Meeting Macbeth

     When we first viewed our stories namesake, he was described as a violent, yet honorable warrior. He had the courage and brutality to slay a prison attendee and mangle the corpse as to set an example for what he was capable of. This however also alludes to his possible aggression in the future. Furthermore, with the introduction of the witches, Macbeth hears the possibility of him becoming king. This both foreshadows a dramatic turn of events without spoiling the dramatic demise of Lord Macbeth's predisesor. Shakespeare adds characterization to Macbeth while simultaneously depicting how tentatively people had to deal with king slayers. He depicted Macbeth as a savage hero who was more tentative than a headstrong barbarian. This shows how Macbeth will grow into a thoughtful charecter after he has been proportion introduced.