A human being is born with empathy. As one grows older, the things that are experienced cause us to either embrace that empathy or to push it away. In MacBeth's situation, he is a man of great compassion - willing to fight long and hard for his people and marrying a woman who is obviously of such vile independance without fail. He cares in a way that gives more of himself to the ones around him than he does himself. When all is over and done, he finds himself bathing in glory and rewards unimaginable, which soon turn him into a monster. The strange thing about man is, while empathetic, we are all extremely selfish. Upon receiving these new titles, MacBeth found himself close enough to the King's title to taste it's satisfaction. When one gets a sample, why not reach for the whole thing? He rashly acts upo
n this hunger and tells his wife - a woman of men's traits. This further fuels something he probably would've taken back as soon as he thought of it if he had not told her, but under the rules of social pressure, Lady MacBeth drinks the plan as if her own. Sometimes, circumstances overtake the heart's will, and if your wife is pressing and the chance comes along - slaying the king isn't such a bad idea...if you don't sit and think about it for too long. Unfortunately, MacBeth's pondering session cues in a scene too late and his hallucinations become a reality. Like many crimes, the consequence and punnishment ringing in your ear is merely the rush of adrenaline & ambition that drives you to the insane edge of commiting it...something an offender will never see the same again.
A human being is born with empathy. As one grows older, the things that are experienced cause us to either embrace that empathy or to push it away. In MacBeth's situation, he is a man of great compassion - willing to fight long and hard for his people and marrying a woman who is obviously of such vile independance without fail. He cares in a way that gives more of himself to the ones around him than he does himself. When all is over and done, he finds himself bathing in glory and rewards unimaginable, which soon turn him into a monster. The strange thing about man is, while empathetic, we are all extremely selfish. Upon receiving these new titles, MacBeth found himself close enough to the King's title to taste it's satisfaction. When one gets a sample, why not reach for the whole thing? He rashly acts upo
n this hunger and tells his wife - a woman of men's traits. This further fuels something he probably would've taken back as soon as he thought of it if he had not told her, but under the rules of social pressure, Lady MacBeth drinks the plan as if her own. Sometimes, circumstances overtake the heart's will, and if your wife is pressing and the chance comes along - slaying the king isn't such a bad idea...if you don't sit and think about it for too long. Unfortunately, MacBeth's pondering session cues in a scene too late and his hallucinations become a reality. Like many crimes, the consequence and punnishment ringing in your ear is merely the rush of adrenaline & ambition that drives you to the insane edge of commiting it...something an offender will never see the same again.
