In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Shakespeare writes, “Things without all remedy should be without regard. What’s done is done” (3.2.13-14). Situations without solutions shouldn’t be thought about, what happened happened, and no one can change that. Desperately wanting to gain the crown, Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan hoping that with Duncan dead, Macbeth would become king. Soon after murdering king Duncan, Macbeth has to continue to do things that he doesn’t necessarily want to do. He begins to fight and wrestle with his guilty conscience. Macbeth starts the play with a strong, guilty conscience after he murders Duncan, but as more and more situations come up, Macbeth loses his sense of conscience and begins to become unafraid.
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After the all the Lords leave the dinner, Macbeth claims that he is “in blood stepped in so far that, should [he] wade no more returning were as tedious as go o’er. Strange things [he] has in [his] head that will to hand, which must be acted ere they may be scanned” (3.4.169-172). As Macbeth is thinking about the people he has murdered, he begins to realize that he is so far into this crime that it would be pointless to go back and confess what he has done. It is in this moment where Macbeth no longer feels any more guilt. His self conscience is no longer present and he is beginning to realize that he must finish what he started. When he talks to the three witches, they give him 3 prophecies to look out for to hint that his death is near. The 3 prophecies seem impossible to happen: 1. Beware Macduff. 2. No one born of a woman will harm Macbeth. 3. Macbeth will not be killed until the forest below the hill of the castle reaches the castle. At this moment Macbeth is encouraged, saying “Sweet bodements, good! Rebellious dead, rise never till the Wood Of Birnam rise, and our high-placed Macbeth shall live the lease of nature” (4.1.110-113). He tricks himself into believing that there is nothing to worry about anymore. Hearing these things from the three witches allows Macbeth rejoice and forget about the little voice …show more content…
As Malcolm and Macduff and the soldiers make their way to the castle, surprisingly Macbeth isn’t afraid. In fact he says, “I have almost forgotten the taste of fears. The time has been my senses would have cooled to hear a night-shriek,/I have supped full with horrors./familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me” (5.5.11-17). It’s been awhile since Macbeth was last scared. The last time he is nervous is when he first murdered Duncan and he heard the “night shrieks”. But now he’s familiar to horrible things happening that, anything so gruesome can’t scare him now. He knows death is coming to him, yet he’s not scared. After all the things Macbeth has done or seen, his conscience and his sense of fear is gone. All of a sudden Seyton comes in and gives Macbeth news that his wife is dead. But instead of falling to the ground or running to find her, he says “She should have died hereafter./Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” (5.5.20, 27-30). Macbeth shares his view on life. Macbeth believes that this life has absolutely no meaning to it. He doesn’t show any emotion when his wife dies because she was going to die sooner or later. He claims that this life is nothing but an illusion, a bad actor with no point to the play. Understanding Macbeth’s view on life, helps
After the all the Lords leave the dinner, Macbeth claims that he is “in blood stepped in so far that, should [he] wade no more returning were as tedious as go o’er. Strange things [he] has in [his] head that will to hand, which must be acted ere they may be scanned” (3.4.169-172). As Macbeth is thinking about the people he has murdered, he begins to realize that he is so far into this crime that it would be pointless to go back and confess what he has done. It is in this moment where Macbeth no longer feels any more guilt. His self conscience is no longer present and he is beginning to realize that he must finish what he started. When he talks to the three witches, they give him 3 prophecies to look out for to hint that his death is near. The 3 prophecies seem impossible to happen: 1. Beware Macduff. 2. No one born of a woman will harm Macbeth. 3. Macbeth will not be killed until the forest below the hill of the castle reaches the castle. At this moment Macbeth is encouraged, saying “Sweet bodements, good! Rebellious dead, rise never till the Wood Of Birnam rise, and our high-placed Macbeth shall live the lease of nature” (4.1.110-113). He tricks himself into believing that there is nothing to worry about anymore. Hearing these things from the three witches allows Macbeth rejoice and forget about the little voice …show more content…
As Malcolm and Macduff and the soldiers make their way to the castle, surprisingly Macbeth isn’t afraid. In fact he says, “I have almost forgotten the taste of fears. The time has been my senses would have cooled to hear a night-shriek,/I have supped full with horrors./familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me” (5.5.11-17). It’s been awhile since Macbeth was last scared. The last time he is nervous is when he first murdered Duncan and he heard the “night shrieks”. But now he’s familiar to horrible things happening that, anything so gruesome can’t scare him now. He knows death is coming to him, yet he’s not scared. After all the things Macbeth has done or seen, his conscience and his sense of fear is gone. All of a sudden Seyton comes in and gives Macbeth news that his wife is dead. But instead of falling to the ground or running to find her, he says “She should have died hereafter./Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player/told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” (5.5.20, 27-30). Macbeth shares his view on life. Macbeth believes that this life has absolutely no meaning to it. He doesn’t show any emotion when his wife dies because she was going to die sooner or later. He claims that this life is nothing but an illusion, a bad actor with no point to the play. Understanding Macbeth’s view on life, helps