Although his tragedies always end with death, Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet also conclude with a form of restoration. This restoration comes as a result of a change within the social and physical environment due to characters’ lack of obedience towards an authority. It is this lack of obedience driven by selfish desires that needs to be reprimanded in order for a peaceful social order to be restored. At the end of Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and the Montagues assemble to mourn over their respective family members and eventually, squash the feud that has disrupted their lives, as well as the lives of the people of Verona. Similarly, in Macbeth, there is an assembly that celebrates the end of Macbeth’s tyranny and Malcolm earning
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This proclamation announces how the fight causes a change within the environment by disrupting the peace. The prince states that “three civil brawls bred of an airy word by thee, old Capulet, and Montague, have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets” (1.1.91-93).
From the beginning, both plays mark rebellion as a central theme in their stories, as well as rectifying that rebellion to bring order in restoration by reinforcing societal codes of loyalty and obedience to rulers. The authoritative figures in each play restrict certain behaviours that demonstrate their oppressive nature to control. Macbeth will experience being the oppressive hand and rule maker, which eventually makes him to be a tyrannical leader. After all for him to maintain his power, he believes he must vanquish any threat. Ruled by his guilt and paranoia to maintain a semblance of control, Macbeth actions speak to what justified MacDuff and Malcolm’s treason. While Macbeth plays the oppressive ruler, on the other hand Capulet plays the role of the oppressive father, who demands his daughter to marry a nobleman for the sake of maintaining a certain level of …show more content…
For MacDonwald to rebel against Duncan, warrants his death as he symbolizes a destabilization of the order Duncan has to uphold. For MacDonwald being killed for rebelling against Duncan is the same as Macbeth being killed by MacDuff. To validate this claim, the Weird Sisters makes a statement that ironically gives idea of a deceit with a deceptive tone. The line “foul is fair; and fair is foul” (1.1.12) formulates the deceptive and contradictive actions that resonate throughout the play. This word play shows the deception and contradiction of meaning that leaves readers in the middle ground in determining whether treason is reasonable for committing
This proclamation announces how the fight causes a change within the environment by disrupting the peace. The prince states that “three civil brawls bred of an airy word by thee, old Capulet, and Montague, have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets” (1.1.91-93).
From the beginning, both plays mark rebellion as a central theme in their stories, as well as rectifying that rebellion to bring order in restoration by reinforcing societal codes of loyalty and obedience to rulers. The authoritative figures in each play restrict certain behaviours that demonstrate their oppressive nature to control. Macbeth will experience being the oppressive hand and rule maker, which eventually makes him to be a tyrannical leader. After all for him to maintain his power, he believes he must vanquish any threat. Ruled by his guilt and paranoia to maintain a semblance of control, Macbeth actions speak to what justified MacDuff and Malcolm’s treason. While Macbeth plays the oppressive ruler, on the other hand Capulet plays the role of the oppressive father, who demands his daughter to marry a nobleman for the sake of maintaining a certain level of …show more content…
For MacDonwald to rebel against Duncan, warrants his death as he symbolizes a destabilization of the order Duncan has to uphold. For MacDonwald being killed for rebelling against Duncan is the same as Macbeth being killed by MacDuff. To validate this claim, the Weird Sisters makes a statement that ironically gives idea of a deceit with a deceptive tone. The line “foul is fair; and fair is foul” (1.1.12) formulates the deceptive and contradictive actions that resonate throughout the play. This word play shows the deception and contradiction of meaning that leaves readers in the middle ground in determining whether treason is reasonable for committing