Theme Of Macbeth And Of Mice And Men

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.

The play Macbeth is a brilliant story told by William Shakespeare. There are a lot of themes in the play that goes on and teaches about the ambition, the guilt, the fate versus free will concept and how things are not what they seem. Therefore, all of those factor into how Macbeth is a very interesting and very captivating story.

Every one of Shakespeare 's plays are heavily imbedded with motifs. A motif is any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature. (motif) I chose to examine the play Macbeth. It is a very intense play full of violence, betrayal, and even the supernatural. It is well known to be saturated with themes and motifs that are repeated throughout the play. These motifs are important because they often foreshadow events on the play. They also create a atmosphere that helps shape the events of the play. I am going to focus on two motifs that seem to play a heavy role in the storyline of Macbeth. The two I have chose to focus on are the motifs of blood and nature. Since Macbeth is know for its violence blood is a very important part of the play. Nature also is representative of things to come and upsetting the natural balance of things. These are only a fraction of motifs that are present in this tragic play.

The literary canon is a group of literary works regarded as some of the most educational and imperative of a particular time or period. Of all the books in the literary canon, about 21.3% are female authors and about 13.5% are non-white authors and the rest are white, male authors (Applebee, 31). Almost every school uses books that are apart of the literary canon. Some people believe that the literary canon should change due to the lack of diversity in the authors. Others think that the current books should not change just for diversity because they already have great content. The literary canon should not change because the current canon provides the best education for students.

A motif is a repeating symbol that takes on a figurative meaning. A motif can be an object, a color, the weather, or even an idea or a concept. Motifs are usually used to establish a certain mood or a theme, and they have a symbolic meaning. For example, in a fairy tale, some motifs would be: the handsome prince, the wicked witch, talking animals, and magic fairies. Another example would be the song “Beasts of England” in Animal Farm by George Orwell, and it is a motif that mainly serves as propaganda to the animals. In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, motifs are seen all throughout the book, like the motif of blood and how it represents guilt. The motifs of blood, sleep, and birds affect the character development and relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth evil is conveyed in many ways through characters, themes and settings. Many themes are explored in detail contributing hugely to the sense of evil with characters being used along with these themes to create evil within the characters. These themes and characters are shown in different settings at different times consequently affecting the mood and atmosphere of the play.

Texts that deal with the theme of conflict make us think. Conflict is the centre of all dramatic development in the three texts I will be discussing. These are Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, and O Brother Where Art Thou’, directed by Joel Coen. There are many forms of conflict expressed in these texts. These include both emotional and physical conflict. Conflict has been brought about in many ways throughout these texts. Most of which has been fuelled by inner discord. However a person’s inner conflict can often lead to violent activity. This demonstrates that both forms of conflict are indeed affiliated.

The book Macbeth written by Shakespeare. Macbeth takes you through twists and turns but also teaches a very important lesson that people should take away form it after they read the book. Also shows many different themes such as Guilt, Nature v. Unnatural, Things are not what they always seem, and Ambition.

During 1937 when Steinbeck wrote the book "Of Mice and Men", women were treated as second-class citizens. This was also the time when the great depression occurred in America. In the novel, Curley's wife is the key women, and she is not named at all, the lack of name denotes Curley's wife to insignificant status. Steinbeck wants the reader to recognise the inferior role of women in the world. In contrast, to this Shakespeare, an English poet and play writer as he is regarded to the utmost writer in English language, has written a tragedy play which is titled "Macbeth" in the early 1600s as it is based on a true story located in Scotland about the 11th-century Scottish king.

The Story In the story, “The Story”, there were major connections to Lord of the Flies as well as Macbeth. This story was about the nature of man, and how everyone is naturally evil when there is nobody to guide us in the right direction. The five boys; Tony, Eugenio, Rafael, Manuel, and the narrator, did not appear to have any strong role models to look up to in their lives. The only time any parents were mentioned in the story was after the narrator and Rafael were injured by the ants and the hot peppers. In Lord of the Flies, this is the biggest motif.

The motif is sleep/dreams which relates to the characterization and mood that the audience feels as scary, mysterious, and that the mood is overwhelming. The motif sleep/dreams relates to the characterization and mood that is overwhelming to the audience. When Lady Macbeth speaks to Macbeth and says “I laid their daggers ready: he could not miss em…. My fathers as he slept, I had done it.” (Macbeth 2.1 13-21). The quote relates to the thesis being overwhelming because Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth about the murder of the king which gives a sense of them being overwhelmed. Also, when Macduff is speaking to Lady Macbeth he says, “Shake off this downy sleep death’s counterfeit, And look on death itself. Up, up, and see, The great doom’s

When Macbeth questions whether he should kill Duncan, Lady Macbeth attacks Macbeth calling him a “coward” (16) and a “poor cat” (17). Unlike May in “The Canterbury Tales”, Lady Macbeth does not use clever analogies to manipulate her husband, instead, Lady Macbeth bullies Macbeth into going with the plan to assassinate King Duncan. Although women were still below men as they were during the time period of “The Canterbury Tales” as defined by the Great Chain of Being, Lady Macbeth acts like the head of the household instead of Macbeth. One of the reasons for the inconsistency between the traditions of the time period and the play is that Lady Macbeth, upon receiving the letter from Macbeth about his promotion to Thane of Cawdor asked for “spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty” (12). By being “unsex[ed]”, she loses the identity given to her by society and instead takes on the role as head of the Macbeth household and the equivalent of a man.

Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, begins with the protagonist, Macbeth, being faced with a supernatural prophecy. The temptation of power further corrupts Macbeth as the play progresses, until his murders catch up to him. Despite the time in which a man lives, he is surrounded by opportunity and the constant battle between the loss and acquisition of power. For those deep in search for power often experience the blurring of the lines between right and wrong. In the 17th century, gender roles were strict and unmoving. Men symbolized the power and strength, while the women represented the caring and submissive traits of human nature. Shakespeare utilizes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage to further toy with the audience’s minds and inverts the gender roles.Throughout the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s marriage demonstrates inverted gender roles; but as Lady Macbeth utilizes her influence over Macbeth, her driven attitude leads him down the path of corruption.

In Macbeth, one of the most tragic and well known plays, William Shakespeare changes women’s part in society. During this time period, women are known to be both mentally and physically weaker than men. Women are called to be only housewives. Shakespeare reflected the image of women in society by giving the men bigger leads in his plays. Only in a few of Shakespeare's plays did he give women strong leading roles. Macbeth is one of the few plays where women play a more powerful role than the men. In Macbeth, he gives the women unusual traits like manipulation and betrayal. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, women like Lady Macbeth , the trio witches, and Lady Macduff portray non-feminine traits.

In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, gender plays a pivotal role in the development of the overall plot and as the play advances, certain characters, including Macbeth and Lady Macbeth experience a reversal in traditional gender behaviors. Additionally, we see gender confusion among other characters that enhances conflict in the play. Originally, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are portrayed in ways that enforce their respective masculinity and feminism in accordance to the society around them. As Macbeth begins to contemplate his decision regarding the killing of Duncan, his marriage becomes the primary driving force behind his action and thoughts in this matter. Although in some cases, male and female roles in this play remain static, the