The Character of Macbeth

The play 'Macbeth' is a portrait of one man, Macbeth, showing how he changes.
Although we are presented with his deterioration from good to evil, we can see
his human side throughout the play, which makes it a tragedy. It is the
shortest of Shakespeare's tragedies, and has a very fast pace. Once Macbeth's
ambition has ‘set the ball rolling', events happen quickly in the play as it
gathers momentum. The themes of ‘Macbeth' are ambition, effects of evil, and
violence, shown mainly by the language of the play, as in Shakespeare's time
plays were performed in daylight with very few props. Ambition is something that
everyone can identify with, and ‘Macbeth' is a compelling study of how ambition
can destroy you, so the audience are interested in Macbeth's character.

Our first impression of Macbeth is of a heroic, famous, popular man who is well
liked by the king - Duncan refers to Macbeth as ‘noble Macbeth'.(Act 1 Scene 2
L67) Macbeth is tempted by two......

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