The Birnam Wood

made were good. With his modernized changes it helps us understand a little bit better since we're more used to gang violence and how greedy they are. Wright changed the chronic knocking to an annoying door bell. When the Birnam wood came to Dunsinane, Wright change that to the wood being hauled by a truck to Macbeth’s house. The battle scene was fast and rapid to show the chaos a little better and also Wright had a shootout in a wine cellar to convey the message of wine being the blood and…

In this scene Macbeth displays hubris because he appears to be cocky and disregards the threats. He is completely oblivious about the threats of Malcolm and the ten thousand soldiers. ‘Bring me no more report. Let them fly all. Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunisinane I cannot taint with fear. What’s the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of woman?’ ‘The mind I saw by and the heart I bear shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.’ ‘Go, prick thy face and over- red thy fear, thou lily- livered…

Blood is a major part of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is explored throughout the play in various ways, especially through murder. "Blood will have blood" (Shakespeare, III, iv, 45) means that each time a murder is committed, more blood will be spilled to cover up the previous murder. In the very beginning of the play, Macbeth killed a traitor to the country, and Duncan said to “go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth” (Shakespeare, I, iii, 4).…

Act I scene III, Prompt I “We are made wise, not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility of our future.” -George Bernard Shaw In the Story Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, we see exactly how one's decisions can affect their ultimate destiny. For example, in Act I scene III of Macbeth; Macbeth is given a prophecy by three witches, and this prophecy ends up influencing Macbeth’s decisions which will end up affecting his future drastically. First of all, Macbeth should…

a bloody child and it says “The pow’r of man for non of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.80-81). The third and final apparition was a child wearing a crown, holding a tree and it had to say “Macbeth shall never be vanquished be until/ Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill” (4.1.93-94). There is one last thing the witches show him and that is the ghost of Banquo holding a mirror showing all of his descendants that will be King. Being told this made him feel more of power and invincibility…

The witches have supernatural powers that allow them to determine Macbeth’s prophecies. Macbeth is already thane of Glamis and he has yet to receive the news on becoming the thane of Cawdor. But once the witches hail Macbeth as king, he is confused and says “to be king/ Stands not within the prospect of belief” (1.3. 76-77). In fact, this prophecy comes true when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit first great crime. After Macbeth becomes king, he is worried so he goes to the witches for help. The…

Shakespeare manipulates the device of contrast very well on Macbeth to reveal his hubris, a flaw in his character, in which results in his catastrophe as the tragic hero. In the beginning of the play, a soldier introduces Macbeth as a noble warrior who has slain the head of the traitor, won the war for his country of Scotland, and remains loyal to his King. At first the war is not going well for Scotland, until “brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-/ Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d…

Literature allows the author to depict their characters from every possible perspective. Throughout William Shakespeare 's plays, major characters undergo various changes that influence the plot. The tragic hero is one of high estate whom commits multiple errors; mistakes known as hamartia. Hence, the main character suffers a downfall as the hero 's conflict is shown through two different aspects: with the universe and with society. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth 's character, "is an engrossing…

Huckleberry Finn, Dr. Watson, Hermoine Granger and Ron Weasely are all well-known examples of important roles that are equally important as their counterparts. Authors use secondary characters to support ideas of theme and to add to the plot. Supporting characters may not appear in all aspects of the plot, but act as a foundation to hold together the storyline. Shakespeare, an important poetic genius, frequently uses the roles of secondary characters to support the structure of his plays. In the…

On Macbeth’s return from war after victory over his rebels, the witches became instrumental in his entire life. He became superstitious which transformed his character and mind. Being superstitious on Witches Prophecies ultimately led him to become ambitious, inflicted his mind with fear and jealous of others becoming the next king. Believing too much on prophecies which are scientifically not proven may mislead our day to day actions. Throughout the play, he has considered witches as his true…