Macbeth and Integrity
Lucas Xavier
Self-Destruction
There are seeds of self-destruction buried in all of us that will bare only misfortune if allowed to grow. Macbeth’s guilty path to his des Integrity is define as many things, value, honor, morality, and so on. These principles are the gears that run society. Integrity is one's identity and to maintain it one must not violate it. Those who are guided solely by their individual ambition will ultimately become a victim of fate leading to the imminent corruption of value, honor, and principles of society.
In the words of Henry Thoreau “There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.” Macbeth’s value of his own life is evident in his thoughts “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player.” His strife for power guided the events that determined the downfall of his life. His values in life were no longer present and his integrity had collapsed beyond repair, so he vowed to continue with his strife for power knowing that the end of his life was inevitable. Some would question why Macbeth would continue on with his careless strife for power, but when someone has hit “rock-bottom” they do not think logically.
No person was ever honored for what they received. Honor is rewarded for what a person gives. Macbeth was honored by many in the beginning of the story, but this honor was superficial. History has proven that you cannot simply cheat your way to being honored, you must earn it. When you cheat, you lose sight of what is important in your life and Macbeth was a cheater of extreme proportions. When Macbeth heard that his wife had passed he did not care for her, instead he worried more about upcoming threats involving his power “She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.” Ultimately karma prevailed and Macbeth’s inventible downfall was nearing.
The foundation of leadership is undoubtedly integrity. Without it, success is
Self-Destruction
There are seeds of self-destruction buried in all of us that will bare only misfortune if allowed to grow. Macbeth’s guilty path to his des Integrity is define as many things, value, honor, morality, and so on. These principles are the gears that run society. Integrity is one's identity and to maintain it one must not violate it. Those who are guided solely by their individual ambition will ultimately become a victim of fate leading to the imminent corruption of value, honor, and principles of society.
In the words of Henry Thoreau “There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.” Macbeth’s value of his own life is evident in his thoughts “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player.” His strife for power guided the events that determined the downfall of his life. His values in life were no longer present and his integrity had collapsed beyond repair, so he vowed to continue with his strife for power knowing that the end of his life was inevitable. Some would question why Macbeth would continue on with his careless strife for power, but when someone has hit “rock-bottom” they do not think logically.
No person was ever honored for what they received. Honor is rewarded for what a person gives. Macbeth was honored by many in the beginning of the story, but this honor was superficial. History has proven that you cannot simply cheat your way to being honored, you must earn it. When you cheat, you lose sight of what is important in your life and Macbeth was a cheater of extreme proportions. When Macbeth heard that his wife had passed he did not care for her, instead he worried more about upcoming threats involving his power “She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.” Ultimately karma prevailed and Macbeth’s inventible downfall was nearing.
The foundation of leadership is undoubtedly integrity. Without it, success is