This is reinforced by his rejection of imagery through the us use of personification, “whose horrific image doth unfix his hair” which shows Macbeth is a man who is sensible enough to dismiss the prophecy, however, he has also thought about what he can do to become King. Shakespeare has given us a shaded image of Macbeth, no longer is he just a noble, obedient soldier of Duncan, but he is a man who is attracted to power, with great ambitions.
Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe topful / Of direst cruelty!” (I.V.38-34).These lines tell how Lady Macbeth pressure Macbeth to kill King Duncan. If I were to add one ingredient to Lady Macbeth, it would be love. The reason why is that if she really loved Macbeth she wouldn’t pressure Macbeth to kill King Duncan because she would of worried what would of happen to him if he got a caught. If I were to remove a ingredient of Lady Macbeth it would be devotion. The reason why is that Lady Macbeth would not be devoted to make Macbeth king and result of having him to kill people to get
Also, while accusing Abigail of being a harlot in Act III, he throws away his name, claiming “…To Danforth: A man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that.” (P. 1259). John feels that he is respected enough to be heard about his confession of adultery with Abigail, and claims that he would not carelessly throw away his good reputation without a reasonable cause. Early on in the play, Arthur Miller uses dramatic irony to show that John Proctor is a
Perhaps because Livy lived in a time where men had forsaken loyalty to their country for personal gain, he places extra emphasis on loyalty. He praises self-sacrificing men who server their country and demonizes opportunistic men who are only loyal to themselves. Livy’s work is a history, but Livy is not a historian in the modern sense, he is a storyteller. Livy’s subject is the morals of the men that shaped Rome, not Rome herself. Thus, his analyses of his character’s morals are critical to his story.
- Could save his life by an untrue statement of being involved in witchcraft. - Refuses to weaken and sign name to a lie, instead rips confession, states cannot live without his name. • Finally proclaims, “How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” - Dramatically confirming the play’s key theme of reputation. - Deciding on death and his good name instead a life without his reputation, play is brought to shocking and emotional climax.
After reading the letter sent from Macbeth about the witch’s prophecy of him being the next King, she calls on spirits so they can mentally change her and make her manlier in thought. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here And fill me from the crown to the toe topfull Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, Stop up th’access and passage to remorse” (1.5.40-43). This quote basically states that Lady Macbeth believes that manhood is based on ruthless determination, lack of guilt, and unkindness. As this play continues, Lady Macbeth sticks with her classification of manhood and often uses it to stimulate Macbeth into proving his manhood by murdering Duncan. “When you durst do it, then you were a man.
Laertes and Fortinbras serve as minor characters that parallel Hamlet and give the reader characters to compare and contrast Hamlet’s actions and emotions throughout the play. Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras are seeking to avenge their fathers. Although all three have similar motives to carry out their deeds and become corrupt through their dedication for revenge, there are distinct differences between the characters. Hamlet’s indecision and inability to confront and kill Claudius is sharply contrasted with Laertes’s desire for a quick and unplanned revenge. Through Hamlet’s inaction, he determines that Claudius should not be killed while praying because that would send him to heaven but unlike Hamlet, Laertes is not concerned about eternal retribution but more about a direct repayment for his father’s death: “To this point I stand, / That both the worlds I give to negligence, / Let come what comes; only I'll be revenged / Most thoroughly for my father.” (Act IV, Scene 5: Lines 134-137) Fortinbras on the other hand seeks revenge not through someone’s death but through reclaiming the land his father lost to Hamlet’s father.
He himself thinks he has to kill. Macbeth is weak and kind “But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail” shows how Macbeth was worried and not ambitious, and has to make Lady Macbeth convince him. “nature / . . .
The play Macbeth, a Scottish tragedy written in the 17th century by William Shakespeare demonstrates that guilt cannot be lessened by alternative action nor by even the most determined effort to erase the essence of conscience by actively seeking denial and change. Macbeth constantly misunderstands his conscience and guilt as a case of fear. Thus, his way of dealing with his guilt and conscience is to face it openly by committing more crimes, and this only produces added disgrace. On the other hand Lady Macbeth is fully aware of the basic difference between fear and guilt, and she attempts to prevent the onset of the latter by first denying her own sense of conscience and then by focusing her attention upon the management of Macbeth's guilt. These acts of internal repression do not work, and, once her husband has departed to the field of combat and she is left alone, Lady Macbeth assumes the very manifestations of guilt that have been associated with Macbeth.
Shakespeare subverts gender roles like this throughout the play, such as when Lady Macbeth decides her husband is unable to commit the atrocities to sit on the throne and taunts him, insinuating things about his manhood and claiming he has "th' milk of human kindness" (Act 1, 5.15) implying that he isn't strong enough to kill King Duncan. There is also a moment during a soliloquy where she wishes she could unsex herself so she could do the job without an inkling of guilt. (Act 1.5.38-41). This goading, as Lady Macbeth is aware, became a powerful tool in emasculinating her husband and forcing his hand to prove that he is in fact up to the task. This is the first time we see where the power lies, and this dynamic proves that it resides with Lady Macbeth; she's the one that's controlling things, despite the times.