Macbeth Character Analysis: Macbeth


	Personality	Role
	Well liked person by all, always trying to gain affection and praise. Rogue. Power hungry - this is his weakness throughout. Not afraid of violence. Ruthless.	Protagonist. King's favourite. Aims to rule Scotland.
	Development (Growth & change)	Other information
	Changes from a kind man to one of cruelty. Started with a lot of friends and people who trusted him, and ended up with none. Let his weakness for power control him more and more as the play goes on.	Often considered to be controlled by Lady Macbeth (depending on whether the book is read in a feminist view or not). The witches are also often blamed as a cause for his behaviour.

Changes from a kind man to one of cruelty.
Started with a lot of friends and people who trusted him, and ended up with none.
Let his weakness for power control him more and more as the play goes on.

Often considered to be controlled by Lady Macbeth (depending on whether the book is read in a feminist view or not).
The witches are also often blamed as a cause for his behaviour.

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