Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence, which are basic parts of human nature.
I strongly agree that doing things that are morally incorrect are a part of human nature. I've witnessed betrayal and lies from people that seemingly would never do such things. It's common knowledge that everyone lies, and it's true everyone does, even if the lies someone tells are small or white lies. Some people may be physically violent, but more people are verbally and emotional violent. People don't necessarily have violent personalities but certain situations can bring out an ugly side in all of us. Although everyone is capable of betrayal and violence some people are less susceptible to allowing those feelings to overcome them and to act upon them, after all how were supposed to be civil if we don't.
In the first couple scenes that class went over in Macbeth, we were introduced to a cast privy to lying, betrayal, and violence, first scene was a bloody battle. The reader already sees an upcoming betrayal on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's part on King Duncan. As a reader/audience we see the manipulation of the Weird Sisters and how their prophecies bring about the worst in Macbeth and his wife. We can see that violence will following this betrayal, just as violence followed the betrayal of the former thane of Cawdor. Lady Macbeth is a prime example of a character willing to use lies, betrayal, and violence in order to gain the upper hand.
In the first couple scenes that class went over in Macbeth, we were introduced to a cast privy to lying, betrayal, and violence, first scene was a bloody battle. The reader already sees an upcoming betrayal on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's part on King Duncan. As a reader/audience we see the manipulation of the Weird Sisters and how their prophecies bring about the worst in Macbeth and his wife. We can see that violence will following this betrayal, just as violence followed the betrayal of the former thane of Cawdor. Lady Macbeth is a prime example of a character willing to use lies, betrayal, and violence in order to gain the upper hand.
