Macbeth :: Literary Analysis, Shakespeare

Loyalty is extremely important for the human race to possess since self-loving creatures like us would create loony bin if we were to non have an auxiliary to anything. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main characters, Macbeths, story is a prime ensample of the chaos that could ensue with the absence of fealty amongst the humankind. Loyalty to ones parents, friends, morals, country and so much more is what keeps one performing and living live realistically for the unassailable of everyone and not just for ones self. In Macbeth, Macbeth threw off his loyalty to his king and kin to fully surrender himself to his desire for power. That instant where he commits to his receive selfish wants, chaos began. People get murdered left and right, the lies and treason never stop and everything goes wrong for everyone, the natural order of things was disturbed. Shakespeares himself hints at this chaos by including a change of setting, usually slipping into a helter-skelter storm o r a dark foreboding night to signify the absolute wrongness of the things happening. Some outcomes of strong loyalty are not always positive. For example, a battered wife that is loyal to her husband and forget not leave him. Or a gambler that is loyal and sacred to a slot machine. Shakespeare understood this negative loyalty and demonstrated it in Macbeth. He proved that loyalty isnt always a good thing. In most cases loyalty to one thing means a escape to something else. For instance, a mother that is dedicated to her children could mean a slow down at her job or at her relationship with her husband for the lack of attention they receive. The loyalty or lack thereof is the cause of Scotlands downfall under Macbeths rule. Duncan is the King of Scotland and he has great loyalty and wish for his land. This is positive loyalty. Duncan says, So well thy wounds. /They smack of honor both. Go get him surgeons. (I. ii. 43-44) Duncan is talking about the honor that he feels for M acbeth for his victory in fighting for his land. Duncan later says to Macbeth, True, worthy Banquo he is full so valiant. (I. iv. 54) Duncan is complimenting Macbeth for his loyalty, which proves his respect for his country and people who fight for it. Macbeth is loyal to his wife, which ends up costing lives.