Bradson Serikawa
Pd.4
Macbeth Rough Draft
Greed can overwhelm even the best of people. Once most are given the opportunity, they will strive to obtain it, trampling over everyone in their path. This so called greed nullifies your senses and leaves you vulnerable to any outside pressures or forces, willing you into doing whatever he or she may want. In our society, most aren’t given much, it has to be earned. So, when they see that opportunity or chance to acquire something that normally can only be built up by years of hard work and dedication, they’ll jump at it. Wanting to take the easy way out. In the play Macbeth, he is shown as a soldier of war fit to serve his king however, when he comes upon these three witches that tell him what must unfold for him to hold this name as his own, he succumbs to the temptation. Murdering the ones he held close to him without hesitation. All because the greed of becoming king consumed his mind, and instilled in it were the words of the witch’s. Macbeth by William Shakespeare demonstrates that greed and the pursuit of power will always lead an individual, despite their morals, to corruption because the path in which they take is tainted with acts of treachery.
Lady Macbeth is a prime example of someone who became corrupt whilst trying to obtain absolute power. “Well, now, my lord! Why do you stay by yourself, with morbid thoughts as your only companions, thoughts that should have died with the people they brood on? What can’t be cured has to be endured. What’s done is done.” At this point, Lady Macbeth has already lost sight of what’s wrong and what’s right, with turning themselves in to the authorities not being an option. She just wants her so called Lord to move on so that they can rule together side by side. “Why should we fear who knows it, when no one can challenge our authority? Yet who would have thought the old man had so much blood in him?” Lady Macbeth mind is so corrupt that she speaks matter of factly, showing that she has no remorse. However, everything is starting to catch up to her and she is worried that they will get caught. Throughout the play, Shakespeare established Macbeth as the worrywort when that could’ve also been her personality too. Maybe she just wanted to put up a hard exterior to help motivate her husband into doing what must be done. But, the deeds in which they committed didn’t go unnoticed and people were getting closer and closer to revealing the truth.
Ultimately, Macbeth was affected the most, by becoming brainwashed into thinking that the only way to get to the top was to eliminate those in his path. “All hail, Macbeth! You’ll be king one day!” This is what changed Macbeth’s mindset and the greed started to overwhelm and take control of him. Macbeth now believed that it is destined to happen, so, he tried to intervene and hasten the process by murdering anyone that was a threat to his throne. The witch’s prophecy along with the help of Lady Macbeth led him into committing those horrid acts which therefore changed him forever. “She would certainly have died sometime; some day that message would have come. Tomorrow...and tomorrow...and tomorrow...Life drags on from day to day to the end of time. All our yesterdays have merely lighted the way for fools to reach their graves.” Macbeth’s mind is so corrupt that it has no room for sentiment or emotion. It has become nullified and he talks about life as if it’s just a game and how in the end everyone is going to die anyways. He doesn’t even have a will to live and that is why as a king, he was never going to be satisfied or happy.
People who are greedy may surpass everyone and rise to the top with ease, but, that greed slowly eats away at your character and feeds off of your maniacal ideas and actions. The perfect example is Macbeth by William Shakespeare, which shows how greed along with the pursuit of power will always lead an individual to corruption because the deeds or acts in which they carry out are tainted with blood and betrayal. They have lost their moral compass and have given in to the temptation. We as humans find it hard to resist things of great stature because we find it so mesmerizing and captivating. However, you must always think before you do. Think about who this affects and who you hold dear because after that you may lose them forever. Always keep in your heart what keeps us sane such as family, friends, etc. Most aren’t born greedy or power hungry. There urges and wants steer them in that direction. We should always strive to better ourselves without stepping over people. For the betterment of humanity, let's hope we do.
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