Examples Of Internal And External Conflict In Macbeth

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The idea of good versus evil is something the audience had learnt as children and is shown in movies and literature. William Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” highlights the many ways characters deal with both internal and external conflict. The readers see the main character, Macbeth, struggle with his desire and ambition to be king, with his internal struggle of doing something evil. He is easily influenced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, who is able to influence his actions with her words and through him control his external conflicts with other characters. Ultimately, good always overcomes evil, when Macbeth meets his end, despite him using evil to succeed throughout the book.

Macbeth experiences strong external conflict when he decides that he no longer wishes the death of Duncan at his hands. He explains he will no longer continue their plan, and yet Lady Macbeth is not pleased with his decision. She is angry and disappointed in her husband and in an attempt to control his actions, attacks his manhood, even calling him a “coward”, to motivate him to prove her wrong. She continues to attack, motivate him by playing to his ego when she states he will become an example of a man if he kills Duncan. Inevitably, Macbeth is influenced by his wife’s words and to prove himself kills Duncan, committing an act of great evil. This provides an example of evil not only in that he commits …show more content…
Macbeth himself experiences significant internal conflict after he murders both Banquo and Duncan. He underestimates the effect of taking a life and becomes not only distraught, but paranoid and guilt stricken. Macbeth isolates himself and wrestles with his decisions, choosing to live in desperation and turmoil. His paranoia is manifested when he claims to “see there! Look! Behold! Lo! How say you!” after he kills Banquo and sees his ghost. This essentially depicts the effect of the evil he commits and his struggle within
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