Literary Devices In Macbeth's Soliloquy

Personal power has the ability to be essential to greatness, and at the same time is able to destroy a person’s nature. William Shakespeare’s destructive play, Folger Shakespeare Library “Macbeth”, reveals the corrupting force of power through its complex characters and interactions. The play shows that even someone who starts out like Macbeth and does not crave power, will do terrible things to gain authority and power.

Macbeth Act 1.7 is a quintessential example of an author’s mastery of rhetoric. Shakespeare uses his skills to reveal the character’s emotional conflicts through the use of tropes and schemes. First, he highlights Macbeth’s inner battle with morality, and continues with an external power struggle between Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth. As the performer of the soliloquy, I had the challenge of portraying Macbeth as an expression of his own thoughts. For the performance of Act 1.7, my group and I analyzed the use of rhetorical strategies to craft an interpretation of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and their shared conflict of killing King Duncan.

In this world, one of the strongest human drives seems to be the desire for power. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Thane Macbeth seeks to gain power over Scotland. Through Macbeth’s search for power, he must choose between what is morally right or his inner motives. Macbeth gains power over others through the murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s entire family along with his servants. After each murder, Macbeth becomes more confident in his search to gain power.

Power has the ability to manipulate and control whatever one desires; to do what one pleases to do without answering to authority. The power that corrupts the characters plays an extensive role throughout Shakespeare 's play. In Williams Shakespeare 's tragedy of Macbeth, a scottish noble craving for power leads to him to commit terrible actions that creates conflict between him and society. Shakespeare demonstrates Macbeth abuses power by using it negatively against other people. Lady Macbeth has a strong desire for her husband being in power which allows herself to make unsubstantial decisions. Lady Macbeth then uses manipulation against Macbeth in order to get Macbeth to be king. Macbeth also doesn 't realize how dangerous power is and how evil it can be, Macbeth takes power for granted and decides to kill anyone who gets in the way. He relies acting on impulse until he 's blinded by evil, he can’t think for himself. When people allow the dominance of desiring a power to control their actions, there will be consequences.

Macbeth knows that he is hallucinating that there is a bloody dagger, but he can't seem to let the vision go. Macbeth knows the guilt will be haunting him for a while even before he has killed the king. The dagger is put before him as a warning that he will feel guilty about killing Duncan after it is too late. Macbeth is very weak and inexperienced around murder, so he is

Throughout history, writers have developed a plethora of literary devices.  This allows them to essentially spice up their writing, or make it more interesting to the reader.  One of the most commonly used and talked about literary devices is theme; theme is a specific idea or lesson that an author is trying to get across.  Just a few examples are, ambition, guilt, things may not always be what they seem, or even nature verses the unnatural.  In fact, these are common themes used by one of the greatest play writes of all time, Shakespeare.  All throughout arguably his most renowned play, Macbeth, we see Shakespeare use each of the four previously listed themes.

Despite Macbeth 's initial reluctance towards killing Duncan, he eventually chooses to execute his beloved king, demonstrating both his lust for hegemony and lack of respect for his superiors. Just before committing the treasonous act of murder, Macbeth stares at the "dagger of the mind," and as he does so, thick drops of blood appear on the blade and hilt. Calling out to the knife, he declares, “I see thee still, / And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, / Which was not so before" (2.1.45-47). Macbeth begins to question his sanity since a dagger appears before his eyes and blood suddenly materializes onto the hilt of the dagger but his greed, and slight delusion, suppresses correct judgement and does not stop him from committing regicide. Moreover, Macbeth’s reluctance

Not only can words persuade and manipulate, but body language, physical touch, and the eye movements and facial expressions play a huge factor in the art of convincing. One can not be persuaded if there is no personal gain. To have an influence, one has to meet the person halfway with potential benefit, empathy, and subconscious gestures. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is set in Scotland during the middle ages while its counterpart, Rupert Goold’s

In this soliloquy, we learn how Banquo's ambition begins to collide with what's wrong and right. After Duncan's mysterious death,  Banquo is considering the possibilities of Macbeth's actions and expresses his emotions aloud to him. Banquo is the only character that is completely aware of the witches prophecies and Macbeth's involvement with them. In this excerpt he decides not to share his suspicions, revealing his loyalty for Macbeth. His words give more insight on how much faith he is beginning to have in the sisters after a state of doubt.

Power can change people in a way that is bewildering. Power can make anyone so eager to control, that he or she will be determined to get it, no matter what obstacle stands in their way. The Shakespearean play, Macbeth is a prime example of how power impacts an individual. Throughout the play, Macbeth faces a constant struggle for power, and his thirst for power leads to many unjust, and corrupt decisions, also if an individual obtains power, over time that power will alter one’s personality negatively.

Soliloquies provide the audience with a unique insight into the thoughts of the speaker. When they are delivered, the focus is entirely on the character as they share their own deepest thoughts. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the protagonist includes descriptive metaphors, repulsive imagery, and gory diction to emphasize the gruesome nature of the killing and Macbeth’s disbelief.

Power is something one can find in all aspects of life. Whether in a relationship between two people or over an entire country, many people hold power in their lives. What is done with that power is up to the person who holds it and can be a strong reflection of their character. Too many people in positions of power become so wrapped up in wanting total control, that they lose sight of what is right and wrong. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, power is demonstrated many ways through many different characters. Power and ambition greatly affects the choices people make everyday.

Life is often a struggle for power with those who want to control and abuse it. Power can cause people who are seemingly innocent to completely change. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the concept of abusing power is explored through Macbeth, a loyal subject of the king. Over the course of the play, power causes Macbeth to change from honorable to fearless which leads to his demise.

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the most famous passage is Macbeth’s soliloquy after Lady Macbeth commits suicide. The scene is very intense for Macbeth, because England’s forces are advancing on his castle, his wife killed herself, and he just witnessed one of the witches’ predictions about his death starting to come true. This passage is a very moving part of the play because it reflects Macbeth’s view of his approaching death by summarizing the play by referring to past events, creating woeful mood through its imagery, and developing the theme of time.

Shakespeare uses conflict of a high office to demonstrate how desire for power can lead to the downfall of a person. Once Macbeth holds power as king, he realizes how he can live a life full of extravagance. Obsessed with the idea of gaining more power, Macbeth wants to ensure his kingship. Afraid of potentially losing his power, he feels the need to kill all possible enemies, such as Banquo. Macbeth knows that he “could with barefaced power sweep him from my sight” (Shakespeare, III, ii, 118-119). With this new power as king that Macbeth possesses, he now believes that he can get away with not following the laws.