from a woman but he does not take cesarean section into consideration. Thinking that he is indestructible he also thinks that Banqou’s sons will not become king. “ Macbeth shall live, the lease of nature pay his breath to time and mortal custom.” (IV, iii, 107-109). Of course no one under any circumstances can be invincible. The thought of being unstoppable goes to Macbeth’s head and begins to mock everyone. “Here is ten thousand”…”Geese, villains?” (V, iii, 13-14). He is not taking the warning seriously from the servant about the army against him, waiting to over throw him. In Macbeth’s situation knowing too much makes him single minded, which destroys him in the
The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the events in his life do not occur from supernatural powers such as fate, but from the decisions he came up with himself. The poor decisions that essentially lead up to Macbeth’s death are the murder of King Duncan, his ignorance to the predictions that the weird sisters give him and he takes it a step further by murdering innocent people. These choices were wrong and by making these poor decisions he slowly kills himself.
The ambition of becoming king, when the weird sisters tell him his fortune is stronger than his conscience and ability from knowing right from wrong. The first thought in his mind when the weird sisters tell him his great fortune of becoming king, is to kill king Duncan to take his place. “Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my …show more content…
Macbeth knew too much about his future, but did not understand how to interpret the prophecies. He interprets the predictions the wrong way and slowly takes another step into his grave. Macbeth makes a huge error when he discovers that a man who isn’t born by woman cannot kill him. “Be bloody, bold and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none woman born shall harm Macbeth.”(IV,i 85-87). Every man is born from a woman but he does not take cesarean section into consideration. Thinking that he is indestructible he also thinks that Banqou’s sons will not become king. “ Macbeth shall live, the lease of nature pay his breath to time and mortal custom.” (IV, iii, 107-109). Of course no one under any circumstances can be invincible. The thought of being unstoppable goes to Macbeth’s head and begins to mock everyone. “Here is ten thousand”…”Geese, villains?” (V, iii, 13-14). He is not taking the warning seriously from the servant about the army against him, waiting to over throw him. In Macbeth’s situation knowing too much makes him single minded, which destroys him in the