Describe Macbeth’s Character as it appears and changes in act 1 and act 2.

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Describe Macbeth's Character as it appears and changes in act 1 and act 2.

Macbeth is a general in the king's army, and Thane of Glamis. In Act 1, a battle has taken place, and three witches plan to meet Macbeth, to tell him some important information. Macbeth is shown to be very brave, dominant, and plays a very important part in the king's army.

"For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name)"

Act 1, Scene 2, Line 16

Later on in Act 1, the witches meet with Macbeth. The witches have a supernatural power and in Act 1, Scene 3, the first witch relates to how she will torment a sailor whose wife had been rude to her. This would show that the witches are not just able to see into the future, but to actually cast a form of power upon people who they choose. This adds fear to Macbeth, who until now has no idea of what the witches have in store for him. The witches recount to Macbeth three prophesies: That Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis and King. These prophesies introduce Macbeth to ideas of greatness. Macbeth will eventually follow through on killing king Duncan, a destruction of the natural order; it was sometimes thought that the witches had the ability to reverse the natural order of things. This brings into the play idea of fate and the role with which it has in the play. From this point on, Macbeth has his mind set of four filling the deeds which he has been told to do, and can not stop thinking about them.
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Once the witches have presented Macbeth with the prediction that he will be Thane of Cawdor, and King, Macbeth known that the deeds must be done. Banquo also asks the witches to predict his future, of which they tell him that his descendants will be kings, though he himself will not. Later on in Act 1, Scene 3, Macbeth is addresses by Angus and Rosse as Thane of Cawdor, even without Macbeth needing to do anything.

"And, for an earnest of a greater honour,

He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor:

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