Macbeth, by William Shakespeare The Purpose of Macbeth

"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare As William Shakespeare weaved the storylines of his plays, he considered both the ignorant lowlife and the insightful intellectual. He constructed them to be entertaining enough to humor those with little intelligence, but also meaningful enough to attract intellectuals. In this particular play, "Macbeth", Shakespeare makes a commentary about human nature as well as delivering his own personal message. His message is portrayed through the actions of Lady Macbeth prior to …

…desire to become King and Queen. This greed led them to resort to extreme measures such as regicide. In Macbeth's case, his greed led him to killing many other people, such as Banquo, Lady Macduff, the guards, etc, because he felt they could be a threat to his kingship. Tyranny is a more accurate description of Macbeth's reign- while Duncan allowed power to be shared among lords and such, Macbeth claimed all power for himself.