Macbeth

Macbeth “Cowards die many times before their death.” Macbeth displayed many noticeable characteristics throughout Shakespeare’s play of the same name. He was courageous at times and cowardly at others. The most noticeable characteristic in Macbeth was his ambition throughout the play. He also seemed to be a moral coward as he depended on others more than himself to make decisions. His cowardly ambition soon lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth was described very clearly as a hero. In the opening scenes he was very loyal to the king, and then grows very ambitious to be the king. This is shown in the quotation “If chance will have me king, why / chance may crown me / Without my stir.” His ambition to be king dissolved his good nature and morality. When Duncan arrives at Inverness, Macbeth controlled his ambition for the time being and thought very firmly on the plotting of Duncan’s murder. Lady Macbeth stated, “My hands are of your color; but I shame / To wear a heart so white.” MacBeth being called a coward changed his ambition, then soon after the murder was taking place. After the successful murder of Duncan, Macbeth entered a life of evil. Ambition macbeth, ambition, play, murder, king, very, woman, taking, soon, seemed, macbeth’s, longer, duncan, coward, born, thought, successful, stated, shows, shakespeare’s, predictions, place, others, macduff, lady, good, evil, end, death, cowardly, come, clearly, characteristics, chance, being