1. Macbeth and King Lear
Macbeth is of one of the greatest tragedies of all time. William Shakespeare wrote it by request for King James I. The King strongly believed in witchcraft, and Shakespeare used this idea to appeal to him. ... His desire to be king is told by his wife, in the letter she reads "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What thou art promis"d" (I,V,14-5) He has promised his wife that he will be king, this proves that he already the ambition to be king one day. ... His downfall is apparent from the murder of King Duncan. ...
Becoming king was Macbeth's ruin. ... The witches greeting to Macbeth: "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth, that shall be king hereafter" (Act 1 Scene 3 Page 6) went directly to his heart and his ambitious nature, inspiring Macbeth with the thought that he could become king. ... "Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. ... Because of her madness and regret she does not play a part in all the murders that Macbeth orders after the King ...
He kept his title and thought that he will remain the greatest of all no matter how many excellent soccer players competed him. ... He said, "The biggest mistake of all was taking drugs- (Diego's 1). ... They cried, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter- (Mac.1.3.50). Macbeth thought that it is impossible to become a king when the King is alive. ... He answers her back by saying, "I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none- (Mac.1.7.46-47). ...
Betrayal, secrets and cold blooded murder are all things that can be found in Shakespeare's theatrical masterpiece, "Macbeth." ... Macbeth also tells her the King would be their guest that night. ... Lady Macbeth speaks of how the prophecy must be fulfilled at all costs. ... This also shows that this act of evil intent was all on Lady Macbeth's shoulders; that she is the cause of King Duncan's death. ... All of this evidence adds up to Lady Macbeth being the truly evil one and the person responsible for the death of the King....
The three old women stir up an evil pensiveness by persuading Macbeth to become King. For Macbeth to become King, he must slay his cousin, Duncan. ... Furthermore, the witches boosted his aspirations, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter" (I.3.50). ... His desire to become king proves the wickedness lurking inside him. ... He begins to feel secure after committing the horrible crimes he authorized and ended up losing all of his ambitions. ...
In the conversation with MacBeth the first and second Witches speak of MacBeth becoming the Thane of Cawdor and King when they say "All Hail, MacBeth! ... (1.iii.51-52) and "All hail, MacBeth! ... With the total power of being king MacBeth commits all these murders showing that has now become totally corrupt His plan to get MacDuff out of his way backfire. ... MacBeth went from the Thane of Glamis all the way to being the all powerful King but it came at the price of many lives. ... All these events point to one single fact. ...
Then they speak in act 2, scene 3, lines 46-48, "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter" Banquo and Macbeth are startled by these predictions but Banquo is less convinced than Macbeth is. ... Also when the witches say," All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter," it doesn't suggest in any way that Macbeth should murder king Duncan nor Malcolm to become king they only say that he will become king. ... So basically in the small soliloquy she reveals that she has ambitions of ...
Despite the witches" foretelling, Macbeth, in the end, makes the decision to kill King Duncan, due to his ambition. ... It is Macbeth's choice to murder King Duncan, as he is responsible for his own ambitions. ... Lady Macbeth is in complete control of the situation when she arranges King Duncan's murder. ... If it were done, when "tis done, then "twere / It were done quickly; if th" assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcrease, success; that but this blow / Might be the be-al and the end-all here, / But here upon this bank and shoal of time, / ...
Macbeth was written at a time when England was experiencing a love affair with all things Scottish due to the new King. ... In 1603, James became the King of England. ... The king suffered from several physical ailments. ... All in all, James" death seemed to be more of a release from troubles than a horrible event. ... At the age of twenty-seven, he was crowned King of Scotland. ...
While one man, quite passively waited for the prophecy to be naturally fulfilled, the other, desperate for power, would attempt to become king at all expenses - whether that meant killing the king or even killing a friend. ... While Macbeth does eventually become the king, one must question his qualities. A king must be respectful, respectable, honorable, noble, loyal, courageous and ambitious. ... Banquo has a royalty of nature, and quite clearly, he would be a more fitting king. ... This is an obvious lie, as there is no doubt that the witches, their prophecies and prospects of becoming futu...
King Duncan praises him for his bravery and the victory. ... He explains how he can see gouts of Duncan's blood all over the blade, which shows his guilt for the murder in the future. ... He develops hatred and says that he will not be the one to set up Banquo's sons to be King. ... Like before he brings up his destiny again saying that he committed the crimes, gave up his fate, and it was all for someone else. ... But before he knows it he has no problem at all killing other people and becomes very used to it. ...
