Macbeth Essay

Macbeth Essay

In this play the characters Macbeth, Macduff, and Banquo were somewhat alike and somewhat different from each other, but they all played important roles. Some of the characters played a villain role and some played a more heroic role. In one way Macbeth wanted to be king since the witches told his future. Macduff in the story he was the calm one in this story. He didn’t want to have that responsibility of becoming king even though he could. Banquo he was next in the thrown to be king. (2.Compare and Contrast Macbeth, Macduff, and Banquo. How are they alike? Is it possible to argue that Macbeth is play’s villain and Macduff or Banquo its hero, or is the matter more complicated than that?)

Macbeth’s prophecy was that he was to become king of Scotland. Macbeth and Banquo met the three witches together and they told them both about their futures one of the witches says “Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor”. Before Macbeth killed the king he thought “If chance will have me King, why chance may crown me, without my stir.”(p.336) He takes a noble action on his prophecy and doesn’t let fate take its roll. Once Macbeth became king he let his power control him. When Macbeth found out that Banquo thought that the witches had told some things, Macbeth started to have visions of the daggers aiming toward Duncan. He thought he heard a voice cry “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep” (p.352) Macbeth tried to grasp the imaginary dagger and failed. After Banquo’s ghost came to haunt him it started to make him suspicious and show that he is the one that killed him.

Macduff is loyal to the king and the brave soldier. He is a father who cherishes his children and he is happy with his life. He was always a trustworthy person he never had disloyal or greed within himself. He became a noble man but he does not take any action on his prophecy. Macduff started to take suspicion into the death of Duncan. He became the main opposition to Macbeth and as...