Upon reading the final scenes of Macbeth, it became clear that Shakespeare did not find it relevant, or appropriate to display Lady Macbeth’s suicide in front of the audience. Rather, he informs the audience in the final act, as he had done earlier in the play after the murder of King Duncan. By choosing to exclude this scene, Shakespeare leaves the audience with a few questions of her death, how she died, if it was in fact a suicide and her final intentions. I chose to create this missing scene, to allow Lady Macbeth, arguably the most important female character of the time to have the final word. In this scene, the Doctor relays the gravity of Lady Macbeth’s ill nature and suggests her safety will be compromised if her habit of sleepwalking
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By choosing to; “pour [her] spirits in thine ear” (1.5.25), Lady Macbeth assumed all responsibility for her husband's actions. This intensified her guilt, no longer was she only liable for her own disgrace but that of Macbeth. Engulfed in regret, controlling her husband became impossible, she could not gather the judgement to manage the man who in turn could not individually control his country. The end of her reign was visible and any possibility of overcoming her shame was buried with all those she was responsible for. She concluded: “what’s done cannot be undone [and it was best to go]. To bed, to bed, to bed.” (5.2.59-60), as her life had lost its purpose. Suicide became her only realistic way to avoid the humiliation of being put to death by the next ruler and the guilt that rotted her …show more content…
Shakespeare allowed her dreams, and aspirations to be shared along with how she would accomplish every goal. This missing scene was written to relate the same message, with an alternate desire in mind. Lady Macbeth no longer aspired to rise above all others, but rather to be rid of the horror she was absorbed in. The missing scene was written to echo Lady Macbeth’s past monologues, to ensure a steady tone and theme. Shakespearian language was not utilized as to avoid any misunderstandings of the text upon delivery. His writing can be easily misinterpreted and to ensure the point was received this scene had to be very
By choosing to; “pour [her] spirits in thine ear” (1.5.25), Lady Macbeth assumed all responsibility for her husband's actions. This intensified her guilt, no longer was she only liable for her own disgrace but that of Macbeth. Engulfed in regret, controlling her husband became impossible, she could not gather the judgement to manage the man who in turn could not individually control his country. The end of her reign was visible and any possibility of overcoming her shame was buried with all those she was responsible for. She concluded: “what’s done cannot be undone [and it was best to go]. To bed, to bed, to bed.” (5.2.59-60), as her life had lost its purpose. Suicide became her only realistic way to avoid the humiliation of being put to death by the next ruler and the guilt that rotted her …show more content…
Shakespeare allowed her dreams, and aspirations to be shared along with how she would accomplish every goal. This missing scene was written to relate the same message, with an alternate desire in mind. Lady Macbeth no longer aspired to rise above all others, but rather to be rid of the horror she was absorbed in. The missing scene was written to echo Lady Macbeth’s past monologues, to ensure a steady tone and theme. Shakespearian language was not utilized as to avoid any misunderstandings of the text upon delivery. His writing can be easily misinterpreted and to ensure the point was received this scene had to be very