Shakespeare presents Macbeth’s mental state as deteriorating after receiving news that his murderers had successfully killed Banquo, an example of this is shown in act 3 scene 4 “thou canst say I did it; never shake thy glory locks at me!” this implies that Macbeth is starting to hallucinate and sees Banquo’s ghost sitting on a stool this happens because he could no longer keep the guilt of killing his friend inside of him and goes into a state of guilt and shock. The words ‘gory locks’ represent Banquo’s hair which is possibly matted from blood and dirt. The blood on Banquo’s hair could represent Macbeth’s guilt in this scene. Shakespeare uses the technique of dramatic irony because the audience know what Macbeth has killed King Duncan and has sent murders to kill Banquo and his son Fleance yet most of the characters in the play don’t know that Macbeth has done this. However is Carol Ann Duffys poem stealing the character shows no guilt in any of his actions an example of this is found in stanza 5, “I stole a guitar and thought I might learn to play. I nicked a bust of Shakespeare once, flogged it.” I can infer from this that he doesn’t know right from wrong which is why he doesn’t have guilt for what he does. The ‘words flogged’ it present that he has no interest in anything that he steals he just does it because he doesn’t know better. This poem was written during the 1980’s which made problematic children at schools be excluded when do something bad. This was written to show that children will only get worse if they are excluded and that they should be disciplined in school.
The Term Paper on The role of the witches in the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare has included the witches in the play for several reasons. First, these supernatural beings have an important part in the storyline of the play; without them the play would not be as exciting. Then, they are there to thrill and entertain the audience. Furthermore, Shakespeare included them to please King James. The witches also play a significant part in the moral of the play: witches ...
Shakespeare presents Macbeth as paranoid after killing king Duncan and example of this is shown in act 2 scene 2, “But wherefore could not I pronounce amen? I had most need of a blessing and amen stuck in my throat” this conveys that he . Shakespeare uses repetition of the word amen to show that his mind is unstable as he is repeating the word and to show his reaction due to committing a mortal sin. This would make the Jacobean audience would turn against him because they are deeply religious and they would believe that by not saying amen he would be punished. In contrast in Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Salome she casually commits murder and shows carelessness about her actions an example of this can be found in stanza 4, “in the mirror, I saw my eyes glitter. I flung back the sticky red sheets.” This shows instability because her ‘eyes glitter’ when she kills someone which suggests she gets a thrill from it. She also has a very careless attitude and she doesn’t care who she sleeps with she always kills them afterwards. Carol Ann Duffy is being a feminist and wants women to have a voice and that the media shouldn’t make such a big deal out of women that kill because they aren’t that different to men killing people.
In the play Macbeth Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as having low morals an example of this is found in act 1 scene 5 “unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood. Stop up the access and passage to remorse” I can infer that Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to take away her femininity, to thicken her blood and take away from her the ability to feel any remorse. She asks for these evil spirits to make her feel no sorrow or guilt and to cover her actions in a blanket of darkness this is so that god will not to see what she does. The words ‘unsex me’ suggests that she no longer wants to be a woman and would rather be a man so that she can have more power and strength and be willing to kill someone. A Jacobean audience would think she is performing some sort of witchcraft ritual in which case she would end up being hung and burnt for going against God and being the spawn of Satan. Carol Ann Duffy presents the character in the poem Havisham as going insane an example of this is, “Spinster. I stink and remember. Whole days in bed cawing Nooooo at the wall” this shows that she slowly lost her mind when her fiancé left her on her wedding day. The word ‘cawing’ suggests that she was screaming or sorrowfully shouting at the wall to get rid of her anger.
The Essay on Macbeth Summary Castle Birnam Killed
Act V Lady Macbeth is going mad; a doctor has been employed to watch over her full time. Lady Macbeth has been seen sleepwalking, always with a candle in hand, she then writes on paper, and locks it away. The nurse refuses to repeat what she has heard so she makes the doctor stay up and see for himself. When the doctor sees her, he states that there is nothing that he can do, and that they should ...
