Macbeth Dialectical Journal

Part 1 Macbeth written by William Shakespeare somewhere between 1605 and 1606, was a play performed at the Globe theatre. There is no doubt that the play was intended for the king at the time, since he had become a patron of Shakespeare’s theatrical company. By the 1590’s Shakespeare was already an established writer of the time by 1599 he had already founded the Globe theater with 6 other associates whom called themselves “The King’s Men”. Around that moment in history, most people were known to believe in superstitions which included witches, ghost, and other supernatural beings. Some of the literature of the time included plots with such themes as it can be seen in Macbeth. Since Macbeth is a story written long ago, Shakespeare’s

Shakespeare is able to develop an environment which lets the audience experience the development of the characters, their moods and the atmosphere around them. After a closer analysis of Macbeth, the reader can observe how Shakespeare places specific images in each sentence to make a certain impression on his audience. An example is the constant reminder of a “bleak sky” which illustrates the lack of stability that is going on inside the kingdom. Shakespeare can also be seen using images of foreshadowing the future events, the main reason is to build suspense and to prepare the audience. It aids the reader by helping in the understanding of the reason or reasons behind the events happening in the novel. The main source of foreshadowing in the novel is the appearance of the witches who only appear at critical parts of the film to foreshadow Macbeth future. Another important example of foreshadowing can be seen the in scene in which Duncan is murdered. After Macbeth kills Duncan, he hears “There’s one did laugh in’s sleep, and the other one cried ‘Murder!’ “which foreshadow Macbeths approaching problems while sleeping. Macbeth understand that his actions are wrong and dirty and he will be affected in some way. In this case he was affected mentally specifically, with

The characters in the story do not openly speak to the readers instead the reader is left to decipher the though and motives behind the actions each character, this is where Shakespeare use of foreshadowing helps the audience. Another helpful mechanism that can be found in his style of writing are his use of soliloquies and asides, they let the audience get feel of Macbeth’s though when the characters are speaking “alone” in the novel. One example of a soliloquy in the scene which Macbeth says to himself “To be this is nothing, but be safely thus…” which illustrates his disappointment at the feeling he thought he was going to be having while being king. Now being the king as he aspired, instead of being happy he fears for his life. Mostly, because of the own actions that he has committed in order to get where he is at