Supernatural Evil In Shakespeare

In the modern 21sr century, the roles and behaviors expected of individuals remains analogous despite gender. This ideology stems from the preceding movement in equality, which preaches that differences of sex appear insignificant. Despite this notion, there remains distinct differences in the physical and psychological makeups of both men and women. In most cultures, certain duties remain associated with specific genders. With this in mind, Shakespeare’s Macbeth heightens the supernatural evil possessing Lady Macbeth as she condones murder for her own selfish ambition, while in Shakespeare’s time women were regarded as peaceful and full of feminine sympathies. This anachronism with the reality of Shakespeare’s day, illustrates the immense sense of wickedness and abnormality emphasizing her character’s influence on her husband and the plot of the play. In contrast, Macbeth appears to some extent a more acceptable evil due to a greater compliance with the gender standards and moral transition during the Shakespearean era. Shakespeare utilizes numerous literary intentions in order to express these diverse levels of evil to provide an element of depth behind the mental reactions and deteriorations of the characters until their final decease into the complete darkness of death.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth portrays evil as a perversion of human nature through Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s betrayal of Duncan and the repercussions of their actions. Murdering Duncan is not the best way for Macbeth to gain the power promised to him, he and his wife fall into a downward spiral that ends in death.

In this essay I am going to explore the use of the supernatural in the

   William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of all time.  His gift for developing characters is one major aspect that accounts for this lofty acknowledgement.  Shakespeare created various characters from drunks and fools to kings and generals.  The characters are so human and so real that the audience can see aspects of their own personalities represented on stage for better or worse.  Inadvertently, Shakespeare's ability to characterize any type of person demonstrates his holistic education and knowledge of everything from military strategy and open sea sailing to music and religion.  As a result of Shakespeare's true-to-life

Thunder and lightning is used once again to open Act I Scene 3. As the

Shakespeare’s work is so pervasive that it is echoed many times. This is because many well-known quotes are attributed to Shakespeare and writers use these quotes to add depth to their work. In addition to quotes, many themes and plots are borrowed from Shakespeare as his work gives meaning to anything written after his work.

Besides Shakespeare using imagination to develop his storyline, he also utilised a lot of imagination in the way that he presented the play to the audience. An example of Shakespeare’s unique ways of presenting a play was the idea of having the characters in A Midsummer’s Night Dream put on a play within the play. Shakespeare’s idea of having a play within the play showcased and used a lot of imagination. For example, when the craftsmen, who were putting on the play had limited resources and had to have someone play the part of the wall. Which Pyramus and Thisbe whom were the main characters in the craftsmen's play would talk through, scenes like this in the craftsmen’s play showcased a lot of imagination. Even though the play that the craftsmen presented was poorly rehearsed and didn’t use many

Shakespeare has shaped the oeuvres of others since the 1600s with his comedies, tragedies and historical dramas:

William Shakespeare is considered by many to be a formula writer. His tragedies were the same as each other with different characters, his comedies were the same as each other with different characters, et cetera. When evaluating the plays Hamlet and Titus Andronicus, this claim seems particularly apt as the two plays share many similarities and only vary slightly. William Shakespeare’s plays Hamlet and Titus Andronicus share similar circumstances surrounding their central conflicts, similar portrayals of women, and similar resolutions; however the protagonists of each play face different force of opposition.

Shakespeare, as a decorated playwright is regarded as a master of dramatic expression, which he used to convey his observations of the human condition and the workings of the society which surrounded him. Especially prominent in Macbeth is the contrast between appearances and reality: that which appears to be may very easily not to be. Shakespeare demonstrates this through the events and behaviours of the characters included in the play. Man’s tendency to cheat and betray and his naivety and consequent emotional sensitivity to be fooled by equivocation are displayed by characters in many cases. These events, as well as hallucinatory episodes causing supernatural events to happen before

All art forms have one thing in common: characters. These characters all have different traits, believes, portrayals and motives. Since there are hundreds of thousands of characters, evidently some would live similar lives and have alike characteristics. This is obvious in many of Shakespeare's plays, especially Hamlet and Macbeth. In these plays, the two kings, Claudius and Macbeth, share strikingly similar characteristics.

How is contrast displayed in Shakespearean drama? Playwright William Shakespeare’s works are not written in the way we normally see poems and plays. His writing often displays the contrast between his works. Shakespeare utilizes contrast in his plays “Measure for Measure” and “Julius Caesar” through his themes and characters to carry out the Shakespearean tragedy. Shakespeare demonstrates the contrast in his works through his non-uniform look on tragic stories.

Shakespeare's plays are full of references to what is now obscure- classical myth, falconry, astrology, or the theory of 'humors' that were thought to determine personality within so many of his characters (?S??Far?). Shakespeare wrote about themes and events we can relate to even now nearly 500 years later. 'He wrote about us-you and me, our friends, our families, the people we work with and play with and argue with and go to bed with, the characters we see on the evening news and elect to public office' often times comparisons are often scary (Seder iii). Shakespeare also liked to make fun of many of his characters. His plays show that he can be funny and has a humorous personality, often times even in his tragedies in which

Magic and supernatural occurrences in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, and The Tempest are used to create a surreal world to confuse and resolve conflicts in each play. Magic provides the audience with an escape from reality and the comfort of the play’s unrealistic nature. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a love potion from a magical flower is used and misused to provide comic relief and resolution to love’s difficulties, supernatural ghosts are used to condemn a horrific murderer in Richard III to ensure his downfall and deserved death and finally, magic from Prospero’s book in The Tempest is used for his righteous revenge and harmony amongst the characters. The Duke of Athens, Theseus, states, “the best in this kind

Looking over each section of the play from beginning, middle to end, it is noticeable that the supernatural imagery is a big factor in every act and scene of the play. At the beginning of the play, the use of supernatural takes place. The three powerful witches who predict Macbeth’s fate. “We’ll meet when the noise of the battle is over, when