Division III

In the novel Macbeth, the character Macbeth could solve all of his issues if he would have not killed the king. All humans have the power of free will, and we must choose carefully or situations can snowball out of control. The thought of becoming king really stuck into Macbeth's mind. The witches line "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"(Macbeth Act I Sc 3 li. 56-57) had this echo effect that made Macbeth have this everlasting thought of being king. Furthermore, Lady Macbeth would…

How do you see medieval rulers? Are they strong and manly or weak and feeble? An important theme in Macbeth is the relationship between gender and power, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary merely says that manhood is “the condition of being a human being; or qualities associated with men.” Evidently, the ideas of what really constitutes manhood are vague at best. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses varying interpretations of manhood presented by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in order to debate the meaning of…

Macbeth did the “unnatural” which mean he murdered the King Duncan and Macduff’s family. He was evil person who learned lesson from witches, they are bad people. Witches predict Macbeth’s future but Macbeth was in control of himself and used power to murder. Later on, Macbeth don’t have a power and don't want to murder people, it was his witches and his wife. Macbeth did horrible things to do like as blood on his hands as killer. He agreement with witches because he really want to shut Macduff,…

Is there such a thing as free will? Or is there free will with a set fate no matter what choices we make? Shakespeare’s Macbeth dwells upon this subject often. Three witches, who claim to know Macbeth’s future approach him. They hail him as thane of Glamis, Cawdor, and as King of Scotland. The audience knows that he is the thane of Glamis and that Cawdor will soon be given to him, but the idea of becoming king never occurred to him until this moment. So the question remaining is: Did the weird…

William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth tells the story of the tragic hero. Throughout the play, Macbeth is portrayed as the tragic hero who is defined by his choices and free will. Macbeth becomes so consumed with the idea of power that the honourable nobleman he once was becomes the victim of circumstance. The theme of guilt portrays Macbeth’s self destruction throughout the play and his wilful blindness to the reality of his misguided actions. During the beginning of the play, Macbeth is…

Analysis: The natural day and night cycle consists of being up and awake during the day when it is light out and in bed asleep during the night when it is dark outside. However, Ross makes a general observation about the cycle and how the night is slowly enveloping the day. The dreadful darkness broods over the tragedy of king Duncan’s murder and you can see that almost all scenes take place either at night or in a dark location either by coincidence or due to the change in the day and night…

he illustrious author John Huebert once wrote, "Power corrupts, incorruptably". Huebert pokes at the cliche theme of life that views the idea of power as an innate evil within all men. All men strive to achieve it and, in this endavour, many fall prey to destructive moral behavior. Behavior that inevitably corrupts a man whom attains power. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, this issue holds both political and social relevance as the protagonist aims to become King. Through the use of symbolism and…

Hazlitt is a known literary critic. Hazlitt uses quotes to clearly portray the people truly at fault for Duncan’s murder, the Witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth, throughout the essay, is dismissed as being at fault for Duncan’s murder. Hazlitt mentions Macbeths mind is “assailed by the stings of remorse, and full of “preternatural soliciting’s.” Hazlitt is suggesting Macbeth is an unfit character, one that is not able to keep his emotions intact. Although Macbeth executed the plan, he was not…

Throughout literature, symbolism exists as a pivotal tool in revealing the motifs and themes of a writer's piece. A simple outlining of events shallows the intent of a literary work because it provides no familiar connections to the readers mind. An audience connects more to a piece through symbolism, revealing the intentions of the work. In drama, symbolism centers the structure of a plot. It moves the piece to different dimensions of worldy analysis and brings the audience into the realm of…

Prince Caspian: Conflict Analysis Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis is a fantasy book chronicling the four siblings Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan’s travels to Narnia. In Prince Caspian, the siblings travel back to the magical land Narnia. Since they were last back in Narnia, hundreds of years have passed. In this book in the series The Chronicles of Narnia, the siblings help Prince Caspian regain his rightful throne. The four siblings and Prince Caspian struggle with an external conflict of person…