This is further emphasised when he gives the murderers instructions to kill Banquo and Fleance. We see evidence of his anguish and ambition when he talks about the possibility of Banquo’s children inheriting the throne.
However, we know from Act 3.6 that Macbeth has moved from being a great hero to being a terrifying tyrant. We know that he has compared himself to Julius Caesar and that he sees himself as regal. This is a noticeable way his speech has changed between the Acts. We know he has taken to describing himself in a regal way by using phrases like ‘our great bidding’ meaning ‘my request’. The Wyrd Sisters trade and traffic with Macbeth (3.5.4) so we know they gave him objects and power.Īt the time of the film, MACBETH’S DISCIPLE, he has lost a lot of his need to contemplate, but perhaps he is testing himself through testing Cormac’s loyalty. That dependency shifts to his wife, Lady Macbeth, and she is cast aside when he becomes dependent on The Three Wyrd Sisters. For example: In a running race, Macbeth, would say to his friend Cormac ‘I can’t run that fast’ and Cormac would slow to be with him and then as they neared the end of the race Macbeth would put on a spurt of energy and beat Cormac. We see him in a dependent type of friendship. So what was Macbeth like as a young person? We wondered if he would be friends with Cormac - even though he is of elevated status. (Watch Macbeth’s Disciple film to see these two characters played out) On the other hand, our fictional character, Cormac, is an example of “Foul is fair”. He is an evil man disguised as a good person.” Fair is foul”. Suggesting Macbeth is mad gives him an excuse for his behaviour and that would be wrong. Both of them would even do so after an evening at the ballet or a music concert! When Hitler or Stalin, for example, signed the death warrant for thousands they did so with a rational clear mind. (The witches the three weird sisters)Īs the play progresses, Macbeth becomes more and more unpredictable and scary but not mad. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is ambitious but insecure to the point of superstition, which makes him more open than Banquo to the three Wyrd Sisters suggestions.
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