Macbeth, By William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a dark play both literally and symbolically. The Tone of the play is ominous and its central characters are evil. The play is considered to be a

Shakespeare’s plays were known to have introduced supernatural figures as characters in his plays. Such mythical characters of witches, fairies, and sorcerers, were seen in multiple of Shakespearean plays. The supernatural figures were often used as aides, seen providing information and help, for the mortal human characters. The use of spirits was seen in Macbeth where they were requiring food and shelter just like humans and it was shown that “Macbeth [sought] them for their intelligence.” In addition to spirits, witches were seen telling characters such as Macbeth of deeds they can perform were applied in Macbeth (Harper). The application of using images of witches and witchcraft as well was seen being used as sources of information by the characters in Macbeth.

In the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in the existence of the supernatural. Thus, the supernatural is a recurring aspect in many of Shakespeare's plays. In two such plays, Hamlet and Macbeth, the supernatural is an integral part of the structure of the plot. It provides a catalyst for action, an insight into character, and augments the impact of many key scenes. The supernatural appears to the audience in many varied forms. In Hamlet, the most notable form of the supernatural that appears is the ghost. However, in Macbeth, a ghost, a floating dagger, witches, and prophetic apparitions make appearances. The role of the supernatural is very important in Hamlet and Macbeth. The role that the supernatural plays

   In the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in the existence of the supernatural. Therefore, the supernatural is a recurring theme in many of Shakespeare's plays. In two such plays, Hamlet and Macbeth, the supernatural is an integral part of the structure of the plot. It provides a catalyst for action, an insight into character, and an augmentation of the impact of many key scenes.

Everyone has a quality that they do not like about themselves. Some people struggle to be social, others may be too controlling of people. The list goes on and on, but the point is that everybody has a particular quality that they must learn to control or else that particular quality can get out of hand. Of course, one could write a list of characters that have major flaws. There is no better example than William Shakespeare’s character, Macbeth, in The Tragedy of Macbeth. Anyone who has ever read it, could easily identify the fatal flaw that the character Macbeth possesses which is greed. Even though many readers can all agree that greed is Macbeth’s fatal flaw, the argument as to whether or not

Often people put their avaricious ambitions before their morals, which creates fear and leads to everlasting violence ultimately resulting in losing oneself to their own overwhelming madness. This is definitely the case of the character of Macbeth in William Shakespeare 's play Macbeth. Macbeth experiences the loss of morality after his unchecked ambition took over. Additionally, Macbeth 's fear of losing power initiated an endless amount of murder. Moreover, Macbeth 's cruel actions lead him to suffer in an overwhelming guilt as darkness and madness dominated his existence.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is an intense tragedy about a man named Macbeth whose hunger for power not only makes him commit murder, but also pushes him over the brink of insanity. In Act 2, Scene 1, Macbeth begins with the line, “Is this a dagger I see before me, The handle toward my hand” (2.1: 33-34). He is referring to his hallucination of a dagger floating in front of him. This happens after he agrees to go through with the deed, or the “terrible feat”, of killing King Duncan to secure his foretold fate of being King himself. During this soliloquy, readers get their first glimpse of Macbeth’s powerful imagination. Macbeth is redefining violence by making fantasy just as real as reality.

When we are first introduced to Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth he is illustrated as a loyal warrior hero to Scotland. Macbeth’s recognition on the battlefield helps gain him great honor from King Duncan who later announces him as Thane of Cawdor. However, throughout the play the audience is able to discover his human flaws. Ironically, his first characteristic of being a mighty powerful man actually changes to be a weak man who gets stepped all over on. Through his soliloquies for instance, the audience can read that he is just any regular human being who has private and selfish ambitions. From the beginning he is manipulated by the three witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth who all triggered his ambition of wanting to

Macbeth is a major, static character who pursues power, suffers emotionally from his violent transgressions, and works under the command of his wife to incite violence. Under the predictions of the witches and influence of his wife, Macbeth kills or arranges the death of numerous characters. These actions eventually come back to torture and torment his mind as he wards off the enemies and scoffs at attackers due to the prophesy that “none of woman born- Shall harm Macbeth” (4.1. 80-81).

Shakespeare, in his plays, often uses the repetition of a word, not because he cannot think of a synonym, but to place emphasis on that word and therefore the idea conveyed by the use of the word. Macbeth is no exception. Macbeth takes place in Scotland in the 11th century and discusses the issues of equivocation, fate, the future, and paranoia, as if to warn and inform the audience about such issues. Shakespeare wanted to inform the public about the consequences of equivocation - the use of ambiguous language to hide the truth - and to reassure them about placing their trust in the King, both because of the Gunpowder Plot, which had occurred not long before the writing of the play. Macbeth warns about the danger of tempting fate while indirectly persuading the audience to rebuild their trust in the monarchy, which had been precarious because of the long-lasting religious persecution. To convey this theme, Shakespeare uses the repetition of several words, a prominent one being ‘man’. All of the uses of ‘man’ rely on the social standards of the time, which dictated the behavior and traits of men and women. These social ‘rules’ were rarely broken, and those who did not abide by them were ridiculed. Shakespeare expands on the meaning of these rules through his uses of the word ‘man’, and other terms relating to gender, which convey one of three distinct social ideas: what a man is, what a man should be, and what a man should not be.

Elizabethan believed in a strange concept called "the Chain of being or in other word hierarchical order". They believed that god has created the world in certain order. The chain starts from the top with God then humans and ends with the plants and animals. Below the gods there were angels and in between human there were also Subdivision where the kings were the highest below the god with nobles and church man below. After them, there was gentleman and finally the public people.

I have been given the task and privilege of directing the film Macbeth, (Macbeth) and the essay will examine many aspects of the play including the main characters, personalities, themes as well as the important incidents in the film and the historical background. I have chosen Lady Macbeth as the main character for discussion.

Macbeth is a dark play, both literally and symbolically, the tone of the play is sinister and its central characters are evil. Wicked witches and the supernatural influence the action which is characterised by multiple bloody deaths.

Written during the early 17th century, literary tragedies of the time often have a protagonist with power and insight, yet he or she has an imperfection that in to blame for their downfall. In order to popularize his work, William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is believed to be made to curry favor King James I due to the inclusion of the supernatural witches. The play’s namesake, Macbeth, encounters the three witches and learns that he will become the King of Scotland with supernatural help; but not without ambition.

In the play “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior, however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters” (Shakespeare, 1996) we realises that his physical audacity is coupled by an intense amount of ambition and self doubt. It is believed that the witches are the motive behind this ambition which eventually leads to his tragedy, however strong diverging arguments are in existence. The intensity of Macbeth’s tragedy is dependent on whether or not the witches are “professed to be able to control the naïve, innocent Macbeth” or whether he is to blame