Macbeth - Attitude Changes
In the tragic drama Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare in 1606 during the English
Renaissance, the hero, Macbeth, constantly declines in his level of morality until his death
at the end of the play. Because of his change of character from good to evil, Macbeth's
attitude towards other characters, specifically Duncan, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, and the
witches, is significantly affected. The first of the four characters is Duncan. Since Macbeth
interacts with Duncan only a minimal amount before Duncan's death, Macbeth's attitude
towards him changes very rapidly. Before Macbeth hears the witches' first prophecy, he is
very close to Duncan, and would never even think of doing something against him. When
the thought of murdering Duncan crosses his mind immediately after he finds that he has
just been named Thane of Cawdor, he cannot believe he "yield[s] to that suggestion /
Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart......
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