In stories and plays, a lot of things get wasted throughout the plot. Whenever things get wasted, people seem to usually seek more from what was scrapped and theorize or even make alternate versions of what was wasted to make it more interesting. However, to keep the plot going, author’s do have to waste a lot of things just to make the story more practical yet still interesting to the reader. William Shakespeare, one of the most influential writers in history, made wasting different elements of the story into a consecutive thing in his book “Macbeth” and pulled it off quite excellently seeing as even though there are a lot of elements wasted and scrapped in this play, he still manages to keep the story interesting while making the reader acknowledge …show more content…
You could say that betrayal is portrayed throughout the entire storyline of “Macbeth” as this is the main factor as to how Macbeth became so powerful and great, which would have made him a great king, if not for his ultimate yet deserved death. The principal duty of a king is to govern his people in a decisive and worthy way, according to law. Not every king is perfect, as they can all have their goods and bads. A great example of a king that is held high, yet still has some flaws is King Duncan himself, as he was a very great leader but has a major shortcoming being that he trusts people very quickly. However, Macbeth was a very good king for the time that he had it. Macbeth would have been a good king because he was decisive and did fight for his country with all he had, even if he was overwhelmed by power. However, he is very aware of the decisions that he makes, as he has the decision to either step up to the crown, or wait and observe everything. Although he is a good king, he is also a tyrant in the sense that he is paranoid about everyone around
Throughout Macbeth, the question of loyalty was on everyone's minds. Macbeth is more for power than loyalty. His fate told by the three witches
Introduction During the charismatic play Macbeth, Shakespeare uses a diverse number of techniques to develop numerous themes including ambition, greed and power. Shakespeare does this through the careful manipulation of foreshadowing, character development and irony.
As the apex of William Shakespeare’s exceptional literary career, Macbeth exemplifies the utilization of literary devices to accent themes and ideas. Though set in the midst of an actual struggle in eleventh or twelfth century Scotland, this classic tale of envy, power, and corruption was written in the sixteenth century. Macbeth chronicles the degradation of Macbeth, his morals, and his conscience as the Scottish thane increases his power through murder and intimidation. Shakespeare highlights the irony of the actions of both Macbeth and other central characters throughout the play. Parallel scenes are also commonly used to stress the contrast between personas of various characters and their true identities. By using irony and parallel scenes to illuminate the continuous contrast between appearance and reality that is the crux of the plot of Macbeth, Shakespeare created a literary work of art that has been enjoyed and analyzed for centuries.
Shakespeare is very successful with conveying this theme throughout the story by using literary devices like foreshadowing and apostrophe to show the big picture of how much Macbeth changes.. Through the use of literary devices and characterization, the readers were able to depict how Macbeth changes as the book goes on and clearly understand Shakespeare's massage of the play. The displaying of power in this play allowed the readers to understand exactly how much the increase in power caused Macbeth to go
Many authors compose their works with the assistance of literary devices or figurative language. As one is able to tell from Shakespeare's play Macbeth, it is easy to see that Shakespeare's style and portrayal of the story were not only made possible by literary devices but were also enhanced by Shakespeare's use of those same devices.
Previously to the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth lived as a loyal, and honorable man. He never thought of assassinating his beloved King. It was only when the witches
At the beginning of the play, Macbeth was a kind and gentle person. The only time he killed is when he was in battle. Macbeth was loyal to the King (Duncan), and did as he wished. In battle, he kills a traitor to the Scotland who was a high ranking individual. For killing the traitor so bravely, Macbeth is awarded the title the Thane of Cawdor. The irony of this situation is that the title first did indeed belonged to 'a most disloyal traitor'(pg. 3, line 53). As Macbeth heads home with his new title and a lot more ambition. This is mainly because of the three witches who tell him he will be king. With this new ambition, Macbeth did not know what to think and he wrote a letter to his wife. By Macbeth writing this letter it showed at this stage he was still loyal because he still was sharing everything with his wife. Macbeth at this point still did not have a lust for power.
Before the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth was a brave, noble warrior. “For brave Macbeth well he deserves that name… Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’ chop and fixed his head upon our battlements” (Act I, Scene 2, lines 2). He was one of the last people anyone would expect to kill King Duncan. Shakespeare chooses a noble character such as Macbeth, to emphasize how greed and power can alter a person’s good morals. In Act one we start to see Macbeth’s desire for more power rise. “Stars, hide your fires; Let no light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hond yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done to see” (Act I, Scene 4, lines 52- 55). His desire for power is at war with his good morals. He wants to become king but does not want to kill Duncan.
