Cawdor Castle

manipulation are unmasking Macbeth’s dark desires and turning him into a murderer which caused him to derail from reality. When the witches say to Macbeth, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king!” (1.3.51) they open his eyes into a dark and murderous world. Macbeth begins to have dark thoughts…

In this scene, after seeing the (9) ghastly apparitions and hearing the words beware Macduff, Macbeth decides to kill all of Macduff 's family members because he shows (10) contempt towards him and his family. “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to th ' edge o ' th ' sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool. This deed I’ll do before this purpose cool” ( Shakespeare 131). In this…

Through history and literature, many memorable protagonists have passed through time. From the classical tales of Oedipus and Hamlet to the storylines of modern day motion pictures Star Wars Darth Vader are all memorable characters. They all are tragic heroes as they start with notable goodness, but the flaws are revealed and the protagonist is confronted with a tragic end due to their own actions. William Shakespeare is notably famous for writing many plays that contain tragic endings for the…

Macbeth’s concerns only stretch to that of his own problems, not anyone else’s. Nor does he care or reflect upon the killing of innocents. For instance, Macbeth issues a kill order on Macduff’s family, including all of the servants and workers at his castle. His callous endeavors result in the slaughtering of faultless people. “Macbeth has not a predisposition to murder; he has merely an inordinate ambition that makes murder itself seem to be a lesser evil than failure to achieve the crown.”…

No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine Making the green one red (2.2.77-80). In addition to Macbeth’s regret, he shames himself believing in the chamberlains who cry “Glamis hath murder’d sleep: and therefor Cawdor/ Shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more” (2.2.55-6)! To conclude his first murder, Macbeth’s mentality is stuck with one concern: whether it is necessary to murder the king, to become king. Disengagement in royal matters, results in his…

Manliness is a trait that many people connect to those that are brave and vigorous. Showing your true feeling to others would strip this trait away. Using this information, William Shakespeare designed his characters to use manliness as a tool of manipulation rather than using it for the true meaning. In the tragedy Macbeth, Shakespeare demonstrates that the way characters view manliness has a great affect on their actions. Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth use manliness as a tool to kill, but Macduff…

prophecies, Macbeth will become King and Banquo will be a father of a line of kings. Banquo is sceptical of what is being said to him and Macbeth is hesitant to believe them at first. Ross told Macbeth that the king gave him the title of thane of cawdor and now he believed the witches. How: Macbeth was behaving timidly, when he got told the news by Ross he automatically thought about killing the king to make the last prophecy become a reality. Macbeth was horrified of his own idea, but knew…

Macbeth kills Duncan, and in the third scene of act two, Macduff and Lennox enter the castle to find him dead. They pin the murderers of Duncan as the guards that were staying in his room in the night because their arms and faces are covered with blood. Macbeth then tells them that “here lay Duncan, his silver skin laced with his golden blood…

Another significant literary device is dramatic irony, where Duncan is visiting Macbeth’s castle and states, “This castle hath a pleasant seat,” and “We love him highly and shall continue our graces towards him.” Those sentences reveals that Duncan respect Macbeth very well that he feels great happiness to live under his roof, and have no idea that Macbeth will be the one who kills him when he sleeps in their castle. Only the audiences know everything, how Macbeth’s ambition moves him to kill…

Macbeth is remarkably hard to characterize due to the fact that he possesses many of the elements of a villain, however; he does have generally good intentions, heroic qualities, and a tragic flaw. Thus, I believe the best classification for Macbeth would be a tragic hero, with many villainous characteristics. Firstly, Macbeth has many elements of a hero, such as: his honour, longstanding loyalty to his country, and good intentions. However, there are certainly flaws in his character that lead…