Week 10

How is desire showed in the play Macbeth?

Desire is present throughout the play of Macbeth. In this book we can clearly see how Macbeth has desires to be a king. The witches worship Macbeth and told him that he will become a king after the actual king “Duncan” die. This influenced in Macbeth desires and made it stronger. Macbeth had agency and started to do certain actions to carry out his desires. One example of this is when Macbeth says “Prithee, peace: I dare do all that may become a man;” This evidence demonstrates how Macbeth desires of being a King are going to make him kill the king. His desires are stronger than what he thinks it’s wrong or correct to do in this kind of situation. Moreover, we can see desire when Macbeth says “So is he mine; and in such bloody distance, That every minute of his being thrusts, Against my nearest of life.” In this evidence, we can illustrate how Macbeth is being converted into a monster because he wants to carry out his desires. By killing Banquo, he shows that to do his desires he must vanish every obstacle that crosses his path.