An Analysis of the Male Protagonist’s Personality Development from Macbeth

XCLW37213  An Analysis of the Male Protagonist’s Personality Development from Macbeth  (字数：3874)

Abstract

"Macbeth" was created in 1606, and together with Hamlet, Othello and king Lear, these three works together constitute the "four great tragedies" of William Shakespeare. Macbeth in similar works in the human nature and the character psychology is more focused on the critical expose, is the psychological description, in Shakespeare's plays and is considered to be the most dark side in Shakespeare's tragedies. The role of the play because of its unique and depressing tragic, both to strengthen the aesthetic experience of Macbeth, also shape the very distinctive character, is the nods eyeball pen of the script.So in view of this case, the great work of Macbeth, although the atmosphere of the whole will be dark and evil, but we can still learn from the transition of the character of the protagonist, such as human nature, values, survival and other issues.

Among the four great tragedies of Shakespeare, Macbeth can be said to be the most thrilling than Hamlett, Osero and King Lear. The author breaks the tragic pattern of the European tradition and makes Macbeth such a murderous and rebellious man as the only tragic hero of the four tragedies. Macbeth's unique tragic characters have aroused great interest in the research of Chinese and foreign scholars. The analysis of Macbeth's tragedies in academic circles has been divergent. Some people say it is "human tragedy". Some people say it is "tragedy of fate", some people say it is "the tragedy of ambition". It is also said that the "social tragedy".. but as a "character tragedy", and taking this as a breakthrough point to the "Macbeth" is not much. I take this as the center point, the change of "Macbeth" the protagonist's psychological process and character. In fact, most of us have a weak understanding of the transformation of self character. We have a idiom in Chinese called “qianyimohua”.It means is that people's thoughts or characters are unconsciously infected and affected.This paper hopes to warn people through Macbeth's tragedy that there are too many uncertainties in the way of life.Never forget why you started, and your mission can be accomplished

Key words: Macbeth;character;The transformation of human nature; contradiction

 Contents

Abstract I

Contents II

Introduction 1

1.The brief introduction of William Shakespeare 2

2.The synopsis of “Macbeth” 3

3.The cultural background of the play 4

4.Macbeth's character 6

4.1.Macbeth's original character 6

4.2,The initial transformation of Macbeth's characte 6

4.3.Macbeth's inner struggle in the process of character transformation 6

5.4.Macbeth's final character 6

4.5.The internal and external causes in the process of Macbeth's character transformation. 6

5 .Conclusion 9

References 10