What an interesting assignment. I like your ideas very
much. The scene that you chose iv quite suspenseful and shows a wide range of emotion
from Macbeth. It seems that here several thoughts and emotions are running through his
head:
(1) He looks back over his past and realizes that his
life has meant nothing, that he has no respect from men, that it has all been a "walking
shadow."
(2) He is very afraid. Even though he thinks he
has become numb to fear, the thought of thousands of men surrounding his castle has
scared him. He knows he does not have enough men to face Macduff and Malcolm's men
"front to front," so he has stay behind the castle walls as they lay siege to the
castle. This fear perhaps is why he is in such a rush to put on his
armor.
(3) His confidence in the witches prophecies is
shaken. He begins to doubt the "equivocation of the fiend/That lies like truth." But
he still has hope. He clings to the prophecy that "no one born of woman shall harm
Macbeth." This line becomes his mantra as defeat looks more and more
inevitable.
(4) He has courage as well. He will not go
down without a fight: "At least we'll die with harness on our
back."
Good luck with this
assignment.
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