Question

How can I improve my Macbeth essay?

Answer 1

Macbeth - Tragedy of Character

When asked if Macbeth is a tragedy of fate or of character, there are many different positions and views you must think about. Most people consider it to be a tragic hero tale, while others consider it a tragedy of fate. I personally believe that Macbeth is a tragedy of character story.

At the begging of the story, Macbeth and Banquo encounter witches while crossing a moor. The witches claim that Macbeth will be given the title of thane of Cawdor, as well as eventually be crowned King of Scotland. The witches also prophesy that Banquo won't be introduced to royalty, but his children will. Soon after the encounter, men working for King Duncan come to inform Macbeth he has truly been given the title of thane of Cawdor. Macbeth soon begins to believe the witches prophesy into the future, and starts to execute the idea of murdering Duncan.

When reading the text from Macbeth, you will notice that these scenes hold some of the most obvious paradoxes in Macbeth, which rise the question of whether the story is tragedy of character or of fate. The witches worn "fair is foul, and foul is fair".

At this point in the story many will ask questions such as "Would Macbeth still try to be crowned King without the witches prophesy?". Without certain characteristics, Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, would have never carried out with the idea of murdering Duncan for the crown. However, Macbeth had been wooed into the witches trap, and started to carry out with doing evil and murderous things in order to be crowned King.

Ambition, greed and desire are two of the main emotions that drive Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to murder Duncan, and everyone else standing the in the way of the throne. Though there are a few instances of the showing of good morals, mostly grief and guilt, they continue to do monstrous actions to achieve what they both lust for -- power.

The fact that they both had shown signs of knowing what they were doing was ill and they continued to carry them out, leads me to believe that Macbeth is a tragedy of character, as opposed to fate. The idea of murdering Duncan to gain the title of King of Scotland would not have gotten anyone in trouble or killed anyone if the idea wasn't carried out, but through their greed and desire they had fallen into the witches manipulation trap and in the end, they had created their own tragedy of character.

Answer 2

idk how you can improve it i didnt read the story i would just guess for the answers in this section... sorry

Answer 3

in the second paragraph, 3rd sentence where you wrote "The witches also prophesy that Banquo won't be introduced to royalty, but his children will."

I think prophesy is ok but prophesied will make the sentence sound better

"The witches also prophesied that Banquo won't be introduced to royalty, but his children will."

But everything looks good to me, the grammar is perfectly written

so, by improving do you mean editing or adding ideas?

Answer 4

That will sound better, thanks!

Kind of both. I am writing the final draft of this essay and am open to any ideas if you have them.

Answer 5

spotted another error, The witches worn "fair is foul, and foul is fair".
how about if it was rewritten as, The witches had/have worn "fair is foul, and foul is fair".
a verb is needed in the sentence

the punctuation in this sentence "At this point in the story many will ask questions such as "Would Macbeth still try to be crowned King without the witches prophesy?".

I think the quotients should be placed outside the period because you're quoting something, it's part of the quotation itself. If the quotation goes inside the period, then the whole sentence must be focused at but not prase you quoted.
For example: Did you like the story ""Macbeth"?
Another example of quotient being quoted outside the period: I said "I like Macbeth."

Answer 6

in the sentence you wrote "When reading the text from Macbeth, you will notice that these scenes hold some of the most obvious paradoxes in Macbeth, which rise the question of whether the story is tragedy of character or of fate"

This part of the sentence "which rise the question of whether the story is tragedy of character or of fate"
rise didn't match in the sentence, it should be replaced with raise since it indicates that there's something else lifting that something, as when you say "rise" it means that it lifts by its own or the object is ascending itself.

Answer 7

i have read Macbeth but you used all the ideas, it's hardly for me to think of other ideas that are unused yet

Answer 8

and i barely remember the full plot precisely