Malcolm McDowell

“ Fate decides who comes into your life, your heart decides who stays.” Macbeth is a Shakespearean play about how an innocent soldier becomes a ruthless king, all because of his proposed fate. In Macbeth, fate played a huge role in how Macbeth as a character acted and why he had a tragic resolution. Fate is what drove Macbeth into having a tragic resolution. Every human believes fate is predetermined. People tend to hold onto the unknown. It moves us in many ways, whether that be hope or…

The famous play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in 1606 took place during the medieval times in Scotland, around the 11th century. The plot is about Scottish nobleman Macbeth who hears prophesy of him becoming King which awakens his desire to seize the throne. This is where his wife, Lady Macbeth, comes in - she tempts and bullies Macbeth into killing King Duncan. The play was written during the reign of King James I who saw himself as an expert on witchcraft. ‘Witches’ at that time were…

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,…

prominent in this situation. The seed would never have been planted and the blood bath would never have happened. Macbeth would not have gone into depression and Lady Macbeth would never have committed suicide. Maybe Duncan dies of natural causes, Malcolm and Donalbain could die on the battlefield of a new war, so Macbeth is left to take the crown. Macbeth and Fleance could have bonded over the years, especially that Lady Macbeth never bore children. As Banquo passes away, he asks Macbeth to…

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…