William Potter 's ' Macbeth '

As the play goes, Macbeth shows a character of free will. Although his destiny was pre-determined for him by the witches, he took action to believe and to make sure that his prophecies will come true. Macbeth is a strong character with many deep desires that include gaining power, and so throughout the play with the many crimes he had committed, there was no turning back for him. In all, his decisions help shape the future ahead of him.

‘Macbeth’ a Scottish play known as one of Shakespeare’s best plays was written in 1611 by William Shakespeare, during that time King James the 1st was the king of Scotland, the Jacobean times was a time where people had a fascination with witches and witchcraft, ‘Daemonolgie’ was a book written by King James the 1st himself, this was about ways to spot a witch, which intrigued people. Since ‘Macbeth’ has a Scottish theme Shakespeare may have written this play to please King James since there is references to Banquo which is a direct descendant of King James, also it is said that Banquo wasn’t a very nice man but Shakespeare presents him as very loyal and kind person

In human society there are different rank and class systems that distinguish groups of people. Ambition -- the quest for power – is an internal drive that is embedded in every one of us. It motivates us to improve ourselves. Ambition can lead to corruption as in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, where the main character Macbeth is driven by his ambition and eventually becomes corrupt. Macbeth chooses to let ambition override his humanity in order to achieve and maintain the throne which ultimately leads to his and Scotland’s down fall.

Macbeth Translation Act 1 1. When are we going to meet up next? 2. While it is thundering, lighting, or when it is raining 3. When the fighting is over 4.

“Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower/ But be the serpent under’t” (I, v, 65-66). In Macbeth, Macbeth is told to deceive everyone because Lady Macbeth says so and he wants to get away with killing Duncan. Lady Macbeth tells him to look innocent but be sneaky attitude and appearance is everything. Macbeth is a loyal soldier and nobleman that fights for his home of Scotland but, when he is acquainted with three witches a prophecy will change his thoughts in two persuasive ways. Macbeth can be viewed as two very different people, a loyal noble and a paranoid killer, as the play proceeds. Throughout the play, the theme that outward appearances are not the true character of a person is clear because Macbeth battles the evident desires of loyalty and ambition representing

All people are capable on deciding their own fate. One way of altering your own life is simply by making smart moves to change the outcome of life. In addition, we all know it requires great amount of work for a good output. The effort of being driven and not giving up no matter what life might bring-forth. Also, the strength to remain a virtuous person throughout many challenges faced. Are positive attributes that’s hard to keep up with in our daily life. This presents fate as being a strong piece of work, which is why it’s extremely important to make wise decisions. Decisions people make has an impact to self and to society. Macbeth is a prime example of a man who chose the wrong path, as a result, it effected himself and the land of Scotland. He took forth action in the darkest way to become King of Scotland, which cost him his life and destroyed lands. The surge of energy from evil caused him to go through the stages of insanity, proving to the audience that evil comes from poor decision that was based off Macbeth’s emotions. The choices people make have an effect on nature, which can result in massive destruction towards God’s work, self, and society.

impression given is that he is a very good man indeed. It is as if he

In this 16th century, classic play about a man hungry for power by William Shakespeare there are many intense instances of symbolism used to demonstrate and prove Macbeth’s feelings and behaviour throughout the book. Good symbolism makes you feel what the character feels when reading a story. In the story, “Macbeth”, Macbeth is shown to be a sly and deceiving person who betrayed his kingdom for his own gain. Three important symbols used to show Macbeth 's greed and deceit are blood, animals, and children. They add description of emotions and events felt by the characters, especially Macbeth.

“The moment you change your perception is the moment you rewrite the chemistry of your body.” This quote by Dr. Bruce Lipton is suggesting that our perceptions is related to our whole being. When our perspective is altered, our identity changes with it; the actions we commit thereafter that is motivated by our perceptions reveals change in our identity. However, we do not always change for the better. Most of the time our perceptions cause us to change for the worst. Sometimes in life, an individual’s perceptions and interpretations influence their thoughts and actions that may shape one’s identity detrimentally. This is evident in the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare through Macbeth’s interpretation of the witches’ prophecies, perception of the security of his throne, and interpretation of what his life has become.

The character of the witches can be explored through their peculiar use of language. Since Macbeth’s first encounter with the witches, it is clear that they speak in riddles. Macbeth demanded “Stay, you incomplete speakers, and tell me more.” Furthermore, the continual usage of the poetic devices of rhyme, repetition and paradox in their chants too. In act 4 scene 1 the witches recite “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.” From this quote one can grasp that the witches speak abnormally (rhyming) and cryptically. A paradox, a statement that contradicts itself, is also highlighted in their speech: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”; the reader understands that this is an indication of things changing and bad things are occurring. In addition, to emphasize their point, the witches make use of repetition “Show me, show me”, “A drum, a drum” and “Hail! / Hail! / Hail!” An equally pivotal aspect of the witches is their thematic significance to the theme of good vs.

In a lot of stories there is always the main antagonist. Often throughout the stories the antagonist creates many problems in the story on his or her own doing. Everything that they do, they do on their own and there is nothing that influences them to do these things. Sometimes it is quite the opposite, there is perhaps something that greatly influences this person to do the bad things. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare there is a lot of trying to figure out who is to blame for all of the bad things happening in the play. Macbeth is obviously everyone’s go to guy to blame because he is the one that is committing the act of violence or the one commanding the assault. He is definitely the antagonist of the story because of the things that he does, but is he really the only one to be blamed for these things? I think that in the play Macbeth there are a few people that you could blame: Macbeth, the witches, and Lady Macbeth.

William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, resonates the damnation and inevitable dissolution of man in the face of compunction, facades and vaulting ambition. Through the use of dramatic irony, symbolism and soliloquies, Shakespeare denotes the happenings of a tragic hero who ambles on the verge between moral and immoral; the inception after which humanity cascades to pieces. Ultimately through this farrago of self-seeking divinations, disdainful desires, decimating machinations and an ultimate plunge from refinement, Shakespeare pinpoints that “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. (John Acton)

“Macbeth” is a dramatic tragedy written by William Shakespeare between 1603 and 1606 and a movie directed by Roman Polanski in 1971. The book and movie tells a story about “Macbeth” who becomes the King of Scotland through deceit, treachery and murder. The movie “Macbeth” is a good adaptation of the book since the settings are portrayed accurately. Reading the book and watching the movie “Macbeth” simultaneously enabled me to compare and contrast both materials, which made it easier to understand.

Before I start comparing my role model in history to a mass murderer who did not hesitate to kill his closest friends, I would like to explain why I am doing this. This essay is not something I wanted to take the easy way out on by selecting a 20th century dictator to compare Macbeth to - that is too easy. Instead I would like to challenge myself to write about a man I have deep respect for to a man who is loathed in English literature. This process may open my eyes to Alexander Hamilton’s true character traits and it may also open my eyes to why Macbeth was motivated to do such heinous acts.

Whenever mankind knows that there is something better in store for them in the future, they begin seeking out the quickest way to that goal as soon as possible, as depicted in The Tragedy of Macbeth by Shakespeare. He acquires two prophecies from the witches, one already come into being and the other, becoming king, yet to occur. He fights menacing urges but eventually succumbs to them; thus, throughout the play, Macbeth transforms from an honorary soldier in Scotland to a ghastly tyrant. Macbeth becomes power hungry because of the prophecy, and as a result, decides to kill the current King Duncan to fulfill his hunger. Shakespeare employs eye and hand imagery to explore the psychological consequences of sin that devour Macbeth’s sanity and transform him into an unstable, psychotic ruler.