Shakespeare’s writing of Macbeth captivated his audience and kept them on the edge of their seats. Macbeth is a classic tale of greed and corruption. The more power a person has the more corrupted they become. They had to have what they did and more, it was never enough. They would do whatever it took to get what they wanted even if it meant killing the King of Scotland, just so they could have it all. Corruption controls and destroys lives and will turn you into a person that others don’t want to be around. It changed the lives of the people of Scotland and corruption still changes lives today. When a person is in power too long and the decisions they make directly conflict with others they don’t feel responsible for their actions. The facts remain, whether you prefer the truth or the captivating fiction, both stories of Macbeth will be remembered for years to
Shakespeare uses the title character of Macbeth to effectively develop the theme of guilt and conscience in his play. Several times in the play we see Macbeth’s character crumbling as a result of a guilty conscience. At the beginning of the play he meets the witches with Banquo, and this prompts the first step toward killing the King. This helps in developing the theme because we get the idea that Macbeth does not trust the witches, nor does he fully believe them. Unfortunately his ambitious nature gets the better of him and causes him to listen carefully to how he might acquire his kingship. Macbeth feels guilty that he is thinking about killing the King because he’s basing his entire thought upon belief in the ‘evil creatures’. We see this when Macbeth has a soliloquy in which he says, “Cannot be ill, cannot be good” and also asks himself why the thought of becoming King makes his “seated heart” knock against his ribs.
...for him transformed to something virtually worthless because of what his acts of betrayal led him to become. Macbeth originally thought that his virtues and values could never crumble despite the influence of someone else. Macbeth abandons his values, and pursues a journey of deceiving and betraying acts. Macbeth embraces a transformation of character that leads him to a state of depression by the end of the play. The irony of Macbeth presents itself through the motif of betrayal. Macbeth thought through acts of betrayal he would find greater significance, but ultimately directed him down a path that only involved the betrayal of himself.
MacBeth’s villainy is shown when he kills Duncan and the king’s guards. MacBeth isn’t a traitor just because he done all this, he is loyal to the king and once he kills Duncan he has a guilty concionse “…He’s here in double trust:/ First I’m his kings man and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then as his host,” He also has a guilty conscious “This is a sorry night.” MacBeth is also a brave warrior that in his mind doesn’t need to be repaid by the king “In doing it, pays itself.”. Macbeth is also worried about getting caught “…Might be the be-all and the end-all …”and that in Macbeth’s mind, Duncan is a good king “He hath honour’d me of late…”. Macbeth is also not a villain because he only has one flaw, his vaulting ambition “…But only vaulting ambition which o’er-leaps itself,” all villains have many flaws not just one. This is why Macbeth is a traitor all these good points far outweighing the bad.
Literary Devices used in Macbeth Imagine how dull a Shakespearean play would be without the ingenious literary devices and techniques that contribute so much to the fulfillment of its reader or viewer. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that combines fact and legend to tell the story of an eleventh century king. Shakespeare uses numerous types of literary techniques to make this tragic play more appealing. Three literary devices that Shakespeare uses to make Macbeth more interesting and effective are irony, symbolism, and imagery. One technique that Shakespeare uses is ironic.
The play begins with Macbeth being a benevolent person. Later in the play Macbeth began to kill when he was in battles and I believe this is where his inner turmoil began. King Duncan awarded Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor due to his loyalty and killing a high level conspirator to Scotland. The three witches who predicted Macbeth would be king gave him a lot more ambition to make this prediction come true. With this prediction hanging on his heart and the want to be more than he currently was, Macbeth realized that the completion of the prophecy may require scheme and murder on his part. Macbeth was still faithful and wanted to share everything with his wife.
The United States government’s welfare program is potentially sending the government down the drain. The U.S. alone is in millions of dollars of debt, and the welfare program is not helping to get the country out of debt but further into debt. Over half of the American population is currently receiving some sort of benefit, and not every person receiving these benefits needs the money. We live in a selfish society. A society where we would do anything and everything to gain a little extra money so we will not have to work for it. The welfare system the United States currently runs is not proper or right. The welfare system is corrupted and full with cheats and frauds benefitting from taxpayers money.