Macbeth Critical Lens
...before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall."
When one wants power and joy in his or her life one will do whatever it takes to get what one wants. When one has a cocky attitude one feels that he or she is superior to everyone else. Than when everything is going well, a tragedy will happen that will hurt the character. I agree with this critical lens. Macbeth, was written by William Shakespeare which is categorized as a Tragedy. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth relate to this quote perfectly.
Macbeth was driven by his desire to kill Duncan. He was skeptical at first but he did it to get what he wanted. "Is this a dagger I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight, or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?" Macbeth is seeing visions that are going through his head. He is no longer in control because his imagination took over his thoughts. This dagger is intriguing him to go on to kill Duncan. In his mind he wants to kill him to get the glory of being king, but he is afraid of the consequences. As of right now he is confused as to what is real and what is not real because his mind is all over the place.
Macbeth becomes a very powerful and a dangerous man. He believes that he is invincible because of the witches' aspirations. He thinks that nobody can harm him so he gains confidence. He becomes so preoccupied in himself that no one else seems to matter as much anymore. "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon...
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