He is a complex character, refined and noble, yet corruptible and power-hungry
'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty!' - Lady Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 5)
'Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.' - Lady Macbeth to Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 5)
'Come what come may, time and place shall shape our ends.
'But screw your courage to the sticking-place / And we'll not fail.'
'I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition' - Act 1 Scene 7
'I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition'
His ambition and desire for power lead to evil deeds that ultimately destroy him
:Macbeth is a tragic hero
Macduff's wife and children are murdered by the tyrant Macbeth, leading to his desire for revenge against him.
They represent evil forces that tempt Macbeth into committing murder and betrayal.
The witches play an important role in the plot as they prophesize about Macbeth becoming king and manipulate events throughout the play.
'Look like th' innocent flower but be the serpent under it.' - Lady Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 5)
'I have given my wife all day long to her prayers' - Duncan (Act 2 Scene 3)
'I have given my wife all day long to prayers and fasting; she hath received comfort, and hath left her chamber.' - Duncan (Act 2 Scene 3)
'Thou shalt not live' - Banquo (Act 3 Scene 1)
'O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!' - Malcolm (Act 4 Scene 3)
'I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself / And falls on th' other.' - Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 7)
