Macbeth Compared To Modern Day

Macbeth is a story of lust, power, tragedy, and violent disloyalty. The anxious imagination and symbolism of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth produces horrifying relief. The story is poetically gory but amusingly repetitive, and truly captures the dark side of spirituality. Any rendition of the play Macbeth, forms dynamic and disturbing themes within humanity.

Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is a play that transcends time due to its timeless and universal themes. The themes presented in this play are just as relevant to modern audiences as they would have been to contemporary Elizabethan audiences. The play has been able to maintain its textual integrity, withstanding the fact that it is now performed out of its original context to remain a successful play for modern audiences. The issues of heroism, abuse of power and the deceptiveness of appearances are all key within the play, conveyed through the use of dramatic and literary techniques, are issues which still resonate with contemporary audiences. Shakespeare has tested the parameters of the conventional tragedy that was extremely popular during his lifetime and in doing so has created text, which is still relevant today.

In today's world, there are clear political and societal issues that can be compared to Macbeth, which is hundreds of years old. Americans, for example, are challenged to this day over the same political issues that arose during the time Macbeth was written: Macbeth rises and becomes a Tyrant, Lady Macbeth being an influence on Macbeth’s decision making, and even the Weird Sisters can all be compared to modern day issues. Several of the issues America faces today includes fake news, family troubles, and foreign dilemmas. Even though the play Macbeth was written hundreds of years ago, it seems as if history will repeat itself, and throughout lifetimes people will experience the same troubles.

“Macbeth” a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, portrays, how the main character Macbeth, transforms from a war hero, to a murdering villain. Macbeth starts out as the thane of Glamis and steadily rises to become King of Scotland. The higher Macbeth rose on his road of power the more corrupt and evil he became. The character change of Macbeth ignites the whole theme of the play.

Whilst the character of Macbeth is initially portrayed as a noble kinsman, his ambition and motivation, directly influenced by the witches and Lady Macbeth, ultimately transforms him into a corrupt and ruthless tyrant. William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy “Macbeth” clearly depicts this notion of change, illustrated through Shakespeare's utilisation of literary techniques. The tragic downfall of Macbeth is mainly attributed to Macbeth’s own greed and hubris.

Macbeth tells the story of a man named Macbeth and his struggle for power. He and his friend Banquo are told by three witches that Macbeth will become King and Banquo’s children will become king as well. Macbeth, content with his prophecy, goes home to tell his wife. Lady Macbeth, his wife, tells him that he should just go kill the king and take control of Scotland on his own. Hungry for power, he kills King Duncan, frames Duncan’s chamberlains for the murder, and takes his throne. He then feels threatened by the others in line for King, so he tries to kill banquo and his son. Banquo is killed but his son escapes. Macbeth continues to indulge in murdering people who are a threat to his tyranny.

Duncan is a guest in his home at the time and he realizes how substantial this is. Macbeth decides to commit the murder of King Duncan who was once a dear friend of his. As a result of this murder Macbeth decides that his main goal is to become king and he will take all necessary actions to get there. Macbeth’s final despicable act was the murder of Banquo because he became suspicious of Macbeth. Our fears in Banquo Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares; And, to that dauntless temper of his mind, he hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour to act in safety.

Humans, by nature, are very dependent individuals. Greed engulfs any selflessness we have and leads us to do unforgivable things. We act out of love and seek acceptance, even if it means compromising our own values and ignoring our conscience. When our actions catch up to us, our fear drives us to find a sense of security. Macbeth allowed greed and his own insecurities to destroy his life, and let fear dominate his quest to find security.

The play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, presents many societal issues, such as the influence of superstition and the supernatural, as well as the continuous desire of the human race for progress and ambitious fulfilment. What a person chooses to do in order to fulfil those desires depends on the individuals themselves, and in the case of Macbeth, he turns to murder in order to advance his social and political standing. The audience’s perception of Macbeth changes throughout the play, beginning with feelings of admiration and approval of his deeds and character, and ending, with the play and as well as his life, as feelings of contempt and disgust at his treachery. This is achieved mainly through the progression of Macbeth’s character development, as well as through the dialogue of himself and other characters.

“Shakespeare’s plays contain themes that are still relevant today. Macbeth is no exception”. Discuss with reference to at least 2 themes form Macbeth.

MacDEATH “Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” (Keri Russell). In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, careless decision making by a few, leads to their suffering. Firstly, when people greedily make choices to achieve a selfish goal, they will be punished for their atrocious deeds. Secondly, when people influence other into their bidding, they will face the consequences of doing so.

Macbeth’s ambitious ways takes over his whole inner self throughout his time of first wanting to be king. Macbeth was thought to be a great leader and war hero before he was king. Macbeth was hatched an idea by three suspicious witches in whom he had never come in contact with before. They told him that he would one day become King of Scotland. After the witches disappeared, he got to think a lot about what they told him and pondered the words they spoke. Macbeth sends a letter to his wife about his feelings of what he had heard. When Macbeth returned back to his castle his wife wanted to lead him down a dark path and feed his ambition. Macbeth decides he wants to go after the crown after consulting his wife. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on th'other...." (Act I, scene vii) This shows that Macbeth’s only reason to kill Duncan is for his ambition. Macbeth ends up killing Duncan. The way Macbeth killed Duncan made it a great crime scene. Macbeth still

When it comes to power, Macbeth won't let anyone or anything stand in his way to achieve his goal. His first victim to obtain his “success” is the King of Scotland, King Duncan. After letting himself be manipulated by the Three witches predictions, Macbeth and his wife ; Lady Macbeth, make a plan to kill the King. They invite him to their house where Macbeth kills Duncan in his sleep. Many would think Macbeth would remain loyal to his King, but his desire for power is so grand that not even killing the most worshiped man in Scotland scared him.

After killing King Duncan , Macbeth is starting to realize what it is that he has done, and becomes suspicious and paranoid of everyone around him by puting spy's in every castle and killing those who are any treat to him what so ever. Banquo is the only other person who knows of the meeting with the witches and he would assume that it was Macbeth who killed the King. The witches also said that Banquo would beget kings but he himself would never be king after Macbeth, and so Macbeth decides that Banquo is a threat to him. To get rid of the treat with banquo he decides to kill him and his son Fleance.

The importance of continuing to read Macbeth in our modern society is to educate readers on valuable lessons in life. The significance of gaining power appropriately, the fact that there are consequences for every action and the importance of justice are a few of the many life lessons that are relevant in Shakespeare 's tragedy, Macbeth.