Macbeths Fear

Emotions play an important part in our daily lives. As for what fear is biologically speaking, when a person experiences fear, certain areas in the brain are immediately activated and appear to control the first physical response to fear. Chemicals such as adrenaline and the stress hormone cortisol are released into the blood stream causing certain physical reactions like rapid heart rate, sharpened or redirected sense, increased sweating and others. Fear is one of those emotions that are pre-programmed into all animals and people as an instinctual response to potential danger. People going through it remember the moment when disaster struck and how time seemed to slow down. They knew exactly what to do without consciously thinking about it, they had great strength and they felt no pain. Fear motivates us to do many thing, whether they are right or wrong such as Macbeths actions towards

In the play Macbeth, it was fear that was his motivational influence. After the kings deaths,  he was scared of being caught and having to pay for the wrongs he had done and so out of fear he had put the blame on his son. "Only for the,' and mine eternal jewel given to the common enemy of man, to make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!" (Act 3 scene 1). He was also afraid of Banquo because the witches had told him that his sons would become kings and this upset Macbeth. He had risked everything to become King and after him none of his family would take over the crown after him. He didn't want to risk it and has once close friend ordered to be killed! Fear can have anyone to things that they would never believe they would be capable of doing. Macbeths primary concern was the witches prophecy that he would be killed or defeated by someone who was not born of women. He had gone through extreme measures and ordered his soldiers to kill off children who were being born at the time. By doing so, he had gained this sense of confidence because he thought now he had nothing standing in the way of his reign. Macbeth was comfortable at where he was, but as soon as he discovered Macduffs secret of his birth, the fear got the best of him. While they were fighting Macbeth had this feeling of superiority over Macduff however but when Macbeth discovered that Macduff not had been out of a women, and it resulted in his death. Fear causes irrational thinking and for Macbeth it had caused him to commit irrational acts because he was power hungry. All through out the play his fear of being caught and losing power got to the best of him.