Macbeth and the theme of Pride

Macbeth In Shakespeare’s Macbeth there are many themes that relate to characters, but two that stand out are the themes of pride and wrath. Different characters throughout the play show each of these themes. The pride and wrath that you see in each of the characters also develop and change due to things that happen or to character influences. There are also different types of pride and wrath, two good examples being Macbeth and …

…fight. Wrath and pride are also found in everyday life. It’s a recurring theme everywhere. Both can be a sin if taken too far. As people we need to be able to keep our pride and our wrath out of everyday life and not let it have the best of us like it did MacBeth. That was Shakespeare’s lesson that he wanted to relay to us through the characters of MacBeth and MacDuff.