William Shakespeare's Act Three Scene Four of Macbeth Shakespeare manages in a number of ways to portray Macbeth's
personalities. This scene is one in which very quickly we wee many
sides of Macbeth. At the very start of the scene Macbeth announces to
the other lords:
You know your own degrees
This shows us that he wants everyone to know were they stand in
relation to him. This also reflects the feudal system that was around
during the period in which Macbeth was set. The fact that Macbeth
speaks first emphasises his importance. It seems as thought the lords
will not do anything until Macbeth announces that they may. Macbeth
has also hosted this banquet as he doesn't feel secure in his position
and wants to regain it. We know he is insecure as in Act 3 scene 2 as
he says it would be 'Better [to] be with the dead…Than on the torture
of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy'
Shakespeare also, throughout the scene, shows us Macbeth's
deceptiveness. First of all she says that he will 'play' the 'humble
host' the fact he says 'play' may emphasise that he is just putting on
an act. In his speech 'See, they encounter thee…. There's blood upon
thy face' we see the two personalities of Macbeth. He talks to his
company in a genial manner and almost in the same breath he is talking
to the murderer he hired. Macbeth seems to delight in murder- we can
see this when he says 'Thou art the best o' the cut throats'. The fact
that he is actually happy that his best friend has been murdered shows
that his evilness is increasing. From the beginning of the play we see
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changed character. In Macbeth on the estate he is again not staring at
anything in particular, but is gazing into the distance, he is not
addressing Lady Macbeth but is thinking about the future. Frain, like
Mc Kellen portrays Macbeth to be the stronger character off the two,
as at the end of the scene he is the one holding Lady Macbeth.
Act 3 Scene 4 is a very important scene for showing Macbeths
character. This scene really shows the true Macbeth as it shows what
he is really like and how he is covering it up. This scene is also a
turning point for Macbeth- and has made him think more- however what
he is thinking is that he will have to commit more murders and he will
have to visit the witches. Both actors, James Frain and Ian Mc Kellen,
both get across clearly the character of Macbeth very well.
desires lead him to believe that everyone and everything is out to kill him, so he must protect
pride and is willing to sacrifice his life for his name. Reverend Parris is insecure about his
Act II scene i of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is a scene in which a lot is revealed. In this scene Polonius sends his servant, Reynaldo, to France to see Laertes and also to spy on him. As Reynaldo is on his way out, Ophelia comes into the scene and she is very distraught. She explains to Polonius that Hamlet had confronted her in a very unkempt state. Hamlet had grabbed her wrist and held her there for a few moments and then sighed. In this entire encounter Hamlet did not speak. Polonius is convinced that Hamlet is madly in love with Ophelia and that in addition to Polonius forcing Ophelia to distance herself from Hamlet is that is the reason for this encounter. The scene ends with Polonius going to see Claudius of his idea. This scene shows evidence of dramatic irony because Polonius is convinced that Hamlet is mad because he is in love with Ophelia but the audience knows that Hamlet is only pretending to be mad.
Lady Macbeth: “Out damned spot: out I say.” (5.1.30). Lady Macbeth once thought that she would be able to wash herself clean of the horrors she once committed. This is not possible, for she is so full of guilt that now her hands are completely covered in blood.
“Sleep no more! Macbeth is murdering sleep!” This quote is about Macbeth being frightend. I believe that the king should give Macbeth a stress ball to help relieve stress and all of his anxieties. Maybe he will think twice about murdering more people and stop freaking out when and if he sees more ghosts. Lady Macbeth shall get a mirror to see how crazy she can be. It would be good for her to think twice about her actions and words. Fleance should get a medal because he was the only one to escape and not get murdered. His father did not do the same, but he spooked Macbeth. Both of these men are of a family that has done something great against Macbeth
In order to do this he is led on a path of multiple murder and deceit.
Laurence Sterne once wrote, “No body, but he who has felt it, can conceive what a plaguing thing it is to have a man’s mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength, both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time.” This passage embodies one of the over arching themes of Macbeth. The character Macbeth, in Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, could easily identify with this passage due to the fact that he is pulled in opposite directions by both his desire to do what is right and his desire for power.
The scene I chose was act 2 scene 2 of Macbeth written by Shakespeare. It was between two characters, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. I played the role of Macbeth. In the scene, Lady Macbeth celebrates her plan being a success. Lady Macbeth waits for Macbeth to come with news that he has killed Duncan. Macbeth announces that he has committed the murder but he is so afraid that he brings the bloody daggers with him and Lady Macbeth takes them from him, to place them with the sleeping guards. Macbeth hears knocking sounds which frightens him so his wife comes to lead him away, they then wash the blood from their hands before they get caught. My character was challenging because I had to understand his emotions and find ways of interpreting that on stage. I chose to perform this act because Shakespeare was able to create tension, build the right atmosphere to show them Macbeth’s reaction to Duncan’s murder but also show the relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Shakespeare’s use of imagery, dramatic irony, rhetorical questions helped emphasise the guilt Macbeth felt after the murder.
king. In scene 2 act 2 we are shown Macbeth in a state of shock and
from one of the last lines in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play. The three witches speak this line
According to the classical view, tragedy should arouse feelings of pity and fear in the audience. Does macbeth do this?
This reality leads us to believe that over time he has become even more motivated to revenge his father's death, and find out who his true friends are.
Act 3 Scene 3 Of Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 3 is a perfect example of Romeo's despondent persona. The events that take place in Friar Laurence's cell occur right after Romeo's marriage to Juliet. Romeo's devastation by the news that he is to be banished from Verona after murdering Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, had led him to seek guidance from Friar Laurence. Although this may seem understandable, Romeo is melodramatic and gives the impression that he is an over-the-top teenager. He illustrates this when he says; "Ha, banishment!
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's excessive pride is now his prevailing character attribute. This feature of his personality is well depicted in Act IV, Scene 1, when he revisits the Witches, without any coercion. His confidence and impression of subjective impregnability are the main cause for his tragic downfall.