Relevance of Shakespeare in modern day society
William Shakespeare's Macbeth details a play about a Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Wasted in his ambition, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. Riddling him with paranoia and guilt. The relevance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is still prevalent in present day , greed and power will always thrive. Macbeth get’s a prediction that he’ll become King of Scotland and is willing to do anything to make that prediction come true, even murder. "To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which overlaps itself and fall on the other” Although Lady Macbeth is more power hungry and ambitious then Macbeth is. Macbeth realizes that …show more content…
Showcasing that people are never satisfied with what they have, always yearning for what they do not yet possess. Willing to go to extreme measures to get it through ambition. Macbeth carries out a regicide against King Duncan with the support of his wife. Their deteriorating, guilt comes strongly into fruition during the course of the play because they slowly become paranoid about being caught. “How is 't with me when every noise appalls me? What hands are here? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood. Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather. The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” Macbeth uses a metaphor that is symbolic of his guilt for killing the King. Implying there is not enough water in the ocean to clean his remorseful blood stained hands. “What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?” Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both know they have the power and position to get away with murder however, they did not expect to deal with the psychological trauma that comes with committing an act so heinous. Guilt comes to the surface when
William Shakespeare's Macbeth details a play about a Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Wasted in his ambition, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. Riddling him with paranoia and guilt. The relevance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is still prevalent in present day , greed and power will always thrive. Macbeth get’s a prediction that he’ll become King of Scotland and is willing to do anything to make that prediction come true, even murder. "To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which overlaps itself and fall on the other” Although Lady Macbeth is more power hungry and ambitious then Macbeth is. Macbeth realizes that …show more content…
Showcasing that people are never satisfied with what they have, always yearning for what they do not yet possess. Willing to go to extreme measures to get it through ambition. Macbeth carries out a regicide against King Duncan with the support of his wife. Their deteriorating, guilt comes strongly into fruition during the course of the play because they slowly become paranoid about being caught. “How is 't with me when every noise appalls me? What hands are here? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood. Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather. The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” Macbeth uses a metaphor that is symbolic of his guilt for killing the King. Implying there is not enough water in the ocean to clean his remorseful blood stained hands. “What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?” Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both know they have the power and position to get away with murder however, they did not expect to deal with the psychological trauma that comes with committing an act so heinous. Guilt comes to the surface when