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Macbeth
In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Macbeth is a valiant warrior with the potential to accomplish great things. All his potential is wasted due to serious flaws in his character and the reader develops a sense of sympathy for Macbeth and his situation. An honorable man and fearless warrior is how Macbeth is portrayed as the play begins. As the play progresses Macbeth’s true character is shown to be somewhat cowardly, dishonorable, and indecisive.
“For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name - /
` Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, / Which
smoked with bloody execution, / Like valor’s minion
carved out his passage / Till he faced the slave…. ... 16-20, 22-23)
The above quote is a vivid illustration of how fearless and brute Macbeth was portrayed as the play began. Respected and valiant is the reader’s first impression of Macbeth and this portrayal of Macbeth is carried throughout Act I. The nobleman Ross even referred to Macbeth as “Bellona’s bridegroom,” which is in reference to a Roman war goddess.
Macbeth’s humbleness was also a factor in his early development that misleads the reader to believe he was truly honorable.
Approximate Word count = 898
Approximate Pages = 3.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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