"Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself,
And falls on the other.” (I.vii.26-28)
Macbeth's Struggles
I woke up this morning with a big headache. It was very difficult for me to sleep last night because so much was going through my head and many questions and thoughts kept popping up. I needed answers and thoughts immediately. I decided to make a visit to the witches and find out what was going pose a couple of questions to clear my mind. I immediately demanded them to tell me further more about my future. As I suspected, I had to be aware of Macduff because he possessed a danger threat on me and I had to keep an eye out for him. I was prepared to go murder him that moment as I would not allow anyone to get in the way of me ambitions. It was ridiculous how the witches told me, I would be defeated when Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill because obviously trees won’t get human-like qualities and walk towards me. As thoughts ran through my head, I heard a very mysterious sound, and I was far too curious to leave without finding out where it was coming from. An illusion appeared showing Banquo’s descendants all crowded as kings. I was not about to allow Fleance or anyone else being king of Scotland. I was frustrated and furious. Am I really seeing this? Am I going crazy? As I was about to further investigate, the witches had disappeared in a magical way. This got me thinking very hard and I feared that the illusion was soon going to become a reality. I was going to do anything possible to make sure that doesn’t happen. I was confident that this time the witches’ prophecies were going to fall.
I, the King of Scotland welcome you as a humble host to my abode. I am, as my wife or Queen Macbeth likes to call me, an ambitious and determined man - qualities fit for a king. I am known by many as Bellona's bridegroom attributed to my numerous brave victories in battle. My motto in life is to strive for the best because I believe that life always has more to offer. One attribute that I do not like about myself is my weakness to succumb to emotions. Although I am a strong warrior on the battlefield, I am just as weak when dealing with emotions. Although I was never one for taking chances and staking valuables or making sacrifices, I have learned that in order to attain what is greater it is necessary. But what must one do after they have attained their goals? Well, speaking from experience, you must secure and maintain what is in your hands before others consumed by jealousy seize it away from your grasp.
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