When Macbeth did his foul deeds the outcome for him became fair which he did not deserve. The pain he caused, the heartbreak and the deaths he constricted to get what he wanted was not fair but in fact the exact opposite. Macbeth is set in the eleventh century England when the rules were completely different. Macbeth makes the reader wonder about what is to come and spoils what happens at the ending. The Play Macbeth is written by William Shakespeare in sixteen-ohsix. His thought was a excessive ambition will have terrible consequences, which in the end it did. Macbeth messed up with all the actions he took to become king. He did not deserve the right to be king. Fair is foul, Foul is fair supports the idea that appearances can be deceiving and this play has a lot of deceiving and back stabbing to support the cause. …show more content…
Not only when when Lady Macbeth says “ look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t,” she is saying that Macbeth needs to put on a rouse to fool everyone and lead them away from any suspicion that Macbeth was the one responsible for the murdering of King Duncan. Malcolm was trying to be fair and take back what was originally his but was stolen by Macbeth and that needed to be put to an end when Macduff had slain Macbeth and won the ongoing battle between fair is foul. In some ways Macbeth did go down the right path but the power went to his head and lead him to his own death that nobody could stop from happening. The death of Macbeth needed to happen because the peace of the land needed to be restored to the full potential it
At the end, we didn't expect that a murderer like Macbeth would have a dramatic and poetic imagination "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,. And then is heard no more: it is a tale" (line 21-28, Pg 233), or that he would, even in defeat, display conscience and bravery. "I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet,. And damn'd be him that first cries 'Hold, enough!' " line 32-39, Pg 249.
The greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare, used diction, syntax, and vivid imagery to develop his own sense of style in which he employed into The Tragedy of Macbeth. He utilized his style and the most important paradox to set forth a central idea. In the exposition, the three witches stated that, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” to set the stage, but also to foreshadow the effects of the quote on the decisions and outcomes of characters. Recognizing the use of paradoxes, and the irony in them, leaves the reader confused, pending the outcome of the plot. Ultimately, the paradox helps one understand Macbeth, a contradiction himself.
In Act II, Scene II, Macbeth is patented as a hero, when he defeated Norway in a war for his country. O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman. Initially, the Elizabethan audience considered Macbeth as a respectable and well-liked character. We do however learn that appearances can be deceptive which corresponds with the main theme; 'Fair is foul, Foul is fair' which is referred to a lot throughout the play. This theme is first introduced in Act I, Scene I where the witches foretell the struggle between the forces of evil and good in which Macbeth is to be involved.
In the play Macbeth, many different major choices are brought forth to a certain character and the decision that is chosen affects the entire play. The results of these actions or decisions can be a positive or negative outcome towards the character. Does justice always prevail in the play Macbeth? If a character decides to commit a crime, will he/she be punished? If a character does a noble deed, will he/she be rewarded? As is represented in the play Macbeth, justice always prevails due to the guilty character's developing sense of remorse and/or the character receiving fair punishment. For every action there is a reaction and whatever the result is, it is meant to happen and it is just.
Furthermore; Lady Macbeth tries to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan, by telling him "Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't." She wants Macbeth to win Duncan's affections so that when he is killed, Macbeth will not be implicated. When Duncan arrives at Macbeth's castle, she enacts such a ploy, saying "For those of old, and the late dignities heaped up to them, we rest your hermits." This is then to highlight her ability to control Macbeth and his
Which foreshadows to when the witches tell Macbeth that he'll not fall till Birnam woods. In Scene 3, Macbeth feels invincible, because he know that Malcolm is born from a woman. Which foreshadows to when the witch told Macbeth that no man that's born from a woman can defeat him. Macbeth said “What the boy Malcolm? Was he not born of woman? The spirits that know All mortal consequences have pronounced me thus: ‘fear not, Macbeth. No man that's born of woman Shall e’er have power upon thee.’ Then fly, false thanes…” He recalls what the witches said. The differences I’ve noticed when Malcolm and Macbeth was preparing to battle is that Malcolm was cooperating with everyone. But Macbeth treated his servants cruel and calling them cowards in Scene
From the first scene of the play, the reader immediately gets a glimpse of the deception meshed into Macbeth’s world. The quote “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a commonly used by the three witches, spoken in their equivocal language. This same language of vagueness is used when the witches encounter Macbeth and Banquo on the heath. They tell Macbeth that he will become “Thane of Glamis”, “Thane of Cawdor” and “king hereafter.” After the first two prophecies become true, Macbeth is led to believe that he will become King and he falls victim to his own ambition and the deception of the witches. By giving Macbeth predictions of his future that may be true but are so misle...
