To Good To Be True In Shakespeare's Macbeth

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To Good to be True
The play, Macbeth consists of characters who will do anything for power. Macbeth specifically craves power, and wants all that he can get. The theme in Shakespeare's Macbeth is what seems good is often too good to be true.
Macbeth feels anxiousness because he wants to be Thane of Cawdor and King. Macbeth is told that he will be Thane of Cawdor, and King directly after: “...Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!”(Macbeth 51-52). When Macbeth hears he will Thane of Cawdor, he begins to get very anxious to find out if the information is correct. Since it turned out that Macbeth became Thane of Cawdor, it is said that Macbeth “shalt be king hereafter”. Sooner than later, Macbeth started to assume: “ If chance will have me King, why, chance may crown me without my stir”(Macbeth 1.3 157-159). Now, since Macbeth had great luck with being named Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is now very, very anxious because he should have a
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First, in order to become king, Macbeth murdered the actual king named Duncan: “A dagger of the mind, a false creation proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?”(Macbeth 2.1 50-51). Macbeth starts to have hallucinations about a “dagger of the mind” because he is under the witches influence who told Macbeth about being king. Second, Macbeth knows his friend Banquo has sons who will be the king in the future. Knowing about the sons, Macbeth needs to get rid of Banquo: “It is concluded. Banquo thy soul’s flight, if it find heaven, must find it out tonight”(Macbeth 3.1 162-163). In order to murder Banquo, Macbeth hires murderers from jail to do the task of murdering Banquo. However, when the task is completed because of the hallucinations Macbeth sees Banquo’s “soul”. When Macbeth sees Banquo’s “soul” Macbeth is severely frightened. Therefore, Macbeth has had hallucinations because what of he did to accomplish being