Beowulf's unselfishness and unfailing loyalty gave him quite a reputation and much popularity with both the Danes and Geats subjects and their kings. Reputation is what motivates thanes to be loyal to their rulers. The more courageous acts they performed for their country, the better their reputation and popularity. Therefore their rank in the social ladder would increase as well. The fact that not all thanes could be as courageous and have so many heroic achievements for their countries and rulers is why Beowulf seems so ideal and extraordinary.
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.
Question: Select a scene or passage from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth that you find to be BEAUTIFUL or MOVING. Then discuss the nature of the beauty or force that you find in your selection. One could comment on the power of image created and its effect, the impact that the language (diction) has on the scene and/or audience, the creation of mood, the development and enhancement of motif, the development and enhancement of them, the interconnectedness and reinforcement of the scene to the rest of the play, or perhaps the inherent truth that your selection reveals about the human condition. MACBETH, [aside] Time, thou anticipat’st my dread exploits. The flighty purpose never is o’ertook Unless the deed go with it.
Ambition of Macbeth What are your thoughts on ambition? After all everybody needs ambition to be successful right? Well how much ambition is too much? In Macbeth it is arguable who has the most ambition throughout the story but also proves too much ambition can be a bad thing. After all, ambition brings about the success and downfall of Macbeth; Lady Macbeth’s ambition got Macbeth started on success, then his on ambition led him the rest of the way to his eventual downfall.
This is also an early use of characterisation which lets the audience know that Macbeth’s character now has a spark of ambition in his mind. Furthermore, we notice that Macbeth generally speaks in “lambic ventonater” which elevates him above the commoner’s “prose”, thusly making, his conflict with himself more important. Through Shakespeare’s development of ambition, he can see how Macbeth is internally conflicted by these powerful thoughts and desires within his heart. Secondly, Gender within the play has been disturbed
Through this, Shakespeare also suggests that Iago feels that Othello's judgement is faulty. When the audience do finally meet Othello, they learn that he is, unlike Iago, confident in his military position: “My services which I have done the signiory shall out-tongue his complaints.” Shakespeare shows that Othello is truly content in his standing and status; through this contrast with Iago, the audience are able to see that the
On the issue of admiration Machiavelli states that a prince ideally should be loved and feared, but it is more important that he be feared. It is more likely that his citizens would be loyal to him if they feared him. I believe that the true nature of man has not changed since Machiavelli’s time. I think that most modern governments still employ many of his general principals for ruling. Laws and punishment are necessary to prevent people from committing crimes.
He gains widespread fame, which leads to his people becoming a superior race to the other nations. In regards to diplomacy, Beowulf greatly improves the lives of many people in distant lands, all while helping gain favor for his own people. He justly rules his people and also, he protects them from many invasions. This shows as the people worry about the future invasions that will come in the absence of Beowulf. The people of all nations considered him a great diplomatic leader.
Doing things for self-respect greatly outweighs doing things for material goods and doing so can change ones strength and courage to complete a challenge. The use of stage directions, [the theatre is plunged into darkness, Julie kisses Lewis, he responses and they kiss passionately] emphasises
Shakespeare uses diction and imagery to oversee the transformation in Benedick as defends his former hatred towards marriage by deciding that people can change overtime. Ultimately the more characters or people learn about themselves, the more they evolve into someone