d of people that they would become. Theother characters in the play also help determine Macbeth’s fate. LadyMacbeth pushed Macbeth so hard in the beginning to kill Duncan, that afterthat, the killing became so trivial and easy to him, that he did not even have tothink about them. Lady Macbeth also manipulates Macbeth by questioninghis manhood. The images she creates, such as wishing she herself was aman, and agreeing that she could bear only boys, makes Macbeth question hisreal character and who is inside himself. These comparisons also help urgehim on and complete his character as a murderer. Even though his ownambition creates his character as a murderer, the manipulation from othercharacters, along with his own fear and guilt really creates the core ofhimself.Fear, horror, and pain are emphasized by the many images of bloodthroughout the play. This idea creates an atmospheric effect, which is anothermain theme in Macbeth. The feeling shown in this play gets darker anddarker as the play progresses. The climax of the play, when Fleance escapesfrom the murderers, is the time when the real fear and anxiety sets in forMacbeth. From this time forth, he continually sees apparitions and isparanoid until the time of his destruction. Probably the most horrific scene iswhen Macbeth sees his own hands covered in blood, which turns a wholegreen ocean blood red. From this time forth, he realizes the consequencesand knows that he has to pay the price. Then when he finds that the witchesprophecies about his destruction come true, it is the end of his tyrannicallyrule that he planned and killed so many to achieve.The main theme in this play, the destruction brought on when ambitionoutweighs morals, is shown through the many images in Macbeth. Thefunction of these images, which are to express ideas, create character, andadd an atmospheric effect, are shown through the trials and horror thatMacbeth goes through. His tribulation is ...
