When otherwise intelligent people observe an action or listen to an address, they normally are inclined to believe and accept the idea presented without probing or questioning the matter at hand. Though such a phenomenon is common practice it also is a form of deception. While some do carry, the perception not to believe everything that is seen many do lack that very skill. Such lack of insight leads to a dumfounded consequence of blindness which often results in tragedy. In writing, writers want their audience to believe their presented idea without a doubt and they achieve this effect normally through their usage of rhetoric. For William Shakespeare, how characters respond this sort of “Out of sight out of Mind” thinking exposes a great deal about the characters. How characters respond when they differentiate between appearance and reality tells the audience how the characters are influenced and how they think. This kind of plot strategy that Shakespeare incorporates involves a skillful display of rhetoric that is almost never-ending. In result, Shakespeare’s plot strategy springs from characters who are being deceived by someone else. Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a play that can be considered a prime example of such a plot strategy. The play demonstrates many major themes, which in unison cause the downfall of his main character – Macbeth. Through this process, Shakespeare is able to influence his audience by telling them a story that reveals how the noblest of characters can be infected by the smallest of ideas. In the world of Macbeth, the theme of appearance versus reality plays a predominant role in not only influencing Macbeth’s actions but also in his downfall. The theme of “Appearance versus Reality” is the way characters ...
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...eir prophecies literally and fooling himself into thinking that he is safe from any harm. At this stage, a team of forces wished to end Macbeth’s wrath of tyranny and traveled to Scotland to overthrow him. As these forces came closer to Macbeth in Scotland, Macbeth and his queen had reached the state of mind border lining on insanity. Lady Macbeth was suffering from horrid memories of murder and was hallucinating. Unable to bring her mind to rest Lady Macbeth takes her own life-“The queen, my lord, is dead” (Macbeth V, VI, 15). Meanwhile, Macbeth is forced to acknowledge that the witches “lie like truth”. They have equivocated. Macbeth is at this stage ready to see the world for what it is, not for what he wishes it to be.
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Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.
Shakespeare created a character in Macbeth who is strongly influenced in his decision making throughout the drama of The Tragedy of Macbeth. This drama is a Tragedy, hence the title, and has a hero, in Macbeth, who has a downfall. Readers become aware of the aspects that lead up to this predicament. Macbeth’s downfall was contributed equally from Lady Macbeth, the three weird sisters, and Macbeth’s ambition.
This is my account of Macbeth’s downfall from a popular, successful soldier, quote “What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won”, who has received great honours for his loyalty, his courage, his bravery and his nobility. At the end of the play the only respect he has is because of the fear that his subjects have of him.
Macbeth, “A matchless soldier, kinsman to the king, wins the king’s battles and the king’s praise” however, “prompted by inner ambitions and external urgings”, he takes rash decisions conclusively ending in his atrophy of his title, power, and position (Bernad 49). Several factors contribute to the downfall of Macbeth, which produce a contagion effect; and ultimately end with his demise. The weird sisters disclose his prophecies which enlighten him about Duncan’s throne; Lady Macbeth abets Macbeth to realize his deep desires and come to the conclusion to murder Duncan; and Macbeth, the most significant contributor, makes his deep desires come to reality. In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the weird sisters and Lady Macbeth are important contributors to Macbeth 's downfall, however, they are not mostly responsible. Unlike, the weird sisters and Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is the most prominent contributor to his downfall; whose actions, decisions, and state of mind lead to his ruination.
Macbeth's Downfall in William Shakespeare's Play 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare is a play set in 1040 about a Scottish general named Macbeth. It explores the transformation and effect of his ambition upon his life. Although it is set in 1040, it is written in the 1606 under the reign of James 1st. James' very recent accession to the English throne would have been of great contemporary importance and a play which focuses on Kingship would have roused interest too.
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The tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare is based on a thane in whom is corrupted by greed and a negative ambition. The character Macbeth contradicts his moral responsibility in this play a great deal; many moral questions are brought forth to Macbeth. He questions himself and whether or not he should follow through with the evil deeds that he does. Macbeths ambition causes him to compromise his honour, he doesn’t take into consideration that he is being trusted and that every action that he takes will have a reaction. Macbeth attains his position as king unjustly. As is evident by the conclusion, justice prevails as usual and Macbeths demise is a result of his evil deeds.
There were several aspects of Shakespeare’s novel ‘Macbeth’ that led to the downfall of Lady Macbeth. The mentality of Lady Macbeth in the play changes dramatically from the wife a Noble General, to an evil aggressive murderer (brought upon by the witches predictions), and finally a woman who had de-graded to such an extent that she took her own life.
Explore the ways the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth develop throughout the play. Making reference to Shakespeare's use of language and stagecraft, examine the ways the events of the play impact on them and their relationship.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a selfish Scottish thane becomes over-ambitious and commits several murders in order to gain and stay in power. After the murders, Macbeth evades suspicion by hiding his guilt and intentions, therefore deceiving others into thinking that he is innocent. Other characters including Lady Macbeth, the witches and the Scottish thanes also use their appearances to hide the truth and deceive others. With these examples, Shakespeare shows that appearances can be deceiving.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1915. Google Books. Web. 3 Sept. 2015.