Macbeth’s Strengths and Weaknesses “Cowards die many times before their death.” Macbeth displayed many noticeable characteristics throughout Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. He was courageous at times and cowardly at others. The most noticeable characteristic in my opinion was that Macbeth seemed very ambitious throughout the play. He also seems to be a moral coward as he depends on others more than himself to make decisions. All of these factors soon lead to his tragic …showed first 75 words of 535 total…

…showed last 75 words of 535 total…no longer safe. His characteristics proved to be beneficial to the story and its ending by enabling the reader to get a better understanding of the situations Macbeth faces. Some of the characteristics also influenced the opinions of others and sometimes his own. Macbeth turned from good to evil over the progression of the play. Macbeth’s character traits played a major role in Shakespeare’s play and gave insight on the happenings to come.