Guilt is Macbeth's Fate

William Shakespeare is one of the most famed writers in the history of the world. Macbeth is one of the prime examples of his literary prowess. His use of tone, and style, mood, and humor, all of which blend together to elicit feelings of tragedy and despair, while also adding a touch of humor and ambition to keep it interesting.

Macbeth's Descent into Darkness

Macbeth is basically your typical play; death, despair, regret, betrayal, and love. The complications being when Macbeth kills the king to take over the kingdom. But the bigger problem is now Macbeth has to figure out how to hide the murder. So the only way he can think of is to continue to murder those who come to find out, thus skyrocketing his body count. The downfall of Macbeth is when murders just continue to get worse and worse, thus forcing Malcolm to explain to the audience that he plans to restore hope to Scotland.

The Tragic Protagonist

Personally, I think Macbeth is the most likely protagonist of the entire play. He is the one that always seems to start all the problems. Macbeth is such an egotistical self-centered character that he becomes the center of attention and the center of all problems. For the most part, the antagonist is a little harder. There were a lot of different people who tried going up against Macbeth in this play, but they all ended up dead. But looking at it from a different perspective, Macbeth is also the main antagonist as well. His lust for power and desire to be in charge was his own worst enemy. He simply couldn’t get out of his own way. Once he crossed the line, he could never get out of his own way.

The Role of Macduff

Macduff is the main foe of Macbeth, and he has his fatal flaw. Macduff would end up being the downfall to Macbeth. Due to his stubborn ways, and obsessive arrogance, Macbeth thought he could get away with killing Duncan, take over Scottland and everything would be fine and dandy. He also thought he was invincible because of the witch’s prophecy. Meaning that he didn’t think anyone born naturally to a woman could kill him. But due to the fact that Macduff was born by c-section, he was not born naturally. Giving him the ability to kill Macbeth.

The Themes We Explore

There are quite a few themes in the play, but I think one of them is Guilt; Macbeth feels extreme guilt right after killing Duncan. Macbeth talks about the fact that he cannot sleep again and kept seeing blood on his hands.