Using these lines from Act I and Act V, explain why it was important for Shakespeare to introduce the play with the account of Macbeth's performance in the battle against Macdonwald.

ACT I, Scene II

But all's too weak;
For brave Macbeth,—well he deserves that name,—
Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
Which smok'd with bloody execution,
Like valor's minion,Carv'd out his passage
Till he fac'd the slave;
And ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him

ACT V, Scene VII

What's more to do,
Which would be planted newly with the time,—
As calling home our exil'd friends abroad,
That fled the snares of watchful tyranny;
Producing forth the cruel ministers
Of this dead butcher, and his fiend-like queen,—
Who, as 'tis thought, by self and violent hands
Took off her life;

Respuesta :

These lines show how Macbeth changed throughout the play, starting from a brave man who deserved valor to man that was corrupted by tyranny that led to his downfall.

also The two excerpts, when taken together, provide us with a trajectory of Macbeth's character development throughout the play. In Act I, Macbeth is presented as a brave, noble warrior, a valiant hero who's achieved glory on the battlefield in loyal service to his king. It wasn't just enormous courage and strength that allowed him to prevail; Lady Luck was also on his side, smiling cruelly at Macbeth's enemies as he hacked them to pieces: