MACBETH & DRAMATIC IRONY
The story of Macbeth written by the infamous William Shakespeare is an excellent storyline known and taught as a great piece of literature. Even after the creation of this tale almost 400 years ago, this wonderful written work is still admired and known all over the world. It is an adventure of a noble and truthful hero who is overcome by the lust for power and by greed. His aroused hunger for authority and supremacy leads to him losing his path and turning to the way of malice. The play progresses, as this character plays deeper and deeper into Satan’s evil hand. Through the growth of this malevolent character, the story grows and develops as well. Each and every move this character makes affects someone directly or indirectly, making him the centrepiece of the play. Shakespeare uses many literary devices in the play including dramatic ones to contribute to the advancement of the story and its characters. One of the most used dramatic devices in this play is dramatic irony. This mechanism predicts the events that are to occur by giving the audience a foresight of something that has not yet taken place but will eventually be fulfilled. Through the audience’s knowledge of trials and tribulations for different characters, the story becomes even more mysterious and interesting. Dramatic irony is used so often in the play that almost every major event like war and death is foretold, the theme is further developed and the audience is kept in suspense and anxiety. Such events occurred when Macbeth was crowned Thane of Cawdor, when regicide was committed against King Duncan by Macbeth, when the porter of Macbeth’s home pretended to be the gatekeeper of hell and also when Macbeth ordered his servants to kill Macduff. These parts not only grow the characters’ roles but also make the story even more exciting and leave the audience hungry for more action. They also introduce us to the themes of the play such as the deadly strength of unbridled ambition and even differences between brutal tyranny and fair monarchy. Every one of these scenes is significant because they develop Macbeth’s character and expand the storyline and theme of the play.
Power is a very important factor of everyday life. Throughout the ages, from kings to presidents, and even before that mankind has always b...
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...howed that Macbeth was no monarch but a brutal heartless tyrant.
Dramatic irony is used many times throughout the play to intensify the themes of the story. This dramatic device can be found when Macbeth was given the title thane of Cawdor, when Macbeth murdered the king, when Macbeth’s castle’s porter acted as if he was the porter of the gates of hell and also when Macbeth ordered his servants to kill Macduff. These dramatic ironies also support the themes of the play such as the deadly strength of unbridled ambition and differences between tyranny and monarchy. Through these scenes, foresight was given to the audience on events that were going to happen but it did not reveal how they would occur. This element made the story even more interesting and exhilarating by leaving the mind of spectators to imagine the events yet to occur and be surprised to see how they really occur in the play. As the character of Macbeth developed further, the story became much more fascinating and the audience was kept anxious. This is a wonderful work that is performed on stages everywhere and the name of William Shakespeare continues to be heard throughout the world.
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
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Handling the adversity that develops within a character’s life is something that requires ultimate determination, dedication and thought. However, when the given adverse situation is handled in a violent manner, the following occurrences include downfall and destruction. Throughout William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, he is able to convey the realistic negative consequences that may follow the effects of violence on adversity. From the very genesis of the play, Macbeth is constantly handling adversity, which at times results in various dilemmas as a result of his tragic flaw. The violent acting on adversity or challenges placed before main character Macbeth, causes him to build a “snowball effect” of downfall and dismay throughout the play. Initially, Macbeth begins handling his challenges in different manners and is constantly altering his procedure. From handling situations cautiously to thoughtlessly, or having his own opinions to none of his own at all, and finally from fighting the truth to accepting his fate, regardless of the type of task, his violent handlings of them causes his own domino effect of transformations. By applying a variety of literary techniques such as personification and foreshadowing, William Shakespeare is able to effectively prove that acting violently upon adversity has a strong potential of resulting in pure disaster.
Prior to deciding whether or not conflict is central to the dramatic development of MACBETH, one must consider all the dramatic factors that contribute to the Shakespearean play. The gradual decline of the protagonist , the role portrayed by characters and the order in which the events occur, greatly influence the direction in which the development of the play takes place. After reading the text MACBETH, by Shakespeare and viewing the film version, directed by Roman Polanski, it is logical to see that ambition and the deceptive appearances of what really is, is central to the dramatic development of MACBETH.
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William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy in which the main characters are obsessed by the desire for power. Macbeth’s aspiration for power blinds him to the ethical implications of his dreadful acts. The more that Shakespeare’s Macbeth represses his murderous feelings, the more he is haunted by them. By analyzing his hallucinations it is possible to trace his deteriorating mental state and the trajectory of his ultimate fall. Throughout the play Macbeth is never satisfied with himself. He feels the need to keep committing crime in order to keep what he wants most: his kingship. The harder Macbeth tries to change his fate the more he tends to run into his fate. His ambition and struggle for power was Macbeth’s tragic flaw in the play. Macbeth’s rