W07 Essay - Aristotelian Analysis of Macbeth
As ambition developed, Macbeth plotted to become the next King of Scotland. These intentions were eventually planted by the three weird sisters (witches) as soon as they met Macbeth and Banquo returning from their victorious wars against two separate armies from Ireland and Norway. Their prediction to Macbeth said that he will be “Thane of Cawdor” and eventually King of Scotland, and to Banquo they said “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none” a way of saying that he will become the forefather of Scottish Kings. So all hail, to both Macbeth and Banquo! Like a joke, Macbeth and Banquo realized that the prophecy was about to be accomplished when they were told by Ross and Angus (two King’s men) that Thane was convicted and condemned to death for treason. Soon after that, King Duncan has named Macbeth Thane of Cawdor. Coincidence or destiny? Macbeth began to believe in the prophecies. Macbeth shares the prophecies with his wife and soon discover how ambitious she was to the p...