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The second witch says “all hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor”. It soon becomes too much
for her and she commits suicide. He killed an innocent child, that shows the extent of his cruelty by
this stage. He starts as a boisterous almighty king and is reduced to a paranoid mess. Macbeth, later
on in the play drops hints ironically in public conversation. All three visions are graphic in their
content and the future of Banquo’s kin is revealed to him. How to write about context Context
always has some effect on meaning. This gave Shakespeare an outline of Macbeth’s career, from the
meeting of the witches, until his death to the hands of Macduff. He forgets to place the dagger
where he was meant to and is too afraid to go back and rectify the problem. Lady Macbeth questions
the manhood of her husband, implying that he must murder Duncan in order to prove himself a man.
These reactions by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth show us that they are actually good people who
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you were looking for. Macbeth thinks about killing Duncan and then thinks about the consequences
of killing him he will either be king and rule Scotland or he will be hung for murder, Eventually lady
Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill him by calling him a coward and saying he hasn’t got what it
takes to be king of Scotland. Macbeth starts to take control making all the decisions for himself, and
not even bothering to consult them with his wife. Macbeth is the host and it is his duty to protect him
while he is in his castle. Macbeth then committed his worst murder, which was almost definitely an
act of butchery he killed Lady Macduff and her son, two innocents with no real involvement. You
usually represent witches in this way, so with the witches playing an integral part in the scene this
mood would be suitable as darkness is usually associated with evil. English Literature GCSE
Coursework - Shakespeare (Macbeth). This all came down to the work of the witches, Macbeth’s
greed and Lady Macbeth’s ambitions. However, his whole personality has changed, and perhaps
death does not faze him any more because he has committed five murders since the beginning of the
play. Macbeth thinks about killing Duncan and then thinks about the consequences of killing him he
will either be king and rule Scotland or he will be hung for murder, Eventually lady Macbeth
persuades Macbeth to kill him by calling him a coward and saying he hasn’t got what it takes to be
king of Scotland. Review 5 Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to reflect your
happiness. By the beginning of Act 5 Lady Macbeth has completely lost her confidence and
calmness that she had in Act 1. Whatever occurred after Duncan’s death is maybe irrelevant as his
downfall began when he killed Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s remarkable strength of will persists through
the murder of the king, and it is she who steadies her husband’s nerves immediately after the crime
has been perpetrated. This has happened before when he hallucinates about the dagger that he killed
Duncan with. From this point onwards, they had started to separate a great deal. In addition when
Macbeth says “let us towards the King” he means, let’s go and visit the King so I can figure out how
to kill him.
The ghost represents the fact that even though Macbeth killed Banquo to feel safe he’s still haunted
with fear. Also the way in which the witches speak is in rhyme which makes them seem strange and
isolated as nobody in the. Shakespeare had to be careful when writing this play for he didn’t want to
offend the audience through the murder of a monarch on stage. Lady Macbeth has a different side to
her though, she say's she knows how it is to love and 'tender' a baby but would ruthlessly kill it
rather than break a promise, she does not want to kill Duncan herself because he reminds her to
much of her own father - 'I have given suck, and know how tender 'tis to love the babe that milks
me. The question used is: Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents
Macbeth as a brave man. On the 133 rd line Macbeth says, “If good, why do I yield to that
suggestion, whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated knock at my ribs against the
use of nature?”, this is when he decides himself to kill the King. She comes to a point where she
(apparently) kills herself, signalling her total inability to deal with the emotional effects of their
crimes. People of those days led short brutal lives and disease was much more prevalent. Macbeth is
affected by the witches, when he is made Thane of Cawdor, he starts to believe them. Discuss this
statement and decide whether or not you agree. Macbeth slays young Siward stating that he couldn’t
have been of woman born showing that he still holds great trust in the evil words of the witches.
Macbeth wants to wash his hands of all that’s gone on but he fears it is impossible, there is no
turning back. She is controlling and she implies the idea that her husband being a coward and she
prepares herself to becoming the queen. An example of this is in Macbeth; Duncan is seen as the
good, respected King of Scotland but in reality he was a weak King. Lady Macbeth gets involved
and makes a plan and ideas for the future about her and Macbeth. Before the killing, her resolve and
ambition are much greater than Macbeth’s, but as their troubled dynasty unravels, she is the one
whose sanity slips the quickest. After the new king was crowned, Macbeth tells the lords that he
wishes Banquo was there. February 3, 2016 Which are the best jobs that we should be encouraging
our children to get ready for now. He is liked, trusted and respected by everyone around him.
