Macbeth Soliloquy Analysis

As Lady Macbeth receives the message from her husband claiming that he has earned the title of Thane of Cawdor she is very proud and grateful to have such a successful husband. “Glamis thou art… yet I do fear thy nature; it is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness… thou wouldest be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it. What thou wouldest highly…” Although she is proud of him there is an undertone of doubt and belief that he could do more. She loves him undoubtedly and wants the best for him. When she asks of him to fulfill the strangest of deeds he contemplates “if we should fail?” They are a team, everything they plot they do together. They are honest and wholesome with each other. As they successfully gain the title of king and queen of Scotland, their relationship starts to hinder. They fight more frequently, almost growing out of the honeymoon state of marriage and into a business like attire. As the power and murders incline, all honesty is shot. Macbeth no longer tells Lady Macbeth of the innocent blood on his hands. This environment holds no hope for a relationship to last. The guilt and dishonesty between them separates them from even having a casual chat. They have become so consumed with what they have done that they have no room to remember each other. As Lady Macbeth kills herself, Macbeth just simply says, “She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.” He looks at her dislodged

I thought I heard a voice say “you can sleep no more, Macbeth is murdering sleep”

This passage is Macbeth’s emotionless response to his wife’s death. He basically says that she was going to die eventually anyway. He goes on to say that every day passes without us noticing that we’re just getting closer and closer to death. He compares life to a candle; this metaphor is used to explain that life is too short and usually ends quickly. He also describes life as a shadow, and as a bad actor that no one wants to see. He also says that life is told by an idiot and it’s full of emotion and drama but it has no meaning. This passage gives sight into Macbeth’s deteriorating state of mind, he has no emotion and is enveloped in his evil actions. It summarizes the drama of the play by showing the tragic nature of it. It shows that the

How does the 1.7 Soliloquy deepen the audience’s understanding of Macbeth’s conflicted state of mind?

I consider Macbeth’s dagger soliloquy from Act Two, Scene One to be one of the most revealing speeches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This is because it demonstrates the effect that a character’s actions have on the way they think about moral issues. The speech takes place while Macbeth is on his way to kill King Duncan. At the beginning of the speech, Macbeth is feeling guilty about what he is about to do. This is shown by the fact that he is seeing a dagger that is not there. His use of rhetoric in the statement “Is this a dagger I see before me, / the handle towards my hand?” shows the reader that Macbeth is uncertain about the substantiality of the dagger. Macbeth has clearly been thinking about the effects of the murder so much his conscience has presented him with an image of that which he is dreading. His statement “heat-oppressed brain” also tells the reader he has been so wrought up about the murder, he is hallucinating

one should have to go through a moral dilemma. I feel as if I was

This passage is a key aspect of this play because it demonstrates Macbeths feelings on the killing of King Duncan, this scene takes place whilst King Duncan is over for dinner. Previously Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have come up with a plan to kill King Duncan. During this passage, Macbeth contemplates the death of Duncan and the deed is about to do. He is aware of why he should go forward with the killing and understands the power he will receive but fears the reputation he will get not just on earth but also in heaven. Macbeth knows that Duncan is not just a king but also a kinsmen and guest, a good one. The king trusts him, Macbeth should always protect King Duncan and he is hosting him for supper so therefore should be closing the door in his murderer’s face, not trying to murder him. This is the first time we see a different of Macbeth, a more venerable side of him a less confident side to him.

Macbeth knows that he just has to stick with what he has done and he can’t do anything to change his actions. Here in the scene Lady Macbeth is explaining to Macbeth how she will never feel right again after the murder. She is explaining her guilt and her anxiety and

I have loved you since the moment my eyes first looked upon your humble and handsome face. We have gone through most everything together, such as losing a child and being crowned King & Queen of Scotland. You have always been supportive of my ideas, even if it takes a bit of coaxing in the beginning…

In this soliloquy we learn of Macbeth's internal fight to follow the supernatural promises he has been given and murder Duncan. Macbeth question himself and his true intentions. The plot continues with Macbeth continuing to question his true intentions and is frozen at times at the thought of murdering Duncan.”Shakes so my single state of man that function Is smother'd in surmise”. Imagery is used to connect the reader with feelings of nervousness and fearfulness.

Analysis of Macbeth Macbeth, is one of the greatest tragedy plays written by William Shakespeare. It is a rather short play with a major plot that we had to follow it carefully to understand its significance. The play is a tragedy about evil rising to power, which ends up corrupting the main characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. In the opening of the play Macbeth is introduced to the audience as Thane of Glamis and is respected. The witches also play a major part in the play, as they predict the future.

Shakespeare uses soliloquy to manipulate the reader's reaction to the idea that power can corrupt. After receiving the letter from Macbeth telling her he has become the Thane of Cawdor, Lady Macbeth says “Yet I do fear thy nature is too full o'th milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.” This suggests that Lady Macbeth is already beginning to think of murder at the slight mention of opportunity. Shakespeare communicates Lady Macbeth’s thoughts as soliloquy, rather than

In the beginning of the play Macbeth and Macduff are very similar in many aspects including rank, leadership, belief, and loyalty. But as the play unfolds, Shakespeare reveals these two characters are as different as night from day. In this essay I will compare and contrast the characters of the murderous Macbeth, and the forthright Macduff. I will consider their status within the Scottish society and the depth of their intelligence. I will also evaluate their actions and their relationships with other characters, including their families and I will discuss their degrees of ambition.

It is him reflecting upon the situation before him. The first thing he says is “She would have died later anyway” (Shakespeare, 67). This is a man who has truly given up. He looks at how destitute his situation is and gives a defeated statement. This gives us an insight as to how Macbeth is feeling which is a sad and defeated man.

Another idea expressed in this soliloquy is the opposition of light and darkness as symbols of life and death.  The tone is set right after Macbeth hears of his queen's death.  He now feels necessary to comment on life seeing his hopes turn to ashes.  When Macbeth says, "tomorrow creeps in this petty pace" brings a negative connotation to tomorrow.  Tomorrow keeps coming slowly until one day it will attack.  Macbeth, now, views life as a slow petty progression and tomorrow as unrelenting thus this increases its negative and dark connotations.  "Tomorrow creeps . . . to the last syllable of recorded time", with these remarks Macbeth presents his hopeless outlook on life.  His feels time will come until it succeeds in taking