Macbeth essay (Theme)

           Power is the possession of control or command over others.  It's really complicated to have power and control over people.  In the story of Macbeth, the character Macbeth wants too much power over too many people.  Macbeth, one of the best soldiers, became the King of Scotland.  Nothing will stop him from getting what he wants.  He'll do anything that he possibly can to become the one and only king, even if it means killing his closest family members (King Duncan, his cousin) or one of his best friend (Banquo). In the book by William Shakespeare, it teaches us that the amount of power we have shouldn't change who we are as a person.  If we have power, we need to choose wisely how to use that power.

        Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth are a loyal and compatible couple.  They are looked up to by the people they meet.  But what the loyal people don't know about this power couple is that they are cold blooded murders who will desperately kill the people in line to be king.  "He'll never see tomorrow's sun!" (Act one, scene 5, line 56).  Lady Macbeth is trying to tell Macbeth to kill his cousin King Duncan, because King Duncan's sons are next in line for king. The ruling couple is trying to make a statement, by killing their dad so that they would be scared and not wanting to be king anymore.  "When they are drunk and sleeping like pigs, what can't we do to the unguarded Duncan?" (Act one, scene 7, line 62).  Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are trying to plan out their murder of his cousin, King Duncan.  They are really worried that their plan wouldn't work and hoping that they would succeed.

        Murdering someone can make some people kind of paranoid because they feel the guilt deep down and not telling other people makes it even worse.  They will always suspect that someone will find out about the crime that was committed.  "Now he feels his secrets murders sticking on his hands.  Now every minute, revolts revenge his crimes."(act five, scene two, line 15).  Angus is suspecting that Macbeth murdered King Duncan because Macbeth was the only one there and his guards were fast asleep because they were drugged.  "I've almost forgotten the taste of fear." (Act five, scene 5, line 7).  He is saying that he has no fear of anything because he done so many things that he wasn't afraid of doing it again.  Even though he was very paranoid over killing King Duncan and his friend Banquo he was still capable of killing more people.

        While Macbeth was so close to being the official king and getting what he wanted, Lady Macbeth couldn't handle the guilt of all the things they had done and killed herself.  "The queen my lord, is dead." (Act five, scene five, line 16).  Seton is telling Macbeth that LadyMacbeth is dead but Macbeth doesn't seem to care that much about it because of how close he is from being king, and doesn't really care because she's practically the one that made him kill King Duncan.  "The devil himself could not pronounce a name more hateful to my ear." (Act five, scene 7, line 8).  He's telling Macbeth of how evil he is and what kind of horrible things he has done.  Macbeth does not know how many people hate him because of what he did.

        The need for power and doing whatever necessary to try to be king overtook Macbeth's life and changed him forever.  Macbeth's actions were not worth it because he ends up dying with a stick in his head and nothing for him to show for it and not having the respect of anyone.   In the book by William Shakespeare, it teaches us that the amount of power we have shouldn't change who we are as a person.  If we have power, we need to choose wisely how to use that power.