Macbeth’s____________________virtues have impressed the king. Critical Reading Questions The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act I, by William Shakespeare (pp. 320-339) ACT ONE - SCENE 1: 1. Write two or three lines explaining the action in this scene. ACT ONE - SCENE 2: 1.
Since the three works each contain the feeling of guilt and remorse, they may often be merged into the same mutual feeling. These two concepts will be pinpointed in the play of Macbeth, the novel Night, and the film Schindler’s List. The tragedy of Macbeth, being so full of crime and mayhem, is bound to contain the feelings of guilt and remorse. In this novel there are more instances of guilt rather than remorse. Three characters in this novel who show at least one of either of those traits are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Macduff.
Macbeth: Act 1 Scene 7 Upon thorough analyses of the play Macbeth, the many themes and techniques that play a role in the bloody outcome become apparent. Throughout Act 1, these themes and techniques are made evident. One such technique, key transformations in characters, is of great importance because it contributes to the play’s disastrous end. It is here in Act 1, where we first see Macbeth’s transformation of character; his ambition begins to increasingly influence his character, and he questions his conscience and then chooses to ignore it. Similarly, it is also in Act 1 where we see Lady Macbeth become more and more dominated by her ambition, thus transforming her character.
Discuss the use of darkness as a motif in Othello. 9. Discuss the reasons Othello is vulnerable to Iago's persuasive tactics. 10. Othello has been called Shakespeare's most exciting play.
Discuss the representation of power and gender in this play. Are competing definitions of masculinity presented? Do these definitions conform/or challenge the representations of masculinity during Elizabethan/Jacobean times? Please refer to the characters of: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Lady Macduff and the witches in your answer. |PARAGRAPGH TOPIC |TOPIC SENTENCE AND 3-4 KEY IDEAS |KEY SCENES AND KEY QUOTES | |INTRODUCTION |Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most studied tragedies of all | | |*Include title of play and playwright |time.
Cameron M. J. Webb Mr. Macdonald EENG3U1-02 8 January 2013 Macbeth Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare, is a Shakespearean tragedy. This play was written in 1606 A.C.E.. Macbeth displays many of the required traits of a Shakespearean tragedy, in particular it has very good examples of anagnorisis, peripeteia and tragic hero. Anagnorisis is the part of the play when the protagonist recognizes who and what the root of his downfall is. Peripeteia is the ironic point of the play where there is a massive turn in the plot. The element ofP the tragic hero is that the protagonist must be a likable character or else the reader or viewer will not feel empathetic towards the hero of the story.
The main purpose of this passage is to provide insight into the change that affects the character of Macbeth that before the end of the play looses all characteristics of a human being and appears as anesthetized. It also has the function of being the turning point, or climax of the play. The play characterized until this point by savaging and violent acts committed by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, mutates in the moments depicted by this passage which records: at first the death of Lady Macbeth and later the advancing moment of the death of Macbeth. The focus of this passage is that of depicting the transformation that has afflicted Macbeth, to the point that shocking is the cold response depicting his lack of interest after Lady Macbeth’s death. The whole passage is distinguished by dialogue between Seyton, a servant and Macbeth, which transforms the dialogue into a monologue during which he expresses his last thought about his life and about the cruelty and violence that has characterized it.
Keith Waddington Michael Brian Eng 320 Oct. 18 1993 Bits of Macbeth: Figurative Language1 Paradox We might begin our brief examination of figurative language in Macbeth by focusing upon paradox: firstly because it is given additional weight of purpose by merit of its inaugural position, but also because the paradox is perhaps the most exigent of figurative devices, challenging the reader to participate creatively in an effort make sense. Not only is paradox the first figurative device to be introduced, as we initially encounter the weird sisters, but the device is practised twice within the space of only a few lines: firstly there is the battle “ . . . lost and won,” (37) to be followed shortly by the famous “Fair is foul and foul is fair.” (37) Here, particularly in the latter oxymoronic example, we see acutely the power of the paradox, forcing us to seek a context in which the contradiction does not contradict.
Fate vs. Free Will In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the motif of the witches three prophecies plays a significant role in determining the theme, fate vs. free will. This theme is based upon Macbeth’s actions, that he willing takes in order to assure the future that the witches have bestowed upon him. The activities that Macbeth undertakes ends up leading him to his death and a possible change in fate. First off, Macbeth’s fate begins to occur when he is approached by the three witches in Act 1, Scene 3. In this scene, he is given his three prophecies that supposedly, determined his fate for the future.
The key similarity is drawn in through the presentation of the consequences caused by ambition and human desire. Ambition and conflict are the contemporary feelings evident within both texts. However, the way they are aroused mirrors the time periods the novel and play were written in such as; in Shakespeare`s time the idea of witchcraft and evil spirits were prominent and this is the way Shakespeare connects with his audience by using something that they will understand. The witches plant the seed of ambition within Macbeth as they prophesise `all hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter` and as an audience they will see Macbeth react physically as Banquo points out: `Good sir why do you start, and