macbeth

At the beginning of Macbeth, we talked about some of the big ideas we would find in the play.  Choose one that you think the play is most about, or that we should most pay attention to.  Support your choice with a two-paragraph discussion of how we have seen this issue in the play.  Do you think this issue is part of a theme (a statement the play is making about that topic)?  If so, what?

3. Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence, which are basic parts of human nature.

I believe that this is the biggest idea that we talked about in this play. Wy you ask? Well it is simple, it is all about betrayal, violence, lying and murder. It's all about the darkness in human nature. We see it all the time. Here are some examples. Duncan trusted Macbeth, bad Idea. Macbeth invited duncan to his house and killed him. He then went and killed his best friend because he now knew that the prophesy was coming true. He then lied about killing all these people. He used violence to kill all of them.

So as you can see, all of it adds together. The whole play is about lying, betrayal, and violence. I think this whole issue is part of the theme of the play. It also is what makes it interesting. Who doesn't like some good old fashioned betrayal and conflict. Any way I believe that this is the biggest idea and theme that we have talked about in this play.