Essay On Lady Macbeth's Prophecies
Lady Macbeth’s Prophecies
Self-perception is widely misinterpreted, many want to be insulated from the truth, making the individual unable to come to terms with who they really are. Once quoted by Rick Riordan, “Human’s see what they want to see”. In the play, Macbeth, William Shakespeare develops the idea that the world we see is perceived through our own interpretations, right or wrong the reality is twisted through our thoughts and actions. The play develops the idea that illusions are hard to come to terms with, the individual may create a false reality to protect their self from the truth. Shakespeare develops a character who is run by greed and selfishness, every action is only portrayed to suit the character, and their needs. Unable to sift out the illusions, from reality, and vice versa.
Why are illusions created?...To benefit?... To make the individual happier...by pulling a shade over their eyes? That is untrue, because illusions do not end up benefiting anyone, we don’t live in a made up …show more content…
world, we live in a reality. Like the character Lady Macbeth, who lives in her illusion of reality, she will do anything to get what she wants, or thinks she deserves, including murder! Lady Macbeth has the idea that if she kills the present king, she’ll be queen, the greedy women devises a plan for her husband to murder the present king, for the gain of herself. When all is said and done, the dominos begin to fall. Lady Macbeth can’t cope with the reality of what she has created, hallucinating her bloody hands, which represent her self perception of being responsible, and guilty.
“Here’s to the smell of blood still: all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” (Act V, Scene I, Lines 46-47)
Something that once was thought to make her happy, ended up being her downfall, because she could not come to terms with reality.
Lady Macbeth’s self perceptions are accurate, because she see’s herself as a strong, and ambitious women, who can get what she wants. But, she is also greedy, and manipulative, taking more than what she deserves because she interpreted the witches information, as a passage to instant royalty.
“All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter” (Act I, Scene III, line 54)
Lady Macbeth should have never trusted what the witches said, they know people's weakness, and strengths, they knew Lady Macbeth would become impatient, and skip over the whole reality of the process. The crime was never a necessity for the prophecy, she just wanted to remove every obstacle so the prediction comes
true.
Self-perception is widely misinterpreted, many want to be insulated from the truth, making the individual unable to come to terms with who they really are. Once quoted by Rick Riordan, “Human’s see what they want to see”. In the play, Macbeth, William Shakespeare develops the idea that the world we see is perceived through our own interpretations, right or wrong the reality is twisted through our thoughts and actions. The play develops the idea that illusions are hard to come to terms with, the individual may create a false reality to protect their self from the truth. Shakespeare develops a character who is run by greed and selfishness, every action is only portrayed to suit the character, and their needs. Unable to sift out the illusions, from reality, and vice versa.
Why are illusions created?...To benefit?... To make the individual happier...by pulling a shade over their eyes? That is untrue, because illusions do not end up benefiting anyone, we don’t live in a made up …show more content…
world, we live in a reality. Like the character Lady Macbeth, who lives in her illusion of reality, she will do anything to get what she wants, or thinks she deserves, including murder! Lady Macbeth has the idea that if she kills the present king, she’ll be queen, the greedy women devises a plan for her husband to murder the present king, for the gain of herself. When all is said and done, the dominos begin to fall. Lady Macbeth can’t cope with the reality of what she has created, hallucinating her bloody hands, which represent her self perception of being responsible, and guilty.
“Here’s to the smell of blood still: all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” (Act V, Scene I, Lines 46-47)
Something that once was thought to make her happy, ended up being her downfall, because she could not come to terms with reality.
Lady Macbeth’s self perceptions are accurate, because she see’s herself as a strong, and ambitious women, who can get what she wants. But, she is also greedy, and manipulative, taking more than what she deserves because she interpreted the witches information, as a passage to instant royalty.
“All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter” (Act I, Scene III, line 54)
Lady Macbeth should have never trusted what the witches said, they know people's weakness, and strengths, they knew Lady Macbeth would become impatient, and skip over the whole reality of the process. The crime was never a necessity for the prophecy, she just wanted to remove every obstacle so the prediction comes
true.