Favorite Quotes...

1. "Is this a dagger I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight, or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?" --Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 33-39: Macbeth to himself
2. "Fair is foul and foul is fair." --Act 1, Scene 1, Line 10: The witches in conversation
3. "Whence is that knocking?— 
   How is’t with me, when every noise appals me?
   What hands are here! Ha, they pluck out mine eyes.
   Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
   Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
   The multitudinous seas incarnadine, 
   Making the green one red." -- Macbeth says this in Act 2, scene 2, lines 55–61
4. "How now, my lord, why do you keep alone,
   Of sorriest fancies your companions making,
   Using those thoughts which should indeed have died
   With them they think on? Things without all remedy
   Should be without regard: what's done, is done."-- Lady Macbeth says this in Act 3, scene 2, 8–12

One setting in the play that made me uneasy...

One setting in the play that made me uneasy was where Macbeth tried to get Banquo and his son killed. I found Banquo to be a loyal and a kind friend of Macbeth's, so for Macbeth to get him killed made me very uneasy. This shows how Macbeth will never let anything come in between him and the thrown. He will kill anyone in his way even if it is his best friend. After this scene I had a hatred towards Macbeth, I realized he had no morals or ethics. I was over ecstatic when his character lost the thrown and his life at the end of the story because I do believe karma does come around. In this case it came around and smacked Macbeth right in the face.

Changes I would make to the play would be...

The first change that I would make to the play would be keeping Banquo alive. Banquo was one of my favorite characters, his loyalty and kindness made a person to look out for. If the story played out with Banquo still being alive, I would have wanted him to challenge Macbeth for the thrown. This would result in a war between best friends and the better man would win and rule Scotland. Banquo has more appropriate qualities that fit the king title than Macbeth. The second change I would make to the play would be also keeping Lady Macbeth alive. Throughout the story she was pressuring and had just as much of a hand in the murders as Macbeth. However, close to the end you could tell Lady Macbeth had remorse and felt guilty for what she had done, unlike Macbeth. If she stayed alive, I would like to see her revert to the normal life of a worker and not have any authority over Scotland. She does deserve a second chance in my opinion, but needs to earn back her position for the seat of power.                                                                                                                                                                                        

Lady Macbeth versus Macbeth

Lady Macbeth versus Macbeth, this dynamic duo has been through a lot throughout this play. From Lady Macbeth pressuring her husband to kill the king to the couple dying. This relationship did indeed keep me very interested from the beginning to the end. Lady Macbeth was the rock in the marriage she recognizes all her dreams and desires and tries to fulfill this by putting herself on the line. She knew he had a dream of becoming king but she knew he would back out like a coward. That is why Lady Macbeth felt pressured to take over the husband role and push him into expressing his 'evil nature' in order to get something done. However, Macbeth, on the other hand, never wore the pants in the relationship, he was the cowardly one. He put up a brave front on his exterior, however deep down feels very vulnerable. He was never convinced to be a part of the murders completely, but he went along with them anyway because his wife pushed him to achieve his goals even though they were evil. However, the main issue that should be understood here, is that Macbeth was never completely sure of his actions. Not putting blame on anyone, but Lady Macbeth and Macbeth out their relationship in danger when they started to commit these crimes. Even after the death of Duncan, Macbeth was not fully satisfied with his actions. His conscience continued to haunt him. Eventually the relationship between the two crumbles into nothing and them both felt numb, lonely and very guilty of their actions. 

Macbeth’s Downfall

How far would you go to achieve your goal? Ambition, guilt, and manipulation are Macbeth’s tragic flaws and he does everything he can do to achieve his true desires, which leads him to his tragic flaw.
Ambition is one of the reasons that Macbeth reaches his goal of becoming king; however, it is also his ultimate tragic flaw. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other” (1.7.25-28). This quote means that ambition is what is motivating him to achieve his goal.

His guilt is another major tragic flaw and this caused hallucination and lack of sleep. He thought, “methought, I heard a voice cry, sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep” (1.3.82-85). His consequences for killing Duncan are nightmares causing no sleep.

Lady Macbeth and the witches played a massive role in Macbeth’s downfall by manipulating him to sinful deeds and starting his temptations of becoming king. Lady Macbeth emphasizes, “when you durst do it, then you were a man; and to be more that what you were you would be so much more the man” (1.7.54-56). Lady Macbeth is testing Macbeth’s manhood and is hurting his pride by saying this. The witches directed him into the immoral and corrupt path by stating the prophecies, “all hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.50-54). The witches fooled Macbeth on purpose and triggered his evil side to come out.

In conclusion, Macbeth’s tragic flaws destroyed everything he worked so hard for. Ambition, guilt and manipulation are Macbeth's tragic flaws.