Banquo watches Macbeth absorbed in ambitious thought, and says:. Then again Lady Macbeth taunts her husband:. Day and Night, Light and Darkness appear as things contrasted. Day and Light represent virtue and goodness, while darkness stands for evil and death. Darkness pervades the entire play. It symbolizes the actual time to fulfil the darkened design murder. Duncan arrives at Inverness as night falls; he is murdered during the night.
Does Lady Macbeth commit suicide? How did Birnam Wood move and why was Macduff able to kill Macbeth? What convinces Macbeth that the Witches' prophecy is true? Why does Banquo not trust the Witches? Why does Macbeth believe he needs to kill King Duncan? Why does Macbeth kill King Duncan's two chamberlains? These depths of meanings are vitally important within Macbeth as it signifies not only character intention but plot devises that manipulate the lives we see on stage.
Therefore, Macbeth is uncomfortable in them because he is continually conscious of the fact that they do not belong to him. In the following passage, the idea constantly recurs that Macbeth's new honours sit ill upon him, like a loose and badly fitting garment, belonging to someone else: New honours come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould, But with the aid of use. In a Shakespearean tragedy, a special tone, or atmosphere, must be created to show the darkness and blackness of it.
In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the design of the witches, the guilt in Macbeth's soul, and the darkness of the night to establish the atmosphere. Imagery and Symbols in Macbeth Shakespeare uses many forms of imagery in his plays. Imagery, the art of making images, the products of imagination. In the play Macbeth Shakespeare applies the imagery of clothing, darkness and blood. Each detail in his imagery contains an important symbol of the play.
These symbols need to be understood in order to interpret the entire play. Throughout the play, Shakespeare displays his characteristics to the audience to show that the true nature of humans is psychotic and crazy.
Macbeth makes some coldblooded decisions that a person normally would not make after they had thought it out. Without thinking of the consequence of his actions, Macbeth uses his instinct on human nature.
Shakespeare shows through Macbeth the truly psychotic nature of human beings. Despite this, Macbeth continues to shift character but not for the better. In this essay I will discuss if Shakespeare portrays Macb This portrays Macbeth as being a cowardly man and performing things rather unlike himself.
Nevertheless, while analysing Act 1 and 2, it perceives that imagery is used to create appropriate atmosphere and to help the reader comprehend the particular elements that Shakespeare tried to highlight. Because of the evil desires that the witches plant inside of Macbeth, he becomes destined for the throne at any cost.
When Macbeth shares the prophecy with his wife, his fate is sealed. Lady Macbeth is determined to make the prophecy come true. Macbeth tries to master fate, to make fate conform to exactly what he wants. By trying to master fate, he brings himself to ruin. In reality, however, Macbeth is no mere pawn of fate. Rather, he freely chooses to let fateful factors influence him to murder and then chooses to keep on murdering.
Thus, although Macbeth is influenced by the witches and Lady Macbeth, he ultimately acts as an agent of free will. What title would you give Act 3?
Answers will vary. Shaping Interpretations 2. Why do you suppose Shakespeare did not have Macbeth kill Banquo with his own hands, as he killed Duncan and his two guards? To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings! Rather than so, come fate into the list.
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