Thesis: In the play Macbeth, the plot is based upon the disruption of Aristotle’s concept of natural law, by King and God, Witches and Sorcerey, and how the Man rules over Woman.
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Topic sentence: One of the ways that Shakespeare portrayed the disruption of the natural law in my opinion was when Macbeth plotted, and carried out the plan to kill Banquo, when he murdered King Duncan to dethrone and replace him and lastly when he killed Macduff’s entire family.
Explanation: According to Aristotle’s natural law, Macbeth’s actions are considered to be immoral and unethical because to kill, especially to kill a king is equally as bad as committing a sin against God.
Supporting detail 1: In act three, Macbeth commences to reveal his true feelings about Banquo: “[o]ur fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be fear’d.” (3.1.50-52) he persists in saying, he is jealous that the witches had put “…a barren scepter in my gripe…no son of mine succeeding.” (3.1.63-65). Furthermore this confirms that Macbeth killed Banquo because he felt threatened that none of Macbeth’s lineage would become kings and Banquo’s sons would. …show more content…
According to the natural law it is never morally suitable to violate a king’s position, as it will initiate the unruliness in the country simply because it is equivalent to committing a sin against God. For example when Ross and an Old Man are conversing in act two, they are describing how a “falcon tow’ring in her pride of place was by a mousing owl hawk’d at and kill’d.”(2.4.12-13) and how Duncan’s beautiful horses “turned wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, contending ‘gainst obedience…”(2.4.16-17) to which the Old man responded “ ‘[t]is said, they eat each other.” (2.4.19). This symbolizes how people and even animals are not following the chain of
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Topic sentence: One of the ways that Shakespeare portrayed the disruption of the natural law in my opinion was when Macbeth plotted, and carried out the plan to kill Banquo, when he murdered King Duncan to dethrone and replace him and lastly when he killed Macduff’s entire family.
Explanation: According to Aristotle’s natural law, Macbeth’s actions are considered to be immoral and unethical because to kill, especially to kill a king is equally as bad as committing a sin against God.
Supporting detail 1: In act three, Macbeth commences to reveal his true feelings about Banquo: “[o]ur fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be fear’d.” (3.1.50-52) he persists in saying, he is jealous that the witches had put “…a barren scepter in my gripe…no son of mine succeeding.” (3.1.63-65). Furthermore this confirms that Macbeth killed Banquo because he felt threatened that none of Macbeth’s lineage would become kings and Banquo’s sons would. …show more content…
According to the natural law it is never morally suitable to violate a king’s position, as it will initiate the unruliness in the country simply because it is equivalent to committing a sin against God. For example when Ross and an Old Man are conversing in act two, they are describing how a “falcon tow’ring in her pride of place was by a mousing owl hawk’d at and kill’d.”(2.4.12-13) and how Duncan’s beautiful horses “turned wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, contending ‘gainst obedience…”(2.4.16-17) to which the Old man responded “ ‘[t]is said, they eat each other.” (2.4.19). This symbolizes how people and even animals are not following the chain of