Us humans have only one life to live. It is up to us to make
the tough decisions that change our life for the better, or even for the
worst. Most of the times we don’t know
how these decision will affect us in the long run. However once these decisions
are made there is no looking back. Our
morals are thrown out of the window and are not used in making good judgment
calls. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is an example of how one wrong
decision creates a domino effect that can't be stopped by ones self so people
lose there morals.
The first wrong decision is the biggest decision that you
will ever make. You probably won’t know that the decision has repercussion but every
decision does. Even though could be pressured into making the decision, you
made the decision not the other person who pressured you. “To be the same in
thine own act and valor As thou esteem’st the ornament of life, And live a
coward in thine own esteem, Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would”, Like the
poor cat i’ th’ adage?” (Act 1 Scene 3 Line 40). Macbeth doesn't response well
under pressure. He gets all fluster and can't get his head of straight. Although
this decision wasn’t up to you it always is. You always have to make sure that
the decision you are making will affect you in the best way. Once the first
decision has been made you can always try to undo it. Trying to undo it you
need to have the passion to undo and nothing can get in your way. “Methought I
heard a voice cry”Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”-the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day’s life,
sore labor’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief
nourisher in life’s feast—“ (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 35). Now this shows that you
don't have the true passion to change the decision you made. Now this start the
domino effect that will soon cause you pain and anger throughout your life.
Now since the domino effect has affected you mentally. You
will paranoid that this will affect you but you try to block out of it from
your mind. However someone will always bring up your biggest fear in front of
you. “Methought I heard a voice cry”Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder
sleep”-the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The
death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s
second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast—“ (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 35). This
truly has thrown Macbeth off the cliff. He can't handle this type of measure on
his shoulders. He gets freak out and just obeys orders from his wife. Now
Macbeth’s morals are not in the picture. “How is ‘t with me, when every noise
appalls me? What hands are here? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes! Will all great
Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? (Act 2 Scene 2 Line 60).
Macbeth committed murder. He is not that kind of guy that would just kill to
take the throne of the kingdom. Macbeth understands how this action has
affected him. Now what does Macbeth do to hide this horrible action committed.
He is kind he can't just lie to his kingdom or can he?
Hiding secrets from people is hard to do. The domino effect
continues to crumble down, domino-by-domino the secrets will soon be revealed. It
is hard to keep this them hidden. “Well then, now have you considered of my
speeches? Know that is was he in the times past, which held you so under
fortune, which you thought had been our innocent self: this I made good to you
in our last conference; passed in probation with you/you made it known to us.
(Act 3 Scene 1 Lines 80-84). If Macbeth has to hire murders to kill Banquo to
keep his secrets safe is a little extreme. Macbeth already killing Duncan he
having these mental issues in his head. Macbeth’s world is slowly coming down
without him knowing about it at all."She should have died hereafter, there would have been a time for a such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time;" (Act 5 Scene 5 Lines 17). Macbeth's mind is gone. He is in a state of panic and can't get out of it. All of Macbeth's dominos have fallen and his morals no longer exist.
We as humans have different ways of solving problems and looking at the world differently.
You forgot to include actual introduction of play and author with a summary. You body sections desperately need a connection from summary to theme. There is barely any discussion that connects the events to the theme when trying to prove your thesis to be correct, there is just too much summary. Lastly, remember what we discussed about conclusions and what they need to have. Your conclusion is missing many of those elements. AS(2+)
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