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- 401: Is Macbeth a Thoroughly Representative Character?
- Is Macbeth a Thoroughly Representative Character? Some critics may contend that Macbeth is not a thoroughly representative character, yet through a close observation and understanding of the drama, it can be seen that any rational human being, given the identical situation, would have undergone the exact thought process and taken equal actions as did Macbeth. Macbeth was presented with a situation where he was forced to make an extreme decision. His driving ambition to become King of Scotland corrupted him and caused him to murder not only the king, ...
- 402: Macbeth: A Shallow and Weak Man
- Macbeth: A Shallow and Weak Man In cliff notes character analysis of Macbeth they claim him to be a courageous man. But what is their definition of courageous? If a courageous man is a coward who caves into his desires rather than what is best, then Macbeth is definitely courageous. They also claim Macbeth to as a descent man, but by whose standards? Macbeth does show a few shades of decency but they in no way prove that he is a ...
- 403: Macbeth: Plots for Murder
- Macbeth: Plots for Murder In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, there are many plots for murder. The murder of Duncan has a significant impact on Macbeth. He, along with his "sleep" is never the same after this event. After the murder of Duncan, his innocence is gone and he decides that no one is going to stand in his way ...
- 404: Macbeth-blood
- ... if this was somehow lost then the life would also be lost. No matter what caused the loss of blood, if it were jealousy, revenge, guilt or treachery the life would still be forfeit. In Macbeth there are many symbolic gestures towards blood, which ultimately develop into the main dominating theme of the play. In the beginning of the play blood is symbolized for ones honor and courage, half way through the play blood symbolizes treachery and treason, and towards the end of the play blood symbolizes guilt and grief. Bloodshed also gives one power and with power there comes great responsibility. Macbeth is a play stained in blood that has many symbolic measures to it. The first reference of blood is one of honor, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured sergeant and says, "What bloody man ... has been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, "Which smok'd with bloody execution"(Act 1 Sc 2 line 18), he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. Blood is used in these passages to identify honor and courage, it separates the good from the bad, and ...
- 405: Macbeth Essay
- Having submitted to his ambition to gain the Crown by whatever means, Macbeth murders Duncan, a guest in his castle, and thus relentlessly commits him to a career of Evil that leads him to ruin. He can never turn back and seek redemption. Once set upon his course ... from one act of violence to another in an effort to protect himself from inevitable disaster. Fear and hatred provoke him to plot the murder of Banquo and his son, for Banquo cannot help suspecting Macbeth's complicity in Duncan's death, and Banquo's offspring instead of Macbeth's are destined to rule. Enraged at Macduff's failure to support him, he sends assassins to wipe out his family and by this act of cruelty makes certain of Macduff's merciless revenge. ...
- 406: Macbeth: A Mature Man of Established Character
- Macbeth: A Mature Man of Established Character Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is what is being made out of potentialities plus environment, and no one, not even Macbeth himself, can know all his inordinate self- ...
- 407: Macbeth: A Man of Established Character
- Macbeth: A Man of Established Character Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying a greedy reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his violations and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is what is being made out of likelihood plus environment, and no one, not even Macbeth himself, can know all his inordinate self- ...
- 408: Macbeth
- MACBETH Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is what is being made out of potentialities plus environment, and no one, not even Macbeth himself, can know all his inordinate self- ...
- 409: The Supernatural in Shakespeare's Work
- ... In the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in the existence of the supernatural. Thus, the supernatural is a recurring aspect in many of Shakespeare's plays. In three such plays, Hamlet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream the supernatural is an integral part of the structure of the plot. It provides a catalyst for action, an insight into character, and augments the impact of many key scenes. The supernatural appears to the audience in many varied forms. In Hamlet there appears perhaps the most notable of the supernatural forms, the ghost. However, in Macbeth, not only does a ghost appear but a floating dagger, witches, and prophetic apparitions make appearances. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, several of the characters were immortal fairies. The role of the supernatural is ... seek revenge for the King's death and Hamlet is thus propelled to set into action a series of events that ends in Hamlet's death. The supernatural occurs four times during the course of Macbeth. It occurs in all the appearances of the witches, in the appearance of Banquo's ghost, in the apparitions with their prophesies, and in the "air-drawn" dagger that guides Macbeth towards his victim. ...
- 410: Mac Beth 2
- I do not agree with the statement because I do think that Macbeth was unimaginative I think that he had quite an imagination and this was shown at least twice in the book. I also do not really think that he was a monster he was really just trying to save his own life. Also I thought he was timid because a lot of the time his wife put him up to things that he did not really want to do. Macbeth was portrayed by Shakespeare to be a strong war hero who drove the Norwegians out of Scotland, and caught the traitor the Thane of Cawdor, when really he was just a timid person who was putting on an act to please people like the king, his wife, and his friends. Although Macbeth is portrayed to be physically strong he is mentally quite weak, and this is shown when he believes every word that the witches say, and he ends up resting, thinking that no one can ...
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