Topic > Macbeth by William Shakespeare - 1346

The true nature of human beings is believed to be made up of many different things. Maybe they are really peaceful and genuine or maybe humans are actually mean and deceitful. William Shakespeare tries to show the true nature of man using the play Macbeth. The main character, Macbeth, revealed through his actions and decisions the true nature of the human being. Macbeth is described as ruthless, bold and sometimes mistrustful. His true characteristics change throughout the show depending on what is happening around him. As the play continues, Macbeth's true human actions begin to shine through. The more decisions Macbeth makes, the more he relies on his instincts and human nature. Throughout the play, Shakespeare displays his characteristics to the audience to demonstrate that the true nature of human beings is psychotic and crazy. Macbeth makes some cold-blooded decisions that a person would not normally make after thinking it through. Without thinking about the consequences of his actions, Macbeth uses his instincts on human nature. Shakespeare shows through Macbeth the truly psychotic nature of human beings. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is described as "valiant" or "brave". He is a skilled warrior and loyal to his king, Duncan, and his country. Almost single-handedly, he helps win the war for Scotland. He defeats many enemy soldiers, including a traitor, all in the name of his king. But in the third scene, when three witches meet Macbeth and his friend Banquo, Macbeth's psychotic ambition begins to grow. They tell Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor and King. Soon after this meeting, Macbeth is taken to meet King Duncan. There, King Duncan informs Macbeth that he is the new Baron of Cawdor, as the... center of the document... tells the true nature of human beings. He is ruthless, bold and sometimes distrustful. From the beginning of the play, Macbeth simply kills for what he wants, without thinking of the consequences; he used his instincts and simple human nature. As the play progressed, Macbeth's true human actions came out. He killed his best friend and all his other supposed friends in the final war. Throughout the play, Shakespeare showed the audience the characteristics of Macbeth to show the true nature of human beings as psychotics. Macbeth made some cold-blooded decisions that a person would not normally make after thinking it through. Without thinking about the consequences of his actions, Macbeth's instinct towards human nature was to do something completely insane. Shakespeare represented through Macbeth's actions the truly psychotic nature of human beings.