Shakespeare used this fascination of witches in Macbeth to get the audience’s beliefs and fears of
witches to create tension within the theatre. She comes to a point where she (apparently) kills
herself, signalling her total inability to deal with the emotional effects of their crimes. In my opinion
she has a two-sided character, as she acts differently when she is with her husband than she does
when she is alone or with other people. He was a bit confused and wonders if it is really true.
Macbeth is the host and it is his duty to protect him while he is in his castle. When he decides to
“proceed no further in this business” Lady Macbeth thinks he is afraid and persuades him. See other
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He already desired to be king and he disapproved of his place in the first place. This remark may
have some truth to it, as Macbeth did kill Macduff’s family brutally, and Lady Macbeth did
manipulate Macbeth into doing the things he did, but they both realised what they had done, and
what they had done was bad. Macbeth is tragic, partly because he comes to depend on the witches
information. It is a play of crime, guilt, remorse and retribution.
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considers whether to do it. The costumes that the witches would wear would be a black, old and
dirty hag. He is in his room, contemplating the weighty and evil step of killing Duncan. At the same
time, he hears of the treason of the Thane of Cawdor, who was arrested. It’s insanely aggravating to
see Macbeth in the state that he has entered for he’s so determined to stay at the top of the hierarchy
he isn’t allowing anybody to speak out or anybody else’s ideas to be used. This shows the audience
Macbeth’s decreasing sanity, because there is in fact no blood on his hands, therefore they would not
turn anything red, especially the sea. Of course there are many different factors to think about when
thinking as parents or teachers about the kind of careers advice we should be giving our children.
Discuss this statement and decide whether or not you agree. To continue my point, the stages make
us feel that Macbeth is very unlucky in life and therefore sympathetic towards his character. I would,
while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, and dashed the
brains out!' Lady Macbeth is the driving force for Macbeth's actions, and I believe that she is the one
responsible for pushing Macbeth forwards to the tragedy. It is a play of crime, guilt, remorse and
retribution. When he hears Lady Macbeth ring the bell to signal the completion of her preparations,
Macbeth follows through with his part of the plan and leaves for Duncan's room. Notably, a floating
dagger that leads Macbeth to kill Duncan and the blood spots that Lady Macbeth is seemingly unable
to wash out. Macbeth wants to wash his hands of all that’s gone on but he fears it is impossible,
there is no turning back. Shortly after reading it, she makes the comment that she feels Macbeth is
too kind to kill Duncan and that he would need her help, strength and will power to commit it. Will
all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood clean from my hands?’ cries Macbeth appalled by what
he has accomplished in Act 2 Scene 2. Along with predicting Macbeth would become the new Thane
of Cawdor, the witches also predicted that he would become King of Scotland. This in Elizabethan
times would be treason and ungodly and therefore would shock the audience greatly. In this stage,
the audience see signs of insanity in Macbeth. “ It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine
eyes ” tells the audience Macbeth is hallucinating that a dagger is leading him to Duncan’s room.
Macbeth is accustomed to fear brought on by guilt and not even the scream of his falling wife
horrifies him. Later on when Macduff goes to check on the king he finds he is dead and Macbeth
makes the huge mistake of killing the men who were outside of the kings room this makes Macduff
very suspicious and Macbeth covers it up by saying how could you control yourself when you no the
people who have just killed someone you love are right here, This touching speech convinces
Macduff that he has no reason to be suspicious of Macbeth. He regrets killing Duncan, wishing to
wake up from this horrible dream. Reviews Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to
reflect your happiness. The darkness, thunder and lightning and their hypnotic chanting all add to
Macbeth's tragedy. 'So withered and wild in their attire, that look not like th'inhabitants o'th'earth,
and yet are on't?' Shakespeare uses this phrase to portray the Witches as truly gruesome creatures. He
is for the first time excited about the prospect of killing Duncan and tells Lady Macbeth that they
have to cover their emotions: “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.”. Lady
Macbeth’s overall approach seemed to be very manipulative throughout the play. This shows there is
a possibility that Macbeth was already starting to plot against Duncan even before his wife know
about the prophecy. A director would have to decide whether to in fact show visually the dagger or
not. This scene links with the rest of the play as most of the play is based in darkness, as darkness
intensifies the dramatic effect of the action and language.
Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good to leave some feedback. After
the murder of Duncan, Macbeth goes to pieces. You can note down interesting and complex phases
on them and make sure you commit them to memory and use them in your exam to boost your
marks. However, he reassures himself by remembering the witches' predictions that he will only fall
when two seemingly impossible things occur. Because of this she tries to resolve it by using
powerful, punishing words to get rid of his doubts and encourage him to kill Duncan and become
king. Due to this, she knows how to control and persuade him to do what she wants. Macbeth takes
this as a prophecy that he is dependable. Like the serpent in the garden of Eden, the witches
represent temptation.The world of the witches is terrifying and their language is full of spitefullness,
violence and grisly references.Their language is also confusing, as. Macbeth in the start of the play
bravely defends Duncan's crown and defeats the Norwegians. Reviews Select overall rating (no
rating) Your rating is required to reflect your happiness. Soon after the death of Duncan their
relationship starts to change. The tragedy of the story is that a man could be driven this far to commit
such a murder by his own wife. She firstly tries to persuade Macbeth by trying to kindle his ambition:
“Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promis’d.”. This shows the audience that
although they think he is bad, he is not evil because he still has a conscience. We see him as a wasted
life that has been corrupted by his tragic flaw, the lust for power. She twisted Macbeth’s thoughts
and drove him to the death of many more characters, leading him toward insanity. The witches can
predict the future, that's why they are also called the weird sisters. He would take the most
interesting parts from historical stories and legends and change and alter them. If you are struggling
to remember what is happening in each of the scenes, go to the No Fear Shakespeare website or use
the following script. Incredible storms rage, the earth tremors, animals go insane and eat each other.
The tragedy of the story is that a man could be driven this far to commit such a murder by his own
wife. Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good to leave some feedback.
Finally the witches tell Macbeth that no man that came out of there mothers womb can kill him but
when he comes face to face with Macduff he tells him that he didn’t come out of his mothers womb
and at this point Macbeth is so surprised that he is frozen then this is where Macduff strikes him
down. Macbeth has done so many bad things, that led himself into certain death. Macbeth asked
some murderers to kill Macduff's family. It is a play of crime, guilt, remorse and retribution. He also
killed Macduff's family and Banquo because he is afraid of losing his king position, he needed to
make it stable. Without the witches influence, the plot of Macbeth could have been completly
different. He believed in the supernatural, he wouldn't be king. Hearing this, Macbeth begins to
contemplate murdering Duncan in order to realize the witches' second prophecy.
In Shakespeare's time, there was widespread belief in the supernatural world and the existence of
witches, but people were also starting to question many of the older ideas about believing in
supernatural things.This uncertainty is reflected in the play; we are never quite sure if the witches
actually have any real power, or whether they can just persuade people and suggest things to them.
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When she is reported to have committed suicide he shakes the fact off as though he doesn’t care and
proclaims that she timed it badly. This means that the witches symbolise evil, but man is free to resist
them. Before the killing, her resolve and ambition are much greater than Macbeth’s, but as their
troubled dynasty unravels, she is the one whose sanity slips the quickest. On the other hand, I think
that the audience would feel inclined to ridicule Macbeth in cases when Banquo’s ghost can not be
seen on the stage, because he would be alone in seeing the ghost and the audience would find it
funny watching Macbeth transfixed by the air around him. English Literature GCSE Coursework -
Shakespeare (Macbeth). Also, Shakespeare introduced superstition as a big part of the play, because
in the Jacobean period, superstition was rife and the King had a great interest in it. At this point in
Polanski’s film Macbeth releases Macduff stating that he has already spilled too much of the
Macduff blood after murdering his family. Macbeth’s costume would be a warrior king outfit, this
would put across a message to the audience that Macbeth is ready to fight anyone standing in his
way to the position of King of Scotland. And yet, he names his son heir apparent to the throne,
which would be seen as an abuse of power at the time, as Scotland was an elective monarchy when
the play was performed. This shows us that Macbeth is not an evil man at the start of the play even
though he does have some evil thoughts he is unable to carry these out. The third witch says “all hail
Macbeth that shall be King here after”. She is not told about the plans to kill Banquo and Macbeth
seems to go off by himself. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie! Despite Macbeth not planning the
murder, he is still the one who carries out the actual murder and kills the king. He later finds out that
Macduff was born by caesarean section and so accepts his fate but refuses to surrender. The first
thing from the start of the play is Macbeth the brave solder. Write a review Update existing review
Submit review Cancel It's good to leave some feedback. This makes it seem that the witches have put
the words into Macbeth’s mouth, also this may be a sign of Macbeth having an evil side just like the
witches as they speak the same words. Macbeth is shaken but goes out to fight nonetheless. The
tragedy of the story is that a man could be driven this far to commit such a murder by his own wife.
