Throughout history, mankind has been connected by a common thread. Every decision ever made had a moral dilemma involved, sometimes great, and sometimes negligible. Any time a commander made the order to attack, he had to weigh the morality of the situation. Any time an insult is made, the giver made that decision based on their moral compass. Every human has morals, and that morality can never be fully extinguished. Morals are often defined by religions and cultures, and even more so by individuals themselves. Based on upbringing and prior experiences, people form an understanding of right vs. wrong and of good vs. evil. As children, we are inexperienced and mostly told what to do by our parents. “Always say please and thank you, don’t hit your brother, stop drawing on the wall,” are things parents will say to keep their children in line. Through adults, we can begin to develop our own moral compasses. Eventually, every person has to decide for themselves where to draw the line between right and wrong. We use our morals to make all decisions, and the outcome of those decisions depend on the quality of one’s morals. But how does one tell the difference between right and wrong? Knowledge pertaining to that subject stems from …show more content…
human emotions, empathy in particular. Decisions affect other people. In general, when something someone does affects another person negatively, it is considered wrong, while doing something that affects another person positively is the right thing. We use empathy to predict the outcome of decisions based on how it would make others feel, and we use our morals to actually make that decision. Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth blurs the lines between right and wrong, grappling with ideas such as what makes a human human, and the almighty question; is it possible to lose your morality? In one infamous scene, Lady Macbeth calls upon supernatural powers to “take away” her human nature, “Unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood. Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse…” (Shakespeare 1.5.48-51). When Lady Macbeth says “unsex me here,” she means take away her woman-like qualities, to make her more like a man, and more like a killer. It’s worth noting that nothing supernatural happens in this scene, all we hear is a dramatic monologue by Lady Macbeth. This begs the question, was her morality actually taken away, or does she just think it was? As it turns out, it would have been a powerful placebo considering her unashamed murder and lies. Despite the evil plans of Macbeth and his wife, neither of them has lost their morality.
Even though “thou shalt not kill,” Macbeth still plans to usurp the throne from Duncan, “‘twere well It were done quickly. If th’ assassination Could trammel up the consequence and catch With his surcease success…” (Shakespeare 1.7.2-4). It may seem as if they both have sold their souls to the Devil, but it depends on the perspective. When Lady Macbeth is urging Macbeth to kill the king, she is still using her morals to make that decision. Although it would be against the moral code of the majority of people, it is not against Lady Macbeth’s moral code. For this reason, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s morals are intact, however skewed they
are. Even the worst people on earth still have morals, they simply do not have the same ones that most of us abide by. Macbeth’s desire for the throne outweighed whatever thought he had of doing the right thing. Even Adolf Hitler abided by a moral code, it just meant that his moral code didn’t have conflict with world domination and genocide. Most people know the difference between wrong and right. When we go against our moral code, oftentimes we regret it afterward. What makes a human a human isn’t the content of their soul or the purity of their thoughts, but simply their intelligence and the blood running through their veins. No one can define what can be morally right or morally wrong, it depends as you go from person to person. Bullies can always justify their wrongdoing, sociopaths find joy in manipulation, and suicide bombers choose to kill innocent people. It doesn’t matter what you or I think about the decisions other people make, it’s up to them and how they view their actions in regard to their own morals.
In understanding the art form of expression in various ways like music and play writes, it brings together this sense of self identity that the artist wants to fulfill. Having this understanding about the life behind the scene, screen, and/or stage. My paper will present two art forms music by 50 cent “Many Men” and William Shakespeare play “Macbeth” in which I will describe similarities among the characters. My four categories for 50 cent and Macbeth are as follow Greed, Savage, Survivor and Success.
Decisions determine the path of a man's life, The types of decisions ensure the destination and the emotions which follow. In the beginning Macbeth was a hero with lots of fame but he is filled with greed and wants to be king. There were key experiences that Macbeth endured, which show an internal conflict of Macbeth. William Shakespeare highlights the dishonest tasks as thrilling and rewarding until the guilt and stress set in. Showing that doing evil things may be thrilling at the time but sooner or later karma will set in.
A quote which really defines Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s ambition regarding power is “Power does not corrupt men; fools; however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power” George Bernard Shaw. Lady Macbeth is more ambitious in terms of gaining power then Macbeth is and that Lady Macbeth will do almost anything to gain power, even evil things that she normally wouldn’t do. This is shown when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth learn about the witches’ predictions, then roles in the plans to murder king Duncan in order to gain power and then finally after the murder, Macbeth doesn’t want to finish the plan making Lady Macbeth angry and causing a chance they might get caught and gain no power at all.
This essay earned a 89/100. it was a lot of work considering the lines from macbeth for textual support.
The definition of a tragic hero, as stated on dictionary.com, is a literary character that makes an error in judgment that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy. It has been argued for years whether Macbeth from Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Macbeth, can truly be considered a tragic hero or whether he is solely a villainous tyrant. Although there are some valid arguments for the Macbeth is pure evil viewpoint, by looking at Macbeth in a holistic way you can see the tragic, the heroic, and the tragic hero within him. Macbeth is a tragic hero in every sense of the definition.
