The essay topic given to you has a number of different responses that one can give. The most robust response will discuss the corruption of a man one was given the chance to become powerful and then he continued to commit terrible actions in order to remain powerful. Macbeth, in the early part of the play, commits an act that is extraordinarily out of character in order to gain power and fulfill the witches' prophecies....
The essay topic given to you has a number of different responses that one can give. The most robust response will discuss the corruption of a man one was given the chance to become powerful and then he continued to commit terrible actions in order to remain powerful. Macbeth, in the early part of the play, commits an act that is extraordinarily out of character in order to gain power and fulfill the witches' prophecies. When the reader first meets Macbeth, he is a strong and noble man who is a fierce warrior and a loyal subject. Along these lines, the murder of King Duncan is far out of character for Macbeth. This first murder and the power that comes with attaining the title of king allows Macbeth to pursue more and more evildoing in order to secure further power. For example, he kills his close friend Banquo to ensure that Banquo's blood line will not take over the crown. Then he murders MacDuff's family in order to fend off the possibility that MacDuff might bring him harm. From the moment that Macbeth is enticed by the witches' prophecy, his pursuit of power (blind ambition) leads him to commit more and more bloodshed.
A sample thesis statement that you might consider would be: Shakespeare's Macbeth demonstrates that the pursuit of power will inevitably lead to the loss of oneself as one continues to commit more and more evil deeds to secure the power one desires.
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