Poor Macbeth. He miscalculated the benefits of being king and also forgot to factor in the possibility of going absolutely insane. I don't believe he enjoyed any of the perks while being king, and really what's the point of all the violence? I think Macbeth's actions were rash and not thought out. He was driven by two evil forces, one being his wife and the other being the witches. With such an evil idea gnawing at him I think it pushed him over the edge. Macbeth snapped and lost his sense of right and wrong. In doing so he abused his power and didn't know when to stop. He lost so much, and for what? His wife died in the process, he killed his own king, and even killed his friend. Not to mention other casualties that probably happened along the way.
I believe that any one who uses destruction and force to achieve a position in power will always be corrupt. It proves character when someone is willing to do the unthinkable just to get ahead.
I agree with you; he lost so much to gain his position as king, it could hardly be justified. It only becomes worse when one realizes that he did all this for nothing, considering that he ended up dead after having no enjoyable time as the king.
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