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The Character Traits of Macbeth       William Shakespeares play Macbeth shows us that cheating will not get you were you want to go. Macbeth was written in the 16th century England during the Elizabethan period, because of this the story has a complex plot and galore(postnominal) themes that the people in the Elizabethan period would enjoy. The character Macbeth has many traits that Shakespeare used to develop Macbeth hold on-to-end the play and even how the character Macbeth advances the theme of the play.       Macbeth is put together with many character traits. He is a very complex character. In the head start Macbeth was brave and trustworthy. He won the battle of Norway and became the Thane of Cawdor. For brave Macbeth disdainding fortune with his brandished vane which smoked with telephone liney execution( ACT1 SC2 LNS18-20). Macbeth is also a fleeceable man, when he runs into the witches he believes them when they say, all hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter(act1 sn2 line 50) . He is so gullible to what these witches said that he killed his best friend Banquo and nearly kills Banquos son. Macbeth also was convert by his wife to kill Duncan.  Macbeth conscious becomes guilty after he kills Duncan when he said, will all great neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?(act2 sn2 lines 79-80). He is thinking that nothing can call for back the murders he had committed.       Throughout the play Shakespeare developed Macbeth into a coldness and depressed man. In the beginning Shakespeare developed Macbeth into a brave and loyal man. later on the witches tell him of the prophecies Macbeth was convinced by his wife to kill Duncan. After this Macbeth starts to lose it by going crazy by seeing 3 apparitions then a row of kings(p125 sn1 lines 77-140). Shakespeare has turned the character of Macbeth totally around. Toward the end of the play when Macbeth starts to ge t things together he learns that he is going to be invaded by Malcolm, Donnalban, and Macduff. His wife also commits suicide. After hearing this he starts to cover his servants cold heartedly and then said She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.