The Ruthlessness Of Ambition In Macbeth By William Shakespeare
The Ruthlessness of Ambition
Rationale: This performance will fill the gap of King Duncan’s murder. It will portray the emotions that Macbeth feels regarding the murder of King Duncan. The performance occurs after Act 2, Scene 1. In this scene, Lady Macbeth poisons the guards to provide Macbeth with a window of time to trespass into King Duncan’s chamber and kill him. It is a very significant scene in the play as Macbeth performs his first act of treason, the one that leads to all the other acts of violence by Macbeth. The theme of immoral ambition is very evident because by killing King Duncan, Macbeth is setting himself into a large trap. It’s very important to know what happened in King Duncan’s chamber as it is one of the largest unknowns …show more content…
It’s as if my mind is a warzone in a constant battle between my morals and the power I long for. The memory of my dead cousin will live alongside me forever if I do this, taunting me day and night. (Tone becomes progressively more sad) What kind of karma will I get for such treason and disloyalty? All the sinful acts I commit now, will come back to me like a boomerang, since insurrection never ends in good. After all, you reap what you sow. Is this all worth it? Committing a deed of such iniquity will leave me bound for innumerable sleepless nights, as my dreams will be haunted by my remorse and affliction.
Blood will have blood. My wrongdoings will cost me. The prodigious power of guilt is creeping up on my desire to become King. (He gazes out the window) The night is dark - a chilly autumn wind sweeping over the castle. The sky is adorning itself with faint shades of violet and red as it approaches twilight. (He begins to walk hesitantly) As I walk towards the chamber, my inner voice yells to me that I cannot betray my worthy cousin, and being a loyal kinsman, I will no further proceed with this bloody …show more content…
(His walk become purposeful) Be it a blood-stained deed, it is a deed I must see all the way to its end. The witches made the prophecy of me becoming the King and hence my vaulting ambition which overleaps itself must not die off. I vowed not to disappoint my wife, suppressing my guilt is what I must do. I need to prove to my wife, I am no coward, but I am a man, a man worthy of her love and
Rationale: This performance will fill the gap of King Duncan’s murder. It will portray the emotions that Macbeth feels regarding the murder of King Duncan. The performance occurs after Act 2, Scene 1. In this scene, Lady Macbeth poisons the guards to provide Macbeth with a window of time to trespass into King Duncan’s chamber and kill him. It is a very significant scene in the play as Macbeth performs his first act of treason, the one that leads to all the other acts of violence by Macbeth. The theme of immoral ambition is very evident because by killing King Duncan, Macbeth is setting himself into a large trap. It’s very important to know what happened in King Duncan’s chamber as it is one of the largest unknowns …show more content…
It’s as if my mind is a warzone in a constant battle between my morals and the power I long for. The memory of my dead cousin will live alongside me forever if I do this, taunting me day and night. (Tone becomes progressively more sad) What kind of karma will I get for such treason and disloyalty? All the sinful acts I commit now, will come back to me like a boomerang, since insurrection never ends in good. After all, you reap what you sow. Is this all worth it? Committing a deed of such iniquity will leave me bound for innumerable sleepless nights, as my dreams will be haunted by my remorse and affliction.
Blood will have blood. My wrongdoings will cost me. The prodigious power of guilt is creeping up on my desire to become King. (He gazes out the window) The night is dark - a chilly autumn wind sweeping over the castle. The sky is adorning itself with faint shades of violet and red as it approaches twilight. (He begins to walk hesitantly) As I walk towards the chamber, my inner voice yells to me that I cannot betray my worthy cousin, and being a loyal kinsman, I will no further proceed with this bloody …show more content…
(His walk become purposeful) Be it a blood-stained deed, it is a deed I must see all the way to its end. The witches made the prophecy of me becoming the King and hence my vaulting ambition which overleaps itself must not die off. I vowed not to disappoint my wife, suppressing my guilt is what I must do. I need to prove to my wife, I am no coward, but I am a man, a man worthy of her love and