Is Macbeth A Thoroughly Representative Character?
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Some critics may contend that Macbeth is not a thoroughly representative
character, yet through a close observation and understanding of the drama, it
can be seen that any rational human being, given the identical situation, would
have undergone the exact thought process and taken equal actions a ....
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.... jump at the chance to acquire that power as soon as possible, no matter
what they had to do. This is the situation Macbeth was in. He was seeking the
throne, and only wanted to find a faster way to obtain that authority, thus he
killed, lied, and cheated his way to that place of honor.
Readers may debate that Macbeth was indeed insane, thus leading the
reader to believe that he was not representative of a typical human. This is
true, yet any human can be insane, which further prov ....
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