Macbeth Character Analysis Essay - Author: William Shakespeare.

In the Shakespearean play Macbeth, Macbeth, the play's protagonist, undergoes a significant transition in his evolution from a brave and loyal war hero to a tyrant who brings chaos and destructions to Scotland. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is described as being "too full of the human kindness/To catch the nearest way" (Shakespeare 39, Act 1, scene 5, l 16 - 17) but towards the end of the play, Malcolm describes him as "butcher" (Shakespeare 257, Act 5, scene 9, …

…has over his life. By the end of the play, Macbeth realizes that his ambition and lust for power made his life like "a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing" (Shakespeare 235, Act 5, scene 5, l 28 - 30). Ultimately, Macbeth proves himself better suited for the battlefield than for political intrigue, because he lacks the skills necessary to rule without being a tyrant who responses to every problem in a violent manner.