Today I will be speaking a soliloquy at the end of Act Three Scene 2 of Macbeth as Lady Macbeth when she reflects on how Macbeth and herself gained the titles as King and Queen but it has not resulted in happiness or peace but with anxiety and doubt. (stands tall and majestically with head held high. haughty look on face that matches the pigmentation of ice. On head, wearing a golden crown that is sparkling on her head, clasping a candle in her hands.) (Wavering at first, voice strengthens with each word, speaks with confidence.) It is over and done with now. (Pause) As the weird sisters prophesied; Glamis, Cawdor and the kingdom! I can still see the words of the letter through my pupils now “Thane of Cawdor,' by which title, before, these weird sisters saluted me, and referred me to the coming on of time with 'Hail, king that shalt be!' This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness” (Act 1 Scene 5 Line 2), leaders of the scots we are now (in a daze) my dearest love and I, King and Queen of this sovereign state. I was right to follow this path; it has granted us both great success and riches, which I shall readily enjoy hereafter. I …show more content…
None other had done so but only me, I cannot deny or forget it, the thought of ever killing his lord crossed his mind before but I was the one who won the evil of his mind over to committing blatant treasonery. Every other woman on this god forsaken Earth could never be as like a man as I, whether she be mother, wife or ruler of the world. Owning the qualities of being brave and powerful of mind is a blessing that all of my sex should be compelled to seize. All dogs of men would be casted out and the Christian world would be held in a woman’s hands! (Pauses for a little while, in deep
Act 3 Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Background King Duncan, has been murdered by Macbeth, and Macbeth is crowned King. of Scotland. Banquo is back in the royal castle of Forres, and we find. out, that he has been observing the recent events and is aware of the witches' prophecies.
direct Act 2 scenes 1 and 2 (the ones before and after the murder of
that is not going to be cleaned from them, sooner or later it is going
World order is perceived as the activities and relationships of the world's state and other significant factors that contribute. In relation to Shakespeare's text ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, the audience explores the religious and political framework and the implications of restoring stability and order. Though the measures required, the loss of many and the gains of some, made the admiration of becoming King take a shift from a gloried future to a tragic ending, due to the unsettling decisions which Macbeth has made throughout the duration of his journey, as well as the contributions of other figures within the text. Throughout the course of the play, the audience collects a gathering of motives and themes that are illustrated by Macbeth. Was
Later that day Macbeth received a message from the King saying he was to become Thane of Cawdor. He called me his "dearest partner of greatness" and plans to share the glory of the golden round with me. He sent the letter by messenger despite the danger of the contents being read by others, when it could have waited until he arrived here.
MACBETH: "We will proceed no further in this business: He hath honour'd me of late; and I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, Not cast aside so soon."(Macbeth,I,vii, )
Throughout the novel, there are moments when important characters are given the opportunity to express details of their character and reveal information that is otherwise not given, but vital to the development of the story. A soliloquy is a classical literary technique to allow a character to share his or her thoughts and feelings with the audience. I will now examine and attempt to interpret two of these soliloquies, one from Lady Macbeth and the second from Macbeth himself.
In this soliloquy, Macbeth mentions how becoming the king is pointless if he cannot pass down the crown to his son (Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 1, 65-67). The weird witches foretold that Macbeth would become King, which he now believes, but they also told them how Banquo descendents will become Kings as well. This stirs anger in his heart because he killed Duncan to become king, and if his descendents will not become kings there is no reason to take the helm (Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 1, 68). Now Macbeth feels horrible, and his animosity towards Banquo worsens. Macbeth mentions how this, “put rancours in the vessel of my peace”, and immediate distress on the killing of his dear friend Duncan for the future descendents of Banquo (Shakespeare,
...nding them. Macbeth says When I said these lines I felt the audience was then drawn in, I said it with so much pain in my eyes and anger. Macbeth is concerned because he could not say ‘amen’ and Lady Macbeth is disappointed and nervous because Macbeth is saying things she does not want to hear. She says She is frustrated with her husband’s cowardice. When my partner said those lines, I responded with shock and fear to show how afraid I was.
Scene 2 act 2 is one of the most important scenes in the play. This is
from one of the last lines in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play. The three witches speak this line
In Shakespeare’s MacBeth, a Scottish thane ascends his way to becoming king by killing off anyone in his way. MacBeth’s first victim, and most difficult to kill, was King Duncan. The reason killing King Duncan was harder for MacBeth than killing other victims, was that MacBeth had never committed such a crime, and he was unsure whether or not he wanted to go through with his plan. He had promised his ambitious wife, Lady MacBeth, that he would kill Duncan, though he later reassesses the idea. If it were not for Lady MacBeth’s persuasion, Duncan most likely would not have been murdered.
[Macbeth] announces the King's approach; and she, insensible it should seem to all the perils which he has encountered in battle, and to all the happiness of his safe return to her, -- for not one kind word of greeting or congratulations does she offer, -- is so entirely swallowed up by the horrible design, which has probably been suggested to her by his letters, as to have forgotten both the one and the other. (56)
himself, as his conscience is fighting against his evil minds. Also, they shows Macbeth has brought his own
Macbeth as the King of Scotland: “All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter” (I, 3, 50).