Good vs. Evil in Macbeth :: Macbeth essays

Good vs. Evil in Macbeth The undecomposed characters in Macbeth are slight interesting than the detestation ones. Everybody has an evil run intod planted in them. Only the really evil person acts on them and commits something morally wrong. Like Macbeth. When Macbeth first received the prophecies, he actually considered them. Two truths are told,...but what is not (line 137-152, Pg 27-29). We follow out him arguing with himself and expression disgusted that he even thought that. That was interesting because we get the hint that something out of the ordinary is coming up and our anticipation gets into the story straightaway. At the end, we didnt expect that a withdrawer like Macbeth would have a salient and poetic imagination To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,...And because is heard no more it is a tale (line 21-28, Pg 233), or that he would, even in defeat, display conscience and bravery. I will not yield to kiss the ground onward young Malcolms feet,...And damnd be him that first cries Hold, enough (line 32-39, Pg 249). We are surprised, and astonished because we see Macbeth in a different light and for that reason, he is interesting. While Banquo (the good character) on the other hand, was sceptical and quickly dismissed the idea of the prophecies, motto it was just their imagination. Were such thing here as we do blab about? ...That takes the reason prisoner? (line 86-89, Pg 27). That response was so predictable. There was no excitement at all. Lady Macbeth. When she got the letter from Macbeth about the prophecies, she immediately thinks of murder and we saw how evil she really was. The raven himself is hoarse,...To cry, Hold, hold (line 41-57, Pg 41). Here we see her summon evil spirits to thicken her blood and to turn her draw into bitter gall and then calls on them to prevent her from feeling regret and to remove her femineity. This is very intriguing. We didnt even expect that an apparently strong, practical, and determined ch arr would act in such contradiction to her womanliness. We also see her as a selfish woman when Macbeth had second thoughts about murdering King Duncan. Was the hope drunk...Like the poor cat I the adage? (line 38-48, Pg 59), What beast wast then...As you have done to this (line 52-64, Pg 59). She then attacks his manhood to persuade him to kill Duncan.