He then increases his feigned madness. Guildenstern reports to the queen afterwards, saying that Hamlet “with a crafty madness, keeps aloof”. Hamlet is called to his mother’s chamber and while there he admits that “I essentially am not in madness, but mad in craft” (III, IV, 187-188). He is being crafty by hiding in madness to keep people off
It says “Then later at dinner the King arranged the seating and joked with all…”, saying that Henry VIII and his nobility share more than a work relationship and can laugh and joke together. This type of behaviour indicates that Henry VIII probably had little friendships with some of his nobility. But in Source 2 the nobility have angered the King by blatantly disregarding his orders and breaking his laws. When asked to assemble ‘as many able men for war as they can muster from their estates’ some nobles were preparing hired men that are paid for their duties, not men from their tenants or members of household. When Henry VIII was informed of this it say “The King commands this to cease forthwith, and orders those who have made such arrangements to remedy the situation or bear the King’s anger and indignation, to their great danger and peril.”.
One of the main messages he is trying to deliver to us is to always weigh what you achieve to what the consequences will be. This especially holds true for Macbeth, as when first contemplating if he should kill Duncan, not once did he think of how he could be punished. Also, when Macbeth first hears the witch’s prophecy of him being a king, he jumps directly to the idea of murder. This kind of thinking is exhibited in Macbeth’s monologue in scene 5 act 5, where he discus’s the uselessness of living, and this attitude towards life made him go mad. This also points to how unintelligent Macbeth really was.
He and Linda discuss their sons, whom Willy is quite disappointed in, especially Biff. In an effort to quell their father, Biff and Happy, their sons, decide to try and start a business together. Both propositions fail; Biff’s attempt at a loan is met with failure and Willy’s discussion with his boss goes awry. The three have dinner at a local restaurant, where Biff plans to tell his dad of his blunder. When Willy arrives, he refuses to listen to Biff, which angers him.
Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth’s persuasion and the witches’ charm, both in act 1 to show the influence of others. Lady Macbeth uses different techniques to persuade Macbeth to kill the king. She accuses Macbeth of being “green and pale” like a coward. He is also accused of being “afeard to be the same in …act…as thou…desire”, telling us he might be weak or fearful. The witches are possibly linked as the “charms” seem to influence Macbeth and he begins to echo “foul and fair”.
In the evening she entertains various men and Jefferie's decides that she uses men to get what she wants. In another apartment is a woman whom he labels “Miss Lonely Heart”. Jefferie's observes her preparing a candlelight dinner for two. As Miss Lonely Heart goes to answer her door, we see that no one is there but she pretends to carry on a dinner conversation with her invisible date. His next observation is a couple who he doesn't even bother to give a name to.
Act 1, Scene 3 takes place upon the thundering heath, the residence of the ‘weird sisters’, the witches. The two compatriot commanders of Scotland, Banquo and Macbeth are returning to camp, after the battle when they encounter the witches. At first, the two nobles are weary: ‘you should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so’- Banquo, (1.3.43-45). However, when the witches begin to prophesize Macbeth’s Kingship, they lower their guard and are intrigued by their visions. The witches vanish and the two men begin to think they have ‘eaten on the insane root’ and are confused by recent proceedings.
Lady Macbeth leaves the consistency in dialogue completely astray and does not speak in verse. This implies her madness in that Shakespeare only seemed to have the characters with abnormal states of minds or in abnormal conditions speak out verse. From this play, these characters would include the witches, who speak in trochaic tetrameter, and Lady Macbeth, who speaks out of verse to symbolize her insanity. The second literary device would be irony. Lady Macbeth is constantly ridiculing Macbeth because he is too afraid to kill Duncan, and she even tells him that he might as well be a woman.
His lack of a guilty conscience allows for him to go on in denial and is able to clear his mind of any remorse. Macbeth has a moment of immediate regret for his actions but once the deed is done, he is reassured by Lady Macbeth is ultimately happy with his new position as King of Scotland. The murderers that are hired to murder Banquo, tell Macbeth that Banquo has been killed right before a large state dinner. We see how much Macbeth is remorseful for his actions when he is visited by the ghost of Banquo. “Avaunt and quit my sight!
In contrast, the opening scene of Revenger’s Tragedy appears much more focused and accessible in comparison with Shakespeare's complex opening scene. It is soon clear to the audience that Vindice will play a central role in the play since we are quickly bombarded with his thoughts and opinions. Here, there is no room for complexity. Vindice labels himself avenger for his wife’s death - the ‘old duke poisoned’ her. Very little ambiguity is found within this verse, as Vindice’s motive is clear: revenge.