In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, one character has always baffled the audience as to who he really is: Macbeth. It seems strong to the world, but that's just a wall. Hidden behind that wall is his true cowardice. And both his strength and weakness can be seen throughout the show. But what makes someone strong or weak? Does the definition of weak fit Macbeth? It fits Macbeth easily. He is a coward, morally, mentally and physically weak. Being strong can be defined in many ways. In this situation, strength could mean simple power, the higher title you have, the stronger you are. It seems like the whole game is just a power play between each character. A game of king of the hill. The player (or in this case the lord) at the top of the hill has the most strength. Everyone else wants to be at the top of the hill and also have the most power, but only one person can be that king. On the other hand, strength in the game could also mean how strong you are mentally or morally. In other words, one can gain strength depending on whether he is easily deceived, how he obtains his power, or whether he is mentally capable of doing so. Both definitions of the word strong apply to the situation. Macbeth is strong on the outside because of his power, but on the inside he is weak, morally ruined, and cowardly. Although he may seem strong, Macbeth is in a sense powerless. Throughout the work there is evidence of his non-powerful alter ego. An example is at the beginning of the play, when Macbeth hires three assassins to kill Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth declared that the assassins would kill Banquo immediately after hiring them. Here is that part: “I will call upon you directly: stay within. It's finished. Banquo, the flight of your soul, if... in the center of the card... King Duncan. The witches and Lady Macbeth are what ultimately alter Macbeth's thoughts about killing Duncan. Again, a strong individual would make a decision on his/her own, he/she would not let others like witches or his/her own partner make decisions for him/her. All in all, Macbeth is weak. He is morally poor, mentally unstable, and ultimately not even on the throne due to his own death. That too was caused by the feeling of invulnerability that the witches had convinced him to have. He doesn't have the courage or strength to kill people on his own. He lets the witches manipulate him as a person and manipulate his thoughts. Finally, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan. Macbeth is not strong enough to make a decision on his own. On the outside he appears to be the most powerful man in Scotland, but on the inside, in his thoughts and decisions, he is a failure.