King Duncan represents the light as he died an innocent man. ... The witches are ambiguous creatures but they influenced Macbeth a great deal because of the three predictions: "All hail, Macbeth! ... "All hail, Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth! ... The Elizabethan audience would have been very nervous when watching this play as the thought of killing a king, the Elizabethans believed that killing a king was like offending god so they would have disliked Macbeth and seen him as evil. ...
Act 2 scene 2 is the most violent and intense part of Macbeth although we do no actually witness the murder of King Duncan. ... The fear of killing Duncan was so evident in Macbeth, but after he took the life of the king, killing was just another part getting crowned king and receiving what he wanted. Macbeth became a power hungry king who would do anything to get his way. ... After the incident, Macbeth started to see Banquo's ghost and the ideas of him killing his best friend played minded games on him, which caused him to lose him mind in front of all his companions. ... As a result ...
In his attempt to gain more power, he killed his good friends King Duncan and Banquo, as well as MacDuff's family. ... Macbeth visited the three Weird Sisters, who prophesied that Macbeth would become the king of Scotland. They could have truly known the future and that Macbeth would become king. ... When Macbeth said, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? ... He understood that all people had good and bad qualities, and he tried to emphasize appreciating the good qualities and trying to see things from the perspective of others. ...
Macbeth, in Macbeth by Shakespeare, is influenced in many ways. Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth in his decision to kill Duncan, the witches influenced him to become king, and his own conscience influenced himself to go through with killing others that had suspicions of him or his plans. Macbet...
"All hail Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... He hath honoured me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people" This being appropriate evidence that Macbeth had no intent or will to kill king Duncan. ... Macbeth's guilt is portrayed when he states, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood from my hand? ... Come, go we to the king. ...
"All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth, hail that shalt be king hereafter!" ... He started to think would he become king. ... In his mind, he rather he could be the king. ...
The need for the crown, Lady Macbeth, and the thought of complete control all lead Macbeth into a complete downfall, by the end of the play. ... Leave all the rest to me." ... (Pg. 143) At this time, Macbeth finally realizes what all has occurred, and can't believe himself. All of the power, money, wealth, and happiness, were no more and Macbeth's life was completely destroyed. ... The need for the crown, Lady Macbeth, and the thought, and possibility of complete control all lead Macbeth into a complete downfall, by the end of the play....
"All hail, Macbeth! ... All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... Given that Macbeth thinks so greatly of himself, "I dare do all that may become a man. ... The main theme is most definitely guilt and conscience, because Macbeth is aware that killing King Duncan and all that are at heir to the throne is wrong, however he goes and does it anyways, and as a result, suffers the consequences. ... All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. ...
Some of the many comparisons of Oedipus and Macbeth are that both plays were written from two of the greatest play writers of all time, Sophocles and Shakespeare. ... Oedipus and Macbeth are very similar in character, both wanted to be king, and both killed the current king to get their title. ... After both of the king's murders, Oedipus and Macbeth were given the title of king. ... and "When will I become king?" ... What is controllable is moral and clearly Oedipus and Macbeth had very little if any good morals at all. ...
He then begins to think of how he will be king, and that all the prophecies will be won. ... Macbeth had chopped the king of Norway's head off during battle. ... Macbeth hires three murderers to kill Banquo so he can become king. ... "The castle of Macduff I will surprise, seize upon Fife, give to th" edge o" th" sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line."... Macbeth, after the witches prophesize his future and becoming king, contrives to kill to get to the position of king. ...
Macbeths excessive desire to obtain more than he could bear or/and deserve, takes him initially to kill the King, which later brings a sentiment of fear, because if the king died he would be king of Scotland. ... On the other side Lady Macbeth is who encourages him to act this way, killing the king and Duncan. ... When Macbeth kills the king he is giving his soul, his life, to evil. ... Besides all the encouragements he had to kill the King, there is his fear, which is yet greater than the others and controls Macbeth's actions easier. ... Lady Macbeth has an important role on all the murd...
Scene 3 The 3 witches wait for the arrival of Macbeth at the top of the heath and Macbeth finally arrives to be greeted by each of the witches with a different title, the first witch greets him "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis", the second which greets him "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor", and the third witch greets him "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter". ... These prophecy's create temptations in Macbeth, like all he wants to become more powerful, he is tempted suddenly he starts getting idea's, he thinks how it could be possible for h...
Also, when he tells Lady Macduff that Macduff has went to England, he doesn't waste any time at all because Lady Macduff is his cousin. ... When Macduff asks the two questions, " how does my wife, and all my children?" ... If the witches never told Macbeth that he would become king, he would have never taken the inicative by killing king Duncan to become king. The third witch said to him "all hail, Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!"... The witches are the ones that start all the trouble. ...