Analysis of Macbeth's Soliloquies
We have studied all 4 of Macbeth's soliloquies during the course of
the play 'Macbeth'. I will now be analysing the different soliloquies.
With each soliloquy, I will observe each of them, compare them with
each other and evaluate them.
In this soliloquy, Macbeth is feeling very indecisive about killing
king Duncan. Macbeth struggles with whether to kill Duncan-a good king
and a brilliant man- to become king himself or not to kill the king
and live the rest of his life wandering 'what if'. Macbeth has reason
not to kill the king. One of the reasons is that he thinks heaven will
avenge the murder if it was to happen. Macbeth is very troubled at
this point in the play and starts to show it in "line 16-22" but then
at the end, his ambition to be king overrides any guilt/cowardice he's
feeling. Between the 1st and 2nd soliloquies, there are a number of
similarities and also a number of differences. In both soliloquies,
Macbeth seems to be in a battle with his mind about one thing or
another. The difference is that in the first soliloquy, Macbeth is
anticipating whether to kill the king but in the second, he thinks his
mind is playing tricks on him "line 33-41". Another difference is in
the 1st soliloquy when he's not sure what he's going to do but in
"line 62-64" (2nd soliloquy) Macbeth is quite certain of what he is
about to do. In the 3rd soliloquy, Macbeth is almost panicking at the
thought of Banquo's children overtaking him in his position of being
King. Macbeth is analysing his problems and then trying to figure out
a solution. The 1st soliloquy is in a way similar to the extent that
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... that this is the end of the line for him. Because he doesn't have his
support (Lady Macbeth) he feels he can't cope anymore. This is shown
in the way Macbeth uses the last word of every line to sum up his
lifestyle at the moment. Macbeth has certainly learnt his lesson and
he knows it "Line 21-23". In "line 23-25" Macbeth describes life as
being a play on stage that when the actors part is over, he will be
heard no more (death). I almost feel sorry for Macbeth because it is
as if he is lost in a world without any friends and actually looking
forward to the time of death. In "line 18" he mentions the word
'tomorrow' as if the word has lost its meaning. However Macbeth has
certainly got his just desserts because of what he has done to other
people. Macbeth knows that he will die soon without Lady Macbeth by
his side.
throne, and only wanted to find a faster way to obtain that authority, thus he
Macbeth rejects conformation to traditional gender roles in its portrayal of Lady Macbeth’s relationship with her husband, her morals and their effect on her actions, and her hunger for power. Her regard for Macbeth is one of low respect and beratement, an uncommon and most likely socially unacceptable attitude for a wife to have towards her spouse at the time. She often ignores morality and acts for the benefit of her husband, and subsequently herself. She is also very power-hungry and lets nothing stand in the way of her success. Lady Macbeth was a character which challenged expectations of women and feminism when it was written in the seventeenth century.
`Act 1- The three weird witches meet and they are planning on when they are going to meet again to talk to Macbeth. In the next scene King Duncan talks to the injured captain about the battle against the invaders, who are under the command of Macdonwald. The captain tell King Duncan how he saved Malcolm and Macbeth was very violent and fought with great force. Then the Captain is taken away by the servants then Ross enters and he tells Duncan that Cawdor has been beaten and the Norway army retreated. Then King Duncan comes to the decision to kill Cawdor and then Macbeth will "become Cawdor". Then Duncan sends out Ross to go tell Macbeth about what had happened at this time. In scene three the witches approach Banquo and Macbeth when they were on their way to Forres. The witches inform Macbeth and Banquo about what had happened in the kings court and they tell him he is the Thane of Cawdor and Glamis and that Macbeth will eventually become king. Then Banquo is told riddles that his children will be royal and he will not. After the witches disappear then Ross and Angus come up to them and Ross informs Macbeth the news which he just heard. Then Macbeth contemplates whether he will have to spill blood to become king, then when he is done they all continue to Forres. Then Duncan finds out that Cawdor dies because his son killed him. Then Ross, Angus, Banquo and Macbeth arrive. Then Malcolm becomes the heir to Duncans throne and Macbeth has Duncan dine at his castle that night so he rides to tell his wife. When Macbeth gets home he tells his wife the news and she starts to plot the murder of Duncan and Macbeth fallows. Then Duncan and the Scottish lords arrive and they are tak...
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encouraged “To want to get on.” Most of us we would never go as far
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would not want to live. His father, the King, was murdered by his brother, who
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Splendid Productions adaptation of ‘Macbeth’ was performed on the 13th of December 2016, at the RADA studios, London, and was performed by Scott Smith, Genevieve Say and Mark Bernie. The original version of Macbeth was written in 1606 during the Jacobean era, and the adaptation created in the 21st century. I would agree with the statement as the interpretation by Splendid was created to be enjoyed, engaged and relevant to the audience of the 21st century.
to dominate over and control his kingdom/state, it was obviously not meant for lesser mortals. It
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himself, as his conscience is fighting against his evil minds. Also, they shows Macbeth has brought his own