Ruthlessness In Macbeth

Macbeth at the start of the play is portrayed as a valiant person indicated by how the Surgeon in Act 1 Scene 2 refers to him as “brave Macbeth.” He is also characterized a ruthless person evident in how the sergeant went on to mention how Macbeth, “unseamed him from the nave to the chops “ which essentially describes being ripped apart. Furthermore, he is presented as a gentleman evident in how Duncan refers to him in Act 1 Scene 2 as “noble Macbeth.” However, Lady Macbeth in contradiction unveils the feminine characteristics of Macbeth. A female character of Macbeth seen in Act 1 Scene 3, where she mentions , “Art not without ambition, but without,” He Lady Macbeth refers to, have Macbeth lacks the ruthlessness to reach his ambitions, a ruthless