The Captain spoke to King Duncan about the course and outcome of the battles. The Captain describe Macbeth threw himself into the middle of the fray, and came out the winner all across the board for his King and his country. The Captain said he was “like valor’s favourite, he slashed his way until he faced the villain”. Duncan described Macbeth as noble and worthy of the title Thane of Cawdor. 4.
25-26) Banquo sees the opportunity to figure out the dream that fate has given him and takes it, illustrating his free will in life trying to make sense of the fate he was given. I. iii. 154-155 “If chance will have me King, why,/ chance may crown me,/ Without my stir.” After encountering the Weird Sisters with Banquo, Banquo cautions him not to give the creatures’ words much credence. Though, within minutes Ross arrives to tell Macbeth that the king has bestowed the title Thane of Cawdor upon him as the witches had predicted. Macbeth then begins to ponder the power of fate.
Where there is a positive figure there will always be a negative mocking the good. During the act, Macbeth, Shakespeare uses contrasting images of lightness and darkness to express the differences of powers used amongst two different characters. The character Macbeth is a very important aspect of the play because his is referred to as the tyrant: a dark, evil and violent dictator that does nothing, but tries and destroys other around him. Duncan on the behalf is a loyal king to the people of Scotland. Duncan tries to praise the people around him and honor them for the good that they instill.
Flaws and Weaknesses Presented in Macbeth In the play Macbeth Shakespeare presents the overspreading influence of evil over the sinister and ambitious minds which lead them to committing the most villainy and valour act; this act does not only lead to victory but it affects man, the state also the state and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s relationship. Shakespeare also provides the essential morality which encourages their development in order to bring things back to normal. It shows that Shakespeare has illustrated the change of a good person to a ghastly figure. The effect of evil I Lady Macbeth is also closely examined. In Macbeth, Shakespeare transfers the evil from the villains to the hero and the heroine.
The sergeant has just returned from the battle, he was fighting alongside Macbeth and praises him towards the king. This sets an image or expectation for us before we meet Macbeth that he is a brave warrior. We believe the sergeants words, as he is a witness to Macbeth’s bravery. * Further down in the scene King Duncan is convinced that Macbeth deserves the tittle and position of ‘thane of Cawdor’ after the Sergeant describes how he slew the traitorous Macdonwald, then when the sergeant leaves the thane of Ross delivers news that the traitorous thane of
Laertes is Claudius’s right hand man and if he got hold of the information that Hamlet is faking insanity, he would unquestionably report it to the king and that will foil Hamlet’s quest for revenge in the future. Ophelia always complies with her father as she follows his advice in matters of Hamlet as she denies Hamlet’s visits and refuses his letters. Thus, Hamlet should make Ophelia believe that he has lost his sanity for his plan to work out and that wouldn’t be possible if he marries Ophelia. To add on, Ophelia’s devoted obedience to her father makes Hamlet allege that Ophelia is deceptive and unfaithful. Hamlet is angry with Ophelia and in rage, he tells her that her beauty is dishonest and that he did love Ophelia once and at the same time, he never did.
To begin, with Shakespeare shows Macbeth as a valiant individual when the Sergeant says “brave Macbeth… with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution, like valour’s minion” (Shakespeare-1.2.17-20). Because of his bravery and courageousness, Macbeth is able to take down Macdownwald by “unseamed him from the nave to the chops, and fixed his head upon our battlements” (1.2.24.25), as well as taking on the Norwegians. The victories ensures that Macbeth is respected by others including King Duncan, who calls him “O valiant cousin” and “Worthy gentlemen!” (1.2.26) Moreover, Macbeth’s valiant and braveness causes him being crowned the Thane of Cawdor by Kind Duncan. Consequently, Shakespeare portrays Macbeth’s exceptional characteristic of being rational and is seen when Macbeth questions the prophecies the three witches, he asks “But how of Cawdor? The Thane of Cawdor lives.
The captain recalls Macbeth killing the apostate, Macdonald: ‘till he unseam’d him from the nave to th’chaps and fix’d his head upon our battlements’- Captain, (1.2.22-23). In this opening description of Macbeth we are told of his strength, physicality and courage on the battlefield. King Duncan is impressed by Macbeth’s dauntless actions and tells the Thane, Ross, to approach Macbeth and greet him with the newly merited title ‘Thane of Cawdor’, in reward for his duties. In Act 1, Scene 2, we are given the impression that he is renowned as a valiant fighter yet, also a loyal nobleman of the Scottish monarchy. Act 1, Scene 3 takes place upon the thundering heath, the residence of the ‘weird sisters’, the witches.
Banquo illustrated Macbeth’s subconscious belief that he was an undeserved kin, for he has played “foully.” Shakespeare uses Macbeth’s conscience to show how even the idea of power can be strongly manifested in someone’s mind and slowly corrupt any existence of principles and integrity, once again emphasizing the idea that “absolute power corrupts absolutely. “Another example of Shakespeare using Macbeth’s internal conflict to depict the theme, “absolute power corrupts absolutely” was after Duncan’s regicide. After hearing the witches’ prophecy, Macbeth contemplates on committing regicide on the King but once again his conscience constricts him from doing so. However, he is clearly vacillating with the thought of murder when he says, “if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without stir. His inner conflict is shown explicitly in act 1, scene 7 when he weighs not only the detrimental political consequences of the murder but also the moral values involved.
This stark contrast created by the entry of the three witches embodies the concept of there being a cataclysmic conflict between the sinister prophecy of the witches and how this clashes with the Divine Order. This example of external conflict is further emphasised by the second witch’s statement: “when one side has lost and the other has won.” Thus Shakespeare wishes to present the dichotomy between good and evil where evil is symbolised by the supernatural witches and good, the manifestation of fate, is depicted by the Divine right and its specification of the chain of beings. Moreover, Shakespeare dares the audience to contemplate whether or not free will or choice, actually exist. Some critics advocate the theory that the external conflict is between the artificial prophecy and how Macbeth tries to rejuvenate it, and Divine Right. Thus, Macbeth’s tragic demise is considered by many prominent critics such as M. C .