The Structure Of Macbeth
Many people study Shakespearean literature, but it is very easy for them to fall short when it comes to studying the structure of the piece. Shakespeare is well known for his structure, and the different techniques he uses while writing. He also portrays feelings, and actions through the words he writes, or the characters. The Tragedy of Macbeth displays a variety of those structures and techniques, used by Shakespeare, which helps the readers get the full experience of the play while watching or reading it. The language and word choice, the characters, and structural choices of Shakespeare, such as staging the murder of Duncan offstage, lead the audience to feel a sense of mystery, tension, or surprise. Shakespeare’s structure in The
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People do not actually see King Duncan get murdered, for the reason that it takes place offstage, but the murder scene, which is act 2 scene 2, plays a very vital role in The Tragedy of Macbeth. The details that are imagined by the audience are bloody and far too much to be acted out in front of a live audience, which is why in the end the murder of Duncan takes place offstage. Also with the murder happening offstage the audience has to use their imagination for everything during this scene. Shakespeare uses nature to create the atmosphere for the murder by constructing the scene to take place at night. Since the murder is taking place offstage, the audience can pay full attention to the characters on the stage at the time. The audience is on the edge of their seats, waiting to hear that King Duncan is dead. Imagination plays a big role in this scene. The audience is left to imagine who they believe killed Duncan because it is hard for them to believe that someone as valiant, and noble, as Macbeth could commit such a heinous act. Macbeth says, “O, yet I do repent me of my fury, That I did kill them”(Shakespeare 2.3.124), which does show that he feels guilty and that he is remorseful for the crime that he had just committed. The audience begins to feel pity for Macbeth because he is showing that he is remorseful for what he had done, and that he feels bad about it, but as the readers continue reader, they find out that Macbeth only gets worse, and potentially commits more
People do not actually see King Duncan get murdered, for the reason that it takes place offstage, but the murder scene, which is act 2 scene 2, plays a very vital role in The Tragedy of Macbeth. The details that are imagined by the audience are bloody and far too much to be acted out in front of a live audience, which is why in the end the murder of Duncan takes place offstage. Also with the murder happening offstage the audience has to use their imagination for everything during this scene. Shakespeare uses nature to create the atmosphere for the murder by constructing the scene to take place at night. Since the murder is taking place offstage, the audience can pay full attention to the characters on the stage at the time. The audience is on the edge of their seats, waiting to hear that King Duncan is dead. Imagination plays a big role in this scene. The audience is left to imagine who they believe killed Duncan because it is hard for them to believe that someone as valiant, and noble, as Macbeth could commit such a heinous act. Macbeth says, “O, yet I do repent me of my fury, That I did kill them”(Shakespeare 2.3.124), which does show that he feels guilty and that he is remorseful for the crime that he had just committed. The audience begins to feel pity for Macbeth because he is showing that he is remorseful for what he had done, and that he feels bad about it, but as the readers continue reader, they find out that Macbeth only gets worse, and potentially commits more