Avro Arrow
Fear, this motivates us to do many things no matter if they are right or wrong. In the play Macbeth it was fear that was the main motivating factor that influenced the outcome of the play. This can be proved by the subsequent murders that followed after Duncan's, why were these committed? Because Macbeth was scared of being caught and having to pay for the wrongs he had done. Also look at Lady Macbeth, he constant washing of her hands, sleepwalking and other behaviour like this. All done out of fear, and like her husband fear of being caught. The final piece of proof I offer is Macbeth's actions, they were all due to fear, not only of being caught but of the witches' prophecies, he was scared of them coming true and tried to stop them from happening. This whole play was inspired by fear and what it and do to a person. To begin, we'll address Macbeth's subsequent murders, following Duncan's. For Macbeth, he's just killed the King of Scotland and blamed it on his son. It worked and he became King, however he remembered the witches' prophecies. They claimed that Macbeth would be King, but it would be Banquo's children that would follow after him. This made Macbeth very angry, he risked everything
Now we come to the witches prophecies, these are a main source of fear for Macbeth, after all where has he learned everything from. With each new vision, Macbeth falls deeper and deeper into an evil spiral. From the witches first prediction of Macbeth being king, which made Macbeth kill to become king. As well as Banquo's children becoming kings, this scared Macbeth as I previously mentioned. Also when he went back to see the witches he gained some more knowledge, "Macbeth! I, L 77], well now that Macbeth has heard this, he believes that he must kill Macduff, however he learns that Macduff has fled to England, so Macbeth desides to kill his family. Next in the cave Macbeth is told he can't be killed by any man born of woman, well this gives him confidence that no matter what the English will not defeat him. And he is also told that he will not be defeated until the trees of Birnam Wood move towards his castle. Only for them; and mine eternal jewel Given to the common enemy of man, To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings! [Act III, S I, L 72-75] As well Lady Macbeth is being comsumed by fear and guilt, she is slowing losing her sanity. This is a result of her not being able to handle what she has done to Duncan. As shown in this quote Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff; Beware the thane of Fife." [Act IV, S Here Macbeth realizes that if something is not done to Banquo, then his sons will become King. Macbeth can't have this, he's
Some topics in this essay:
Lady Macbeth,
Macbeth Banquo,
Birnam Wood,
Fear Fear,
King Banquo's,
England Macbeth,
King Macbeth,
Act IV,
Act III,
King Scotland,
lady macbeth,
fear person,
fear caught,
macbeth king,
taking own life,
subsequent murders,
witches prophecies,
duncan play,
king banquo's,
witches' prophecies,
macbeth kill,
king banquo's children,
Join now to see the rest of the essay!
Approximate Word count = 982
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
CUSTOMER SERVICES
| |
|