Revisit today's journal topic on your blog through the eyes of the author. What literary/characterization techniques does Shakespeare use to suggest how Macbeth will rule? Use textual examples to illustrate your claims.
I feel as though Shakespeare is trying to transmit the message that Macbeth is a controllable yet tyrannical leader. The reader is easily able to see he is controllable or easily persuaded through multiple instances/people. For example, the only reason he killed Duncan was because his wife basically forced him to; the only reason he deeply desired to be thane and king was because the witches mentioned it to him. Macbeth is really good at following orders, even if his conscience warns him against future actions. Shakespeare seems to be calling Macbeth a tyrant in very simple terms. In two conversations within the first four acts, Macbeth has been referred to as a tyrant. This may just be how people portray him, but his actions don't necessarily speak otherwise. An honest, rightful, and essentially "good" King would not murder for power, he would not murder people out of fear of being overthrown, he would not murder the family & servants of a man thought to be a traitor.
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