Macbeth and great expectations
Macbeth and great expectations Alan Voong
Shakespeare and dickens are very effective at presenting the flaws and weaknesses of key characters in both Macbeth and great expectations .using different techniques, miss havisham and lady macbeth and lady macbeth both impact others characters and events in a negative way. Females would have been seen during that time period as passive, gentle and weak therefore the characters would be appealing to and acceptable to the audience to have a common stereotype of a women presented to them. However, Miss Havisham and lady Macbeth were portray in a way that would be seen as ruthless, abnormal and powerful female characters; almost the opposite of what you might expected. Miss Havisham is a frightful old women who about nothing but herself and is determined to live her life in self-pity while seeking revenge on all men. On the other hand, Lady Macbeth shown as a evil villain, showing no remorse in her uncontrolled ambition for power. Both take advantage of other people to carry out their negative motives to get what they want which eventually impact other characters and themselves; makes them feel guilty and delusional and lead them to their downfall.
Firstly, one of the flaws and weaknesses of Miss Havisham is experiencing a major conflict with her internal self. Being emotionally broken from being jilted on her weeding day impacts her hugely, physically and mentally. After she becomes emotionless, suffering in her anger and sadness. The abandonment is even worst when show was at the peak of her happiness ~“head over heels” for compeyson which show has to live through. When pip first arrives at her house, you can see her weaknesses revealed when she says “broken” and “what do I touch?”. This is a metaphor/adjective to describing her heart and that it is lasting damage on one horrible tragic incident. Despite her sadness, she recognises he own physical weakness yet she is somewhat proud of what she is in and what she has been
Shakespeare and dickens are very effective at presenting the flaws and weaknesses of key characters in both Macbeth and great expectations .using different techniques, miss havisham and lady macbeth and lady macbeth both impact others characters and events in a negative way. Females would have been seen during that time period as passive, gentle and weak therefore the characters would be appealing to and acceptable to the audience to have a common stereotype of a women presented to them. However, Miss Havisham and lady Macbeth were portray in a way that would be seen as ruthless, abnormal and powerful female characters; almost the opposite of what you might expected. Miss Havisham is a frightful old women who about nothing but herself and is determined to live her life in self-pity while seeking revenge on all men. On the other hand, Lady Macbeth shown as a evil villain, showing no remorse in her uncontrolled ambition for power. Both take advantage of other people to carry out their negative motives to get what they want which eventually impact other characters and themselves; makes them feel guilty and delusional and lead them to their downfall.
Firstly, one of the flaws and weaknesses of Miss Havisham is experiencing a major conflict with her internal self. Being emotionally broken from being jilted on her weeding day impacts her hugely, physically and mentally. After she becomes emotionless, suffering in her anger and sadness. The abandonment is even worst when show was at the peak of her happiness ~“head over heels” for compeyson which show has to live through. When pip first arrives at her house, you can see her weaknesses revealed when she says “broken” and “what do I touch?”. This is a metaphor/adjective to describing her heart and that it is lasting damage on one horrible tragic incident. Despite her sadness, she recognises he own physical weakness yet she is somewhat proud of what she is in and what she has been