Comparative commentary of Act 3 scene 2 and Act 1 scene 5
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it is quite impossible to read Act 3 scene 2 without making allusion to Act 1 scene 5. These two very rich scenes are both opened by the very amazing character, Lady Macbeth who has a very vital role in the work. Act 1 scene introduces the audience for the first time to Lady Macbeth, a woman who appears to greatly influence her husband, Macbeth and who takes the role of the “man” in her couple. Lady Macbeth herself asks spirits to make her more of a man as seen in lines 41 to 42. However, moving from that scene to Act 3 scene 2, Lady Macbeth starts showing the limits to her manliness and can’t hide the fright which starts taking control of her as she realises her husband and herself can’t keep off from the deadly crimes they …show more content…
On the other hand, Macbeth whom Shakespeare introduces to the audience in the play as a man of great battles, a respected thane of Glamis and later of Cawdor, full of ambitions nevertheless appears to have lesser powers than his wife does. However, as the plot unfolds, Macbeth comes to show off his manly side to the audience and stands to the grounds of the decisions he takes to the astonishment of his wife Lady Macbeth. Viewing all this, the audience an therefore conclude there is a reversal of roles between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth as the plot unfolds. How does this come about? Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene 5 lets the audience discover who she is and the extent to which she is ready to sacrifice her womanly attributes to reach up to what she desires. She equally lets the audience know more about Macbeth and his weaknesses for instances when she says Macbeth is full too full of the milk of human kindness in lines 16. Having read the letter sent to her by her husband on the prophecies of the weird sisters, Lady Macbeth does not waist a single second to start nourishing devilish ideas in her mind immediately after
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, it is quite impossible to read Act 3 scene 2 without making allusion to Act 1 scene 5. These two very rich scenes are both opened by the very amazing character, Lady Macbeth who has a very vital role in the work. Act 1 scene introduces the audience for the first time to Lady Macbeth, a woman who appears to greatly influence her husband, Macbeth and who takes the role of the “man” in her couple. Lady Macbeth herself asks spirits to make her more of a man as seen in lines 41 to 42. However, moving from that scene to Act 3 scene 2, Lady Macbeth starts showing the limits to her manliness and can’t hide the fright which starts taking control of her as she realises her husband and herself can’t keep off from the deadly crimes they …show more content…
On the other hand, Macbeth whom Shakespeare introduces to the audience in the play as a man of great battles, a respected thane of Glamis and later of Cawdor, full of ambitions nevertheless appears to have lesser powers than his wife does. However, as the plot unfolds, Macbeth comes to show off his manly side to the audience and stands to the grounds of the decisions he takes to the astonishment of his wife Lady Macbeth. Viewing all this, the audience an therefore conclude there is a reversal of roles between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth as the plot unfolds. How does this come about? Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 1 scene 5 lets the audience discover who she is and the extent to which she is ready to sacrifice her womanly attributes to reach up to what she desires. She equally lets the audience know more about Macbeth and his weaknesses for instances when she says Macbeth is full too full of the milk of human kindness in lines 16. Having read the letter sent to her by her husband on the prophecies of the weird sisters, Lady Macbeth does not waist a single second to start nourishing devilish ideas in her mind immediately after