in his lifetime. Lady Macbeth once told me that her husband was the most caring man she’d ever met. I believe that prior to Macbeth’s troubles and strife, that he and his wife had a very healthy relationship. When his wife’s mental health was beginning to fail, he could not bear to watch his beloved deteriorate. In the end perhaps it was best that they not go on in life without the other. Their love was deep and beautiful, even if it was incomprehensible at times.I have always modeled myself after this outstanding man, thane, husband and friend. His courage was infinite and his love was boundless. Many may say he was nothing more than a traitor to his King, but I say he was so much more. Look beyond his actions in the later period of his life, and see the man beneath the stony exterior. I beg you to look back at his early years, the years of life filled with joy and love. He was at good man at heart, and although later on life he displayed a darker side, one that even I can not totally dismiss, he was not evil. He cared deeply for his friends and family. In truth, he was just a man, like you or I. He was a man whose circumstances and ambition helped decide his ultimate fate. Even if you abhor his actions, as I do, you can still admire his commitment to his ambitions. He may have killed in cold blood to attain these dreams, but who of us has not considered the thought, even if fleetingly. Perhaps he went too far, but he did go. Many of us will spend our entire lives dreaming, not doing. Please remember that he was nothing more than a human being, with human talents and human faults. Judge his life not by its end, but consider his talents and faults, for even IIf Macbeth lacked limits, he was more free than any of us will ever be. ...
