An Analysis of the Inevitable Tragic Fate of Character Macbeth (自动保存的).doc

朱小粉 0804402038 英语2班 An Analysis of the Inevitable Tragic Fate of Character Macbeth Abstract: From a beloved Scottish general to a ruthless killer of his own people, the cause of Macbeth’s downfall is complex. This essay principally analyzes how the factors that are both from the outside world, like three witches’ prophecies and unhealthy influence of Lady Macbeth and the inner world of Macbeth himself exert an influence on the main character Macbeth. Although the allures from the outside world to some extent may be responsible for his downfall, it is his tragic flaw that finally leads him to an inevitable tragic fate. In this essay, influence from outside world and Macbeth’s main tragic flaw- ambition, lusting for more power will be discussed，but the main emphasis will be given to the latter. 摘要：从一个受人尊敬的苏格兰将军到毫无人性的杀人者，导致麦克白悲剧的原因是复杂的。这篇文章主要分析来自外界影响因素，如三个女巫的预言，麦克白夫人和麦克白本人内部因素给麦克白带来的影响。虽然来自外界的诱惑在一定程度上导致了麦克白的悲剧，但麦克白本身的悲剧缺陷最终导致了自己悲剧的不可避免性。这篇文章将分析外部因素以及麦克白的主要悲剧缺陷----野心即对权力的渴望, 后者将被着重讨论。 Factors from the outside world lead to Macbeth’s inevitable tragedy On the one hand, Macbeth is a figure controlled by outside forces. First, three witches’ prophecies have a great influence on Macbeth. They foretell that Macbeth will be promoted, then become king of Scottish and Banquo will become the father of later kings. When the first prophecy that he will become Thane of Cawdor proves true, the witches’ prophecies have created a deep want for more power in Macbeth. Tempted by the second one, he gets immersed in his thought about how to realize it. Betrayal then occurs in his mind at this time and he is eager to become king. As a result, the weird sisters’ words clearly prompt him into action to kill Duncan. However, according to the play, before Macbeth saw witches, it almost never occurs to him to become king. Thus, the incitement that the witches cause in Macbeth’s mind stimulates him to become king and without the witches’ prediction he might never have thought of murdering Dun