Examples Of Greed In Macbeth

People once they get a taste of it, they greed for more of it, what is it? Power is the answer, too. The force of power dwells in one’s mind and addicts them to it like a drug. Throughout the story of Macbeth, readers can see how power corrupts Macbeth and his wife and leads them to exploit it, becoming heartless, and leading them to become a tyrant who greeds for more. In the first stage of power, it starts corrupting the way people think and leading them to a dark ending. There are many examples of this within the story shown by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. After hearing the prophecies, in a monologue, Macbeth says,” The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else o’erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my
The final step within the path to no end of power is the greed that comes with becoming a tyrant. Macbeth searches for more after he eradicates the threats that stand in his path, so he contacts the witches again and asks to know how he can keep his power secured. The apparitions they give him tell,” The power of man, for none of the woman born shall harm Macbeth. Macbeth shall never be vanquished until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.” (126,127). These apparitions make Macbeth go on his power trip even more and he gets overconfident. He believes he can’t be killed by anyone, so he just neglects his duty as king even when he gets invaded. But the apparitions are true and the forest makes its way to the hill of his castle as thousands of British troops hold branches of leaves to disguise themselves as trees of the forest. In the final fight, Macbeth believes in these prophecies that made him greedy for more in the first place and it gets him killed because of it. Macduff was a C-section baby so he didn’t meet the requirements for Macbeth to win, which became his