Macbeth Betrayal Analysis

William Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play that follows a man driven by greed and from that comes betrayal. It dramatizes the damaging effects of political ambition on those who seek power for themself. Betrayal is a prominent theme in the play Macbeth that is caused by greed and leads to destruction. One way Macbeth causes a powershift is by allowing Lady Macbeth to persuade him to kill King Duncan, this came to attention after receiving a letter from the three witches. The solution in Lady Macbeth’s mind is for Macbeth to take the throne is killing Duncan in his sleep. Macbeth is torn between greed and his loyalty to the King, “He’s here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,

Throughout the play Macbeth begins to think he is untouchable because of a prophecy the witches told him, but “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” (1:1:12). When a soldier reported to him that he saw the forest move, As I did stand my watch upon the hill, I look'd toward Birnam, and anon methought The wood began to move” (5:5:31-34). A few scenes later during a sword fight Macduff confesses to Macbeth that he was not born from his mother, “Despair thy charm, And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb Untimely ripped” (5:8:13-16). Macbeth begin to realize the things the witches said like forest moving and a man being born not from a women were very possible, the witches had betrayed his trust which ultimately led to his destruction. Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is filled with betrayal, not just between characters but also between a man and his internal well being. Throughout the play Macbeth was never satisfied with what he had, he wanted more, so he kept killing. From all the destruction he caused Lady Macbeth lost her mind and died and he died blinded by greed. Betrayal is a prominent theme in the play Macbeth that is caused by greed and leads to