Malcolms assessment of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is simplistic and unfair. Towards the end of the play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare, Malcolm refers to Macbeth as a ‘dead butcher’ and Lady Macbeth as ‘his friend-like queen’. Malcolm symbolizes that he murders at will, with no emotional trauma. However this is not the case, suggesting that Malcolms assessment of Macbeth is unfair. Although Malcolm refers to Lady Macbeth as his ‘fiend-like queen’ this is more accurate as Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to begin his path of murder on the way to becoming the king.
Even those who haven’t read his plays still know his words, from ‘to be or not to be’ to ‘wherefore art thou Romeo,’ but his influence goes way beyond quotable phrases. Macbeth was written by Shakespeare in the early 1600’s, one of the greatest tragedies ever written. As Shakespeare’s most popular play, Macbeth tells the tale of a man driven by greed and deceit, his work has stood the test of time. Macbeth is deceived by three witches who predict he will be king. Spurred on by his adoring and ambitious wife, he schemes and sets about the immense sin of regicide – the violent murder of a king – leaving the blood stained couple to wrestle with its monumental consequences. Containing a dark story of guilt, terror and murder, Macbeth establishes the concept of power and ambition.
The quoted phrase, “fair is foul and foul is fair” is used frequently, the phrase itself is an oxymoron. Early in the play the reader sees Macbeth as the hero because he has saved all of Scotland from the Norwegians. Duncan, honoring Macbeth, says, “More is thy due than more than all can pay.” (Act 1, Scene ) Towards the middle of the play the reader suddenly begins to pity Macbeth, slowly realizing his encroaching insanity for what it is, a downward spiral of death and increased mistakes. Finally, at the end of the play, the reader's opinion of Macbeth moves more towards hate and a feeling that Macbeth is unmistakably evil. As the second witch said:
These contradictions start in the very beginning of the play, with the witches. In Act one, Scene one, line 12, the witches say, “Fair is foul and foul is fair.” This is interesting as they are suggesting good and evil as being one. The witches’ line reflects on human nature as there are fair and foul aspects to everyone. Shakespeare wanted to get this message across as the main character, Macbeth, is a prime example of the struggle between good and bad within one person.
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air” (1.1.13-14). In Macbeth, the play by Shakespeare, it talks about a brave, honorable man who later fiends for power and does whatever he can to get it, even if it means killing his friends and innocent people. In the play, Lady Macbeth has some power by influencing Macbeth to kill King Duncan and doing the dirty work, Macbeth also has some power when he goes crazy and starts killing people with his own will, the Weird Sisters, however ultimately have the most power throughout the play, by getting into Macbeths head and foretelling him of his future.
“Then the liars and swearers are fools, for there are liars and swearers enow to beat the honest men and hang up them.” Through Lady Macduff’s son, William Shakespeare implies a piece of social commentary in Macbeth and that being there is more foul than fair in the world. Regarding good and evil, Shakespeare introduces the idea that evil triumphs good in the end. Roman Polanski’s version of Macbeth further emphasizes Shakespeare’s idea that unfavorable events occur to all people regardless of whether or not they are innocent.
For example, in act four, during Macduff and Malcolm’s conversation, Macduff says, “Each new morn/ New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows/ Strike heaven on the face.” Simply, that due to Macbeth’s seizure of the throne, tragedy has befallen the land. Nevertheless, “fair is foul and foul is fair” persists throughout the entire play, even prior to the king’s death. Additionally, the very principle of a king taking the throne as a catalyst to tragedy supports the theme of “fair is foul and foul is fair.” Because Macbeth originally viewed taking the throne as a way to make himself happy, but ends up dead, it is shown that something deemed fair becomes foul. Therefore, the very argument against “fair is foul and foul is fair” ends up supporting
In the story of Macbeth, both him and his wife end up enduring great suffering. This may be due to the injustices that they first do to deserve this. What in the play was just? Did they go through a fair and right punishment?