This essay investigates the continuities within the above “epigram.” Shakespeare’s fascination with madness is derived from the human nature of confinement and the perplexing attitudes of unrestrained ferals such as those driven to Insanity. Why does Ophelia permute into lunacy throughout Hamlet ? Ophelia is grieving as a result of her dependency on others. Ophelia was left alone as her brother,Laertes, left for France and her father, Polonius, was slain. Ophelia who is seemingly in a relationship with Hamlet at the start of the play, submits to her father and rejects Hamlet’s advances. Hamlet's apparent madness to Polonius diffuses through to Ophelia and she is grieved with blaming herself for Hamlet’s madness unaware of his feign. Ophelia’s
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The thane Macbeth’s ambition drives him to kill the father figure of Scotland and his kin, King Duncan. Macbeth was a hero to Scotland having fought in the war against Norway earning his second prophesied title, Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth’s wife is the biggest force acting on Macbeth's conscious as she convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan after she reveals her physiological inability to kill Duncan herself. Lady Macbeth is seen as a strong and devilish character who plans the murder of the King, she believed her husband is weak and that he doesn’t have masculine qualities if he can't kill Duncan for his own ambition. Killing Duncan causes Lady Macbeth to go mad with guilt, later hallucinating blood, revealing her husband's murder unconsciously until she commits suicide.”Out, damned spot; out, I say. One, two,—why, then ’tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?” Lady Macbeth’s madness is ironic due to her initial character acting in a strong evil manner almost incapable of guilt. Lady Macbeth’s grows insane as a result of her guilt but her mental instability is insufficient compared to the deterioration of Macbeth's mind. Macbeth’s madness is driven by guilt as well but is presented through hallucinations originating even before Duncan's murder. Macbeth sees a dagger before him energizing his ambition to kill Duncan. Macbeth later becomes fearful of his loss of power when Banquo and his son Fleance still live when they are rumored to father a future king meaning Macbeth will relinquish the throne. Macbeth kills innocent people such as Lady Macduff and his friend Banquo. Macbeth fearfully gazes upon the ghost of
The thane Macbeth’s ambition drives him to kill the father figure of Scotland and his kin, King Duncan. Macbeth was a hero to Scotland having fought in the war against Norway earning his second prophesied title, Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth’s wife is the biggest force acting on Macbeth's conscious as she convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan after she reveals her physiological inability to kill Duncan herself. Lady Macbeth is seen as a strong and devilish character who plans the murder of the King, she believed her husband is weak and that he doesn’t have masculine qualities if he can't kill Duncan for his own ambition. Killing Duncan causes Lady Macbeth to go mad with guilt, later hallucinating blood, revealing her husband's murder unconsciously until she commits suicide.”Out, damned spot; out, I say. One, two,—why, then ’tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?” Lady Macbeth’s madness is ironic due to her initial character acting in a strong evil manner almost incapable of guilt. Lady Macbeth’s grows insane as a result of her guilt but her mental instability is insufficient compared to the deterioration of Macbeth's mind. Macbeth’s madness is driven by guilt as well but is presented through hallucinations originating even before Duncan's murder. Macbeth sees a dagger before him energizing his ambition to kill Duncan. Macbeth later becomes fearful of his loss of power when Banquo and his son Fleance still live when they are rumored to father a future king meaning Macbeth will relinquish the throne. Macbeth kills innocent people such as Lady Macduff and his friend Banquo. Macbeth fearfully gazes upon the ghost of