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Man of Greed and Power: The Tragedy of Macbeth
by Barry Wright
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Ambition for great power leads to the downfall of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Contributing to the downfall and
demise of Macbeth, three sinister witches plan to foil Macbeth through telling him prophecies of his future. But,
through the freewill of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth they paved their own road to destruction. Lady Macbeth is a
woman who is not mentally strong enough to commit a murder but is mentally capable of persuading someone
into committing the crime for her. Macbeth is gullible at first judgment, but soon became a man on a murderous
rampage to keep his title as king of Scotland. Starting with murdering King Duncan to Birnam Wood advancing to
Dunsinane, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth initiate Macbeth’s downfall.
Starting with the witches’ prophecy, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis,/ All hail, Macbeth! Hail to
thee, Thane of Cawdor,/All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (Shakespeare 1.3.48-49), says Macbeth will
receive the title of Thane of Cawdor but most importantly the title as king. The information that the witches has
provided gives Macbeth a reason to write a letter informing his wife, Lady Macbeth, about the news he has
received. As they play progresses Lady Macbeth becomes increasingly impatient, therefore she devises a plan to
kill King Duncan. Macbeth, an honorable warrior, does not easily agree with the plan to murder King Duncan, and
Lady Macbeth becomes persistent and questions Macbeth’s manhood. "When you durst do it, then you were a
man/And to be more than what you were, you would /Be so much more the man" (Shakespeare 1.7.47-51), says
Lady Macbeth to Macbeth, stating that in order for Macbeth to be more of a man he has to kill King Duncan. Lady
Macbeth shows how she can manipulate M...
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