Initially‚ Lady Macbeth is just ambitious‚ but when she reads the letter from Macbeth about the prophecies she contemplates murder. She only cares about ‘the future in the instant’. This means that she doesn’t care how she achieves greatness‚ but uses her cleverness to convince Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Even as she loves him‚ she calls him ‘my dearest partner of greatness’‚ which shows that she is very aware of her position. She is calculating and knows exactly what her plans are to kill Duncan;
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Summary As Macbeth makes his way toward the king’s bedchamber‚ he encounters Banquo with his son Fleance. Banquo has been unable to sleep and explains to Macbeth that he has been dreaming of the weird sisters. After arranging to meet again in order to discuss the matter‚ Banquo asserts his allegiance to the king and bids good night to Macbeth. No sooner is Macbeth alone‚ than he has an extraordinary experience. Either in the heat of the moment or through some supernatural visitation‚ he sees a
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the tragedy play Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s vaulting ambition leads him to his death. Romeo and Juliet’s flaw is the powerful love between them and it means their relationship has to be secret and this leads to Mercutio being killed by Tybalt and Romeo then killing Tybalt. The consequences of Romeo revenging Mercutios death by killing Tybalt means he is banished upon death. When the play was written ’Romeo and Juliet’ was already a well known story but the version that William Shakespeare borrowed did not
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ACT I Questions 1. As the play opens‚ you find the witches casting spells‚ chanting "Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair./ Hover through the fog and filthy air." This paradox will occur many times in the play. How can something be fair and foul at the same time? Situationally‚ I think this makes more sense when you consider it in the sense of an outcome. War can be foul‚ but the outcome fair…depending what side you are on. 2. The reader ’s first impression of Macbeth actually
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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ he explored many different issues‚ such as ambitions and appearance and reality. Many clever techniques were used to present these themes‚ for example contrast imagery and the use of characters. For presenting the theme ambition‚ Shakespeare used contrast in the character Macbeth. At the beginning of the play Macbeth is a good person. Lady Macbeth described him as being "too full of the milk of human kindness". This image of a mother always caring for
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One may wonder why written plays provide leeway to not just one‚ but thousands of productions worldwide. Reasoning behind this suggests that analysis and inquiry of the text in plays‚ like Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ differs across audiences. Despite the division‚ the director and only the director has the ability to use his own personal interpretation and reconstruct the words of the text to a physical production. The director’s take on their production can essentially alter the perspective the author
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TO WHAT EXTENT DOES SHAKESPEARE PRESENT MACBETH AS A VILLAIN? Shakespeare presents Macbeth more extensively as a villain using methods which would be more understood in the era the play was composed‚ which was the Jacobean period‚ but influenced by the reign of Elizabeth. During the Elizabethan period people were preoccupied with the supernatural‚ which is one of the main topics in Shakespeare’s play. In my opinion Shakespeare structures the play to make the audience see Macbeth transforming from
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William Shakespeare has been‚ and continues to be‚ one of the most famous writers of all time. His writings‚ specifically playwrights‚ include varieties of different writing techniques that never fail to capture the attention of audiences of all ages. One of his most famous tragedies – Macbeth – is certainly no disappointment. Though Macbeth is one of his shortest tragedies‚ Shakespeare takes the elements of madness‚ evilness‚ and jealousness and wraps them up into a timeless tale chock full of literary
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Throughout Scene 1-4 Macbeth is portrayed as a heroic and valiant man‚ however with sly and manipulative characteristics brought out by the Witches. The use of structure and language allows Shakespeare to present both Macbeths flaws and weaknesses to the audience. Structurally scene 1 opens with the witches gathered together reciting plans about meeting Macbeth‚ establishing an occult malevolence which permeates the play. The choice of starting with the witches instantly creates a mood of terror
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragic love story‚ written by William Shakespeare. ’Romeo and Juliet’ is thought to have been written in 1595 or 1596. Romeo meets a beautiful girl named Juliet who he falls in love with. She is a member of a family that Romeo’s family is at conflict with. There love is forbidden‚ but they go against it and pledge themselves to each other. Juliet‚ in order to be with Romeo‚ pretends to kill herself‚ but he does not know. Romeo finds Juliet in her pretend death believes it
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