In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Macbeth’s thirst for power in Act 2 Scene 1, reveals his unstable mind state and how he uses his fear and uses it for newfound conviction and aggression to kill King Duncan.
Throughout the beginning of the soliloquy Shakespeare’s style of writing paints Macbeth as a delusional figure who wants nothing but to become king. As seen in (34) Shakespeare uses “clutch” to depict Macbeth’s longing for strength to kill Duncan. Macbeth becomes distraught as he begins to lose his morals and sense of guilt. Macbeth who once was such an honorable servant to the king now has nothing but conflicted emotions and figments of imagination to “clutch” onto, and attempt to do what he feels that he must do. Macbeth begins to …show more content…
Macbeth evens goes as far too even call killing the king “business” (48). This proves Macbeth has completely lost his old self and has committed to killing Duncan. By also calling it “business” he plays it down as almost a killing of war and it is no big deal. This allows Macbeth to be his “savage” self we first saw in his brutal “unseeming” of a solider we read in the beginning. As the soliloquy transitions towards the end, we can see a new barbaric Macbeth. Shakespeare describes Macbeth as a “wolf” (53) of Hecate. This portrays Macbeth as a lone wolf who must kill to keep himself alive or in power. Describing him as a wolf displays Macbeth evolution to a ruthless killer and his lust for blood. This is substantial change from a fearing Macbeth who struggled even with idea of the murder. Concluding the soliloquy you can see the cards finally coming into play as the bell rings it signifies Macbeth’s point of no return. Macbeth has transformed himself and has come to murder Duncan with nothing but aggression to satisfy his want for power .William Shakespeare displays Macbeth as an extremely dynamic character evolving from a once reserved soldier for the king to a fearless and confident king
Throughout the beginning of the soliloquy Shakespeare’s style of writing paints Macbeth as a delusional figure who wants nothing but to become king. As seen in (34) Shakespeare uses “clutch” to depict Macbeth’s longing for strength to kill Duncan. Macbeth becomes distraught as he begins to lose his morals and sense of guilt. Macbeth who once was such an honorable servant to the king now has nothing but conflicted emotions and figments of imagination to “clutch” onto, and attempt to do what he feels that he must do. Macbeth begins to …show more content…
Macbeth evens goes as far too even call killing the king “business” (48). This proves Macbeth has completely lost his old self and has committed to killing Duncan. By also calling it “business” he plays it down as almost a killing of war and it is no big deal. This allows Macbeth to be his “savage” self we first saw in his brutal “unseeming” of a solider we read in the beginning. As the soliloquy transitions towards the end, we can see a new barbaric Macbeth. Shakespeare describes Macbeth as a “wolf” (53) of Hecate. This portrays Macbeth as a lone wolf who must kill to keep himself alive or in power. Describing him as a wolf displays Macbeth evolution to a ruthless killer and his lust for blood. This is substantial change from a fearing Macbeth who struggled even with idea of the murder. Concluding the soliloquy you can see the cards finally coming into play as the bell rings it signifies Macbeth’s point of no return. Macbeth has transformed himself and has come to murder Duncan with nothing but aggression to satisfy his want for power .William Shakespeare displays Macbeth as an extremely dynamic character evolving from a once reserved soldier for the king to a fearless and confident king