February 3, 2016 Which are the best jobs that we should be encouraging our children to get ready for
now. The witches can be seen as more responsible for Macbeth’s actions as they gave him the thought
of regicide, but it was Lady Macbeth that spurred him on to put that thought in to action, which later
got out of control under the influence of their own ambitions. This suggests that he believes in some
of the witches talk, as he wants to see his son as heir to the throne but most of all it shows that he’s a
caring father, heightening his presence and stature as a man of good. English Coursework The
Importance of the Supernatural in William Shakespear. I used parts of this pack to support reading
and reviewing the text closely using the materials offered. An example of this would be in Act 1
Scene v, when she reads the letter written to her from Macbeth. This contributes to the development
of the character by making him make bad decisions because everything he does is to try and make
him feel safe from the last thing he did. For a number of his plays including Macbeth he turned to a
historian (Raphael Holinshed) for information. His past character of being brave and noble and just
having saved Duncan's crown from the previous Thane of Cawdor And the invading Norwegian
army single handily.
February 3, 2016 Which are the best jobs that we should be encouraging our children to get ready for
now. Had his mind been calm and relaxed, not distracted by anything, he probably would have
reacted to this news with more feeling. She knows that he won’t kill Duncan by himself, so she
offers help and is willing to do anything to make Macbeth king and herself queen. The first witch
says to Macbeth, “all hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis”. Macbeth could well have fitted
the description of “butcher” very well as he did kill many people, even people who were very close
to him. This shows that Macbeth will use the most evil methods to stay King of Scotland and it also
shows that Macbeth mentally is focused on murder. You can note down interesting and complex
phases on them and make sure you commit them to memory and use them in your exam to boost
your marks. Sleep shall neither night nor day Hang upon his penthouse lid. She immediately believes
that “the fastest way” for the two of them (Macbeth and Lady Macbeth) to become king and queen
is by killing Duncan. Lady Macbeth keeps her characteristics through out the play, in the end she
goes mad with guilt and kills herself. This was ironic because his wife was usually in control;
Macbeth is like the pawn to her, as she always tells him what to do. Empty reply does not make any
sense for the end user Submit reply Cancel Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms
and conditions. As king, it is expected of you to be a leader and to see Macbeth asking others for
guidance when he should be the one guiding others would have come as a shock to the original
audience. King’s were God’s representatives on earth, so any action against a king was a direct.
When Macbeth arrives at Inverness, Lady Macbeth tells him that she will take care of all the details
of Duncan's murder. This means that the witches symbolise evil, but man is free to resist them.
Macbeth is heavily influenced by the super natural. In Act 1 Scene 3 Macbeth and Banquo are
confronted by the witches and it is prophesised that Macbeth is to be King. This is a sign of Macbeth
showing his “butcher” side of himself. So before Macbeth even takes power of Scotland we know
that his reign due to his tragic flaw is already doomed. Shortly after the murder of Banquo, Macbeth
seems to be going more insane throughout every scene. We see him as a wasted life that has been
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the right resource. Macbeth says “my dull brain was wrought with things forgotten” and “let us
toward the King”. You usually represent witches in this way, so with the witches playing an integral
part in the scene this mood would be suitable as darkness is usually associated with evil. In 1591, he
began a series of witch trials throughout England, to identify the witches that he believed were
conspiring to murder him. He would still be a brave soldier who fought a great war and the king will
still be Duncan. Power and ambition Macbeth at its very core is a play about power and ambition. He
also killed Macduff's family and Banquo because he is afraid of losing his king position, he needed
to make it stable. He realises that he’s gone so far as to never return or regain any free choice and
therefore he arrives upon the heath looking for self-recognition.

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