Macbeth's Desire for power was sprung from the
witches and their prophecy and he stopped at
nothing to get to the power he desired and makes
him do irrational actions to the power
'I have no spur to prick the sides of my
intent, but only vaulting ambition' - Macbeth
Betrayal
Macbeth
He betrayed many of his loyal friends in
order to get to power, he murdered them,
tricked them and framed them in order to
got to power
'I can not say amen' - Macbeth
Paranoia
Macbeth
Macbeth was paranoid, in a different
way. Macbeth has his hallucinations
about Banquos ghosts coming to haunt
him, and him being unable to wash the
blood from his hands also displays his
paranoia
'If chance will have me king, why chance
may crown me without my stir' - Macbeth
'Yet i do fear they nature' - Macbeth
Abuse of Power (Self
Interest/ambition)
Macbeth
Macbeth is called a tyrant repeatedly though out the
play because of his motivation to do what he needs
in order to get to power, his self interest is fueled by
his abusive power
'Thou liest, abhorred tyrant; with my sword' -
Yound Siward
Supernatrual Forces
Macbeth
Mainly the witches, and how they
influenced macbeth's descision which
lead to basically everything
'Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover
through the fog and filthy air," Witches
Nature of evil
Macbeth
Macbeth is becoming more evil, the more
murders he performs the further he goes