Furthermore Macbeth kills his best friend, but now decides to stoop to even lower means to keep his crown as king. He begin to harm the innocent people of threatening that he will,“Send out more horses. Skirr the country round. Hang those that talk of fear. Give me mine armor.” (5.3.36-37).Macbeth makes it known to all that he is going to harm all who may cause him to jeopardize his crown and reign as king. On the other hand, if no one desires to do so, Macbeth has no reason to harm the people of Scotland; but, because he is human he is doing whatever it takes to keep his fame and
In Macbeth, Shakespeare examines the significance of time in the form of one’s present and future through the unfortunate character of Macbeth. Macbeth is an ordinary soldier, loyal to the king as the Thane of Glamis, prior to his meeting with the three witches. The three witches reveal to Macbeth his future “All, hail Macbeth! Hail to three, Thane of Cawdor! All, hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3. 49-50). For the most part one does not know his or her own future. Our futures are uncertain and predictions like these do not always come true, yet Shakespeare has set Macbeth up in a way that he knows these predictions will come true. Not long after the witches state their claims
"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" is the world famous sentence of a standout amongst the most well-known written in Shakespeare's tragedy book Macbeth. It happens in the second sentence of the fifth scene of Act 5, amid the time when the English troops, drove by Malcolm and Macduff, are drawing nearer Macbeth's palace to siege it. Macbeth, the play's hero, is certain that he can withstand any attack from Malcolm's powers. He hears the cry of a lady and mirrors that some time ago his hair would have remained on end if he had heard such a cry, yet he is currently so brimming with fear and murderous musings that it can no more startle him.
Ghosts are illusions that can be deceiving while reading in books; in movies, they can be portrayed as floating, transparent people. On the other hand, in plays, it is quite different. Some plays may have actual people play ghosts or sometimes they may not have anyone play the ghost. In stage productions of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, directors should have an actor portray Banquo’s Ghost because it would help the audience better understand what is happening, the audience is able to see exactly what Macbeth is seeing and it draws the audience’s attention more.
Typical of Shakespeare’s works, the play Macbeth has a protagonist who ultimately experiences a downfall that lead to his demise. The protagonist or tragic hero of this play is Macbeth, once brave and honorable, who eventually becomes tyrannical and feared by many due to what Abrams describes as his “hamartia” or “error of judgment or, as it is often…translated, his tragic flaw.” In this case, Macbeth’s tragic flaw proves to be ambition; however, he cannot be held solely responsible for his downfall. As a result of many outside influential factors, including the witches’ prophecies and a rather coaxing and persuasive wife, one should not hold Macbeth entirely culpable for his actions and tragic end.
“This tyrant whose sole name blisters our tongues, was once thought honest…” (77). This quote represents the change of Macbeth throughout the play. The use of blood imagery is used to represent the character development of Macbeth from a noble thane to a murdering tyrant. We first see blood imagery characterizing Macbeth when he is called noble for defeating Norway. Then, the idea of un-washable blood shows that Macbeth’s character will change. When Macbeth begins to experience the blood of others on his own hands, it leads him to ultimately become the “villain” or antagonist of the play. Finally, before the death of Macbeth, blood imagery has been used to characterize Macbeth so much that he is now over confident and seems to be fueled by the idea of it. By examining the use of blood imagery, one can determine that blood represents Macbeth’s character development from an honorable thane to a disrespected tyrant.
Good morning organisers of the “Barden Me- Revisiting Shakespeare” conference. Thank you for inviting me to discuss my perspective on the relevance of William Shakespeare works in contemporary society. In my academic opinion I believe that Shakespeare’s literary works are in fact still both significant and important in modern society. Particularly, one of his most famous play “Macbeth” undeniably demonstrates how Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant to today’s youth. Through the manipulation of the representations, theme, relationship and events portrayed throughout “Macbeth” it becomes evident that the values, attitudes and beliefs that underpin the play do relate directly to our contemporary world.
When anything in life first begins to grow, it begins as a seed. The seed of a plant, or of a thought, or of an idea. Once created, the seed can do one of two things. It can grow, or it can die. Shakespeare’s play Macbeth tells the story of an innocent man who is turned evil from the seeds planted by those around him, allowing readers to explore the repetition of growth and how it is implied through characters. Throughout the play, growth is used to display Macbeth and Banquo as foil characters, show Banquo’s “goodness” through positive imagery, and to show Macbeth’s “evilness” through negative growth imagery. By analyzing Shakespeare’s use of growth imagery, critical readers recognize that growth enforces the idea that growth triumphs evil, embodied in the actions and consequences of Macbeth and Banquo as they make one of two crucial choices? Good, or evil?
from one of the last lines in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play. The three witches speak this line
right or wrong in human behavior; based on what is you think is right or good. Morals