Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Then he is dead?
Macbeth did some pretty unspeakable things in order to gain power. The question at hand is: were the crimes/acts he committed worth it? In the end Macbeth is killed and towards the end of his life, he was consumed with paranoia and anxiety about the killings. His wife, who was the main supporter of his climb to the throne, died in a probable suicide act. Honestly, what more did Macbeth have to live for? Were the benefits of Macbeth's actions worth the rewards? Seeing how his life ended, I'd say no, but what if it had turned out differently? What if Macbeth didn't let panic dominate his life? What if Lady Macbeth hadn't killed herself? I then think it would have been worth it, well also if he wasn't murdered in the end. If Macbeth could've lived with himself and accepted his actions after performing them, then I think he would have done a really good thing for his future. He would have pleased his wife and also would become a very very powerful man. The problem is you cannot predict the future. If Macbeth could have known he would be killed in the near future, I don't think he would have made the same decisions he did. I wonder if the characters of Macbeth and LM think it was worth it.
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I live how you bring in the idea of the possible altering of the future. What if it was worth it for Macbeth? Would he still be driven by guilt or live out happily and luxuriously based on the misfortunes of other? It's the questions we never know the answer to that are the best.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your ideas towards why Macbeth's acts were not worth it and I also like how you ask if the characters of Macbeth and LM think it was worth it. I also agree that knowing the consequences would have changed Macbeth's actions.
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