Blog Post 3 Macbeth Character Synopis

The play written by Shakespeare known as Macbeth, has a intriguing list of characters. The most intriguing or interesting to me is Macbeth himself. His inner monologues provide me with a deeper understanding of the character and his constant confusion with his decisions. Also, his character development from the beginning of the story compared to when he had just killed king Duncan was a great insight on the character. His battle prowess against enemy forces in the beginning proved to be quite impressive and that he seemed to never grow tired of striking down his enemies. Macbeth is the proclaimed hero of this story, although some may disagree when taking into account his actions later on. I believe the true villain isn’t Macbeth, but instead Lady Macbeth. She may not have done the deed herself, but she did greatly influence Macbeth to do it himself rather than her. Lady Macbeth stated that she would’ve killed the King if he didn’t resemble her father, but I believe that was an excuse more than anything. She saw the guilt in Macbeth’s eyes when he came out the king’s chambers but pretended she could not see why he was acting so terrified and shocked of what he had done. The true villain is her, she reaps the rewards of Macbeth being crowned king and her, now queen while the humble, honorable, old king lay dead in cold blood on his bed. The plan shouldn’t have worked if the two sons of the king didn’t parts ways with one headed for England and the other for Ireland. In addition, with no heirs to the throne by birthright, Macbeth would be crowned king because of him being Thane of Cawdor. As of right now, I believe that Lady Macbeth will be assassinated or simply die of unnatural causes. Macbeth will die of old age after relinquishing his title of king to one of Banquo’s sons.