Kenneth III of Scotland

To a certain extent Clytemnestra would have been a better title for the first play of the Oresteia as she is featured more in it but there are reasons that say that Agamemnon was the right title for the play. A major point that could mean that calling the first Oresteia Agamemnon was wrong was that Clytemnestra is on the stage for the majority of the play. She first appears lighting the altar for a sacrifice when the Watchman has finished speaking and the Chorus start their first Ode.…

Secondly, Lady Macbeth falls victim to her own ambition when it leads to her suffering due to her overwhelming guilt. Lady Macbeth first exhibits her ambition when she feels the impulse to rid her emotions in order to become queen. She wants to rid herself of her emotions and remorse in order to do what she believes needs to be done. She calls on the spirits saying, “Make thick my blood./ Stop up the access and passage to remorse,/ That no compunctious visitings of nature/ Shake my fell purpose,…

Power can influence individuals, because it can cause someone to become power hungry and treat having power as the ultimate thing in life. On the other side people with power can be influenced to become arrogant and abuse their power and use it in a negative way. In the beginning of Macbeth, Macbeth was not looking for the throne until he was influenced by the witches that he should be king. This led Macbeth to become power hungry and eventually kill King Duncan and take the Scottish Throne.…

In the famous play, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, which took place in 11th century Scotland, author William Shakespeare wrote about a noble warrior who lets his lust for power corrupt his life, leading him down a blood-soaked path of no return. The most riveting theme of the story is the ambition of the characters to seize the throne of Scotland Ambition plays a constant role in the events and actions that many characters take in the story, but substantially in three characters; Macbeth, Lady…

It is clear to the readers of Macbeth by William Shakespeare that Macbeth crossed many lines in his ascent to the throne, what many people don’t realize is that he also crossed lines as ruler to his people. Francisco Franco was also a tyrant, but was very different in his rule. In general Macbeth had a strong sense of paranoia, power, and bloodlust that was lacking in Francisco Franco (Shakespeare; Preston). While Macbeth was murdering and making the common people suffer, Franco was trying to…

17 King Duncan’s Murder During Act I of The Tragedy of Macbeth, King Duncan was murdered. Now the question is who is to blame for this? I honestly believe that Macbeth himself is to blame for the death of Duncan. Nobody made him do it. Some people, such as the witches and Lady Macbeth, instigated the situation, but Macbeth could have easily said no. The witches would only be the ones to blame if they would have been part of the execution rather than just the messengers. Macbeth could have just…

Without the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth would have never gotten any of these negative ideas in his head. In this play it is implied that without the witches, this play wouldn't happen. As stated by Shakespeare, "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 hereafter!" (1.3.49-51). The quotation tells Macbeth that he will be king, but there is more to come come out of the witches.…

The tragedy of Macbeth is a Scottish play that was written by Shakespeare in the eleventh century. This tragic story contains supernatural elements and focuses on a lust for power and betrayal of friends. Macbeth’s ambition develops over the course of the text and helps advance the plot because his actions create horrendous domino effect. Undeniably, Macbeth’s ambition develops more and more over time. in the beginning of the play, the author shows the reader that Macbeth is well respected…

In Act 4 Scene 1, Lennox wants to appear loyal to Macbeth, because Lennox tells him that “Macduff is fled to England” (4.1.148). He also wants to gain information about Macbeth, because Lennox is waiting at the door before Macbeth calls him in, so Lennox might have been listening to Macbeth conversation before he got call in. He might of wanted more information about Macbeth to prepare for the inevitable civil war. Lennox’s objectives change in this scene from spying on Macbeth to trying to…

There, the witches came forth and told Macbeth the prophecy that he will be Thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland. Not knowing these witches, Macbeth and Banquo did not pay much attention to what they had told them until Lennox and Ross later gave Macbeth the news that the king had named Macbeth Thane of Cawdor and that was when Macbeth thought back to what…