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Violence was much more prevalent during the Elizabethan Age than it is now. It was engrained into many parts of the society and the people were hardened by it. Throughout Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, acts of violence occur that slowly escalate as the play unfolds. Violence, however, was then, as now, perceived as a predominantly negative action. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses this negative interpretation to his advantage by slowly using different degrees of violence to shape the audiences opinion.

The first act of violence that takes place in Macbeth is relatively minor, and downplayed. The audience, although aware that a murder has taken place, does not see it on stage and thus their opinions of the situation are crafted by the light words: "The sleeping and the dead are but as pictures; ‘tis the eye of c


In Macbeth, Shakespeare powers a cycle of emotion by using violence alone. He regulates the degree of violence and successfully maintains a level of interest. As in many plays from the Elizabethan Age, the people’s exposure to violence and reaction to certain types of violence gave Shakespeare a powerful tool with which to craft his own plays.

In the fourth act no further speculation is to be had concerning Macbeth’s true alignment with evil. Shakespeare releases the climax of the story with a wave of emotion "Your castle surprised; your wife and babes savagely slaughtered: to relate the manner; were, on the quarry of these murdered deer, to add to the death of you." (4.3.204-209). The sense of how evil this crime committed truly is, spans the ages. The entire murder was shown on stage to further stimulate the anger, and even ha

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