Bravery and Capability. Those two words are very descriptive of our first impression of Macbeth in the start of the play. This initial impression is given in the wounded captain’s account of Macbeth’s performance on the battlefield. He seems to be a great and honorable warrior capable of heroic feats, that is until his interaction with the three witches. Then the perspective becomes complicated. Upon hearing that he will become king, a consuming ambition takes over Macbeth. Joined with a hidden lack of self confidence, an inner turmoil begins. Those three attributes--bravery, ambition, and self doubt create an internal struggle for mastery over Macbeth.
After Macbeth’s interaction with the witches, he was transfixed by what they had said to him. “You shall be king” (I.3.84). In his head he was already pondering how this prophecy would come to be. He wondered if the reign would simply fall to him or whether he would have to commit a “dark deed” in order to gain the......
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