Macbeth Final

   Macbeth was a man that had dreams to become a king. He was able to work his way up and become general of Scotland and was able to lead the army to victory. As a reward for Macbeth's victory King Duncan promotes him and now Macbeth became the thane of cawdor. As soon as he gets promoted he runs into these witches that tell Macbeth that he is soon to be king. Macbeth being to blinded by power he went to grab his throne a bit too early by murdering the king who was in his household. Once you have become so greedy with power, it in the end you won't be able to truly reach your goals/dreams.

   The reason why i chose this theme is because Macbeth chose the wrong path to get to his dream which is the throne."If we could get away with the deed after it's done, then the quicker it were done the better."(Act 1 Scene 7 Lines 1-2). In Macbeth's soliloquy he debates himself on whether or not he should kill King Duncan. He comes to the conclusion that he shouldn't do it but he just murders the king anyway because he reminds himself of the prediction made from the witches and thought it was fate for him to be in his house.

  Another reason why the theme fits the story Macbeth because he kills his own friend to stay on his throne. "To be thus-a king-is nothing. I must be safely thus. I fear Banquo deeply. In his regal nature. there's a ruling agreement to be feared." (Act 3 Scene 1 Lines 3-6) Macbeth tells these things to his murders to kill Banquo because he fears that he might kill him to get the throne. Macbeth remembers what the witches predicted, "Third Witch: You shall be father kings, yet not be one yourself. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo" (Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 15-16). Macbeth fearing that he will try and grab his throne and sons to take the future throne he decides to kill him and and attempts to kill his son (Fleance) as well.

  Lastly, the theme of the story Macbeth is to not let greed and power take over your life. Macbeth's next target were Macduff's family. "Time, you thwart my dreadful plans. Unless a person does something the second he thinks of it, he’ll never get a chance to do it. From now on, as soon as I decide to do something I’m going to act immediately. In fact, I’ll start following up my thoughts with actions right now. I’ll raid Macduff’s castle, seize the town of Fife, and kill his wife, his children, and anyone else unfortunate enough to stand in line for his inheritance. No more foolish talk. I will do this deed before I lose my sense of purpose. But no more spooky visions!—Where are the messengers? Come, bring me to them."(Act 4 Scene 1 Lines 12-19) His next target is Macduff's family because he wants to try and stop Macduff from plotting against him but as soon Macduff hears about his family dead, it was already too late for Macbeth to prevent a war from happening. It was also too late for Macbeth too stay on his throne.

  In conclusion, the theme that i chose perfectly fits this story. The murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family all prove that he was too scared of losing his power. If he were to not let greed and power blind his judgement, he would've been able to be a successful king that would be adored by all the subject and people of his kingdom. Everyone would've acknowledged him as a king rather than a murder and a thief who stole the throne.