Not only was he terrified that Banquo would expose him, but he was afraid that Banquo’s line would all become kings in the future, as according to the witches’ prophecies. Later on in the play, Macbeth’s paranoia comes back to haunt him. He knows that Macduff is planning war against him so he goes to the witches since their prophecies are his only source of security. This adds to his growing insanity because he relies on something evil as comfort. Guilt is another large factor that drives Macbeth insane.
By portraying a sense that ambition is starting to push away at Macbeth’s loyal and honourable qualities, Shakespeare can effectively convey the personal conflict constantly happening within Macbeth’s mind and heart. This serves the further increase the tension of the play as the audience starts to ponder what side of Macbeth is eventually going to win the mental battle, his good side or his evil, ambitious side. Both have man vs. man conflicts, where characters are fighting each other. There is also a man vs. society conflict in each, regarding the situations that cause them to fight and their lack of control over their fate. There is also man vs. technology/supernatural.
The use of psychoanalytical perspective in order to analyze a literary work enables the reader to examine what motivates the characters. Why they are the way they are and why they do the things they do. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago’s actions are fueled by his hatred of Othello and his resentment of Cassio. Iago is portrayed as the ultimate villain. Iago is furious at Othello for appointing Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant instead of Iago himself.
Comparison Essay: Prompt A In the movie Starwars and in the play Antigone, the main characters of each have to face difficult moral decisions, which have major consequences. Both characters have great motives, which cause them to make the decisions that they do in their dilemmas. Antigone’s problem derived from her brother Polynices, who was proclaimed a traitor after he waged war against the state to try to get back control of the throne from his brother Eteocles. Eteocles, the previous ruler of the state, was given an honorable burial while Polynices was left to rot outside the kingdom’s walls. Antigone, who was a very strong willed Greek woman, and who valued loyalty to family, was then left with the dilemma of whether or not to bury her dead brother Polynices, because if she got caught burying hum, then she would be sent to death.
Brutus: Patriot or Betrayer Damaging the trust of another person in a relationship and being dishonest are both considered to be signs of disloyalty and betrayal. In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, betrayal was the basis of and during the entire course of the story. The question is based on whether or not Brutus should be considered a patriot or a betrayer based on his actions throughout the play. I don’t think there is an easy way to answer this question without looking into the background that caused Brutus to act out a betrayal toward Caesar because of his patriotism toward Rome. Early on in the play, the first act of disloyalty is shown by Cassius.
To me, this quote was extremely sarcastic because Henry wants revolution, but he almost seems to be blaming it on the Americans. Its almost like he is saying that it is too late to turn back, and that they will either have to fight back to the British or allow themselves to be under a tyranny again. To make his argument stand out, Henry alludes to the Bible. "Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss....Let us not deceive ourselves, sir." - Paragraph 2.
He greatly fears that “the people// [will] choose Caesar for their king” (I.ii.78-79). However, within Brutus’s wrong decisions lie his honorable thoughts and purposes. He presumes to “make// [their] purpose necessary and not envious” (II.i.177-178). Brutus implies that only murderers act out of jealousy, but honorable ones act out of honesty and justice. Influenced by the belief of Brutus disliking Caesar, some may think that the idea of assassinating Caesar is for selfish reasons, or that Brutus has a personal enmity against Caesar.
The blame for these events could be placed upon Cypris yet when reading the play Euripides uses the gods yet paints them to be cruel and petty. The reason for Cypris’ plot in the first place is because he “spurns sex and keeps clear of marriage” and converts her sister, which could be considered petty and jealous actions when the Gods are meant to be higher than mortals. This could be Euripides having a silent jab at the Gods existence as he wouldn’t have been able to do it openly because of the very strong religious beliefs in the ancient world. On the other hand he could be exploring human nature using the Gods as a medium for expressing how power overwhelming passion is for Phaedra that the only escape she feels is death and then later on Theseus’ grief over Phaedra makes him theoretically kill
241-243). Do quips, taunts and harsh written words stop a man from getting what he wants? Of course not! By the use of “paper bullets of the brain” we create an image words shooting like bullets, mercilessly teasing him but it still will not keep him from changing his mind about marriage. 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.
Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth, That he cannot go through with it and she begins to question him, “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man” (Shakespeare I.VII. 55-57). Lady Macbeth begins to question Macbeth’s manhood saying that if he goes through with this then he is truly a fearless man but if he backs out then he is not a man. Lady Macbeth continues to egg him on by questioning his manhood which is something a woman should never do to a man. Macbeth becomes very deceitful once he hears of the prophecies.