Lady Macbeth's Soliloquy Analysis

The character I have chosen is the Scottish doctor, who witnesses the mental decay of Lady Macbeth. I have designated the doctor’s soliloquy at the end of Act 5, Scene 3, Page 3. During this scene, the doctor has the duty to relay the mental degradation of Lady Macbeth to her husband, Macbeth, in turn concurring the emotional sink that Macbeth represents, echoed through his frustration in the doctor’s inability to treat Lady Macbeth. This scene is rich in emotional ambiguity and complexity, hence I chose this situation because of its array of directions I could manipulate in adopting the character of the doctor. A doctor is one who identifies the sickness of the body, however he is also exposed to the sickness of the mind. This allocates the …show more content…
The purpose of my soliloquy is to illustrate the doctor’s interpretation of unbridled ambition and power and its consequences on one’s conscience and overall physical state. It grants insight on the doctor’s awareness of the deterioration of the marriage between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as a result of the grasp of ambition and power. When the doctor, as an omniscient observer, infiltrates the breakdown of the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, it alludes to the audience’s sensibilities and provokes the attainment of deeper insight on the dramatic conflict driving a schism between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The soliloquy explores the strain of secrets and truth and the emotional burden this poses on the doctor’s view of himself and the world around him, issues that are imminent with human experience and thus relevant to the audience. The role of Christianity and sin in determining the values and fate of an individual is also explored via language forms and features to adhere to the context of the 16th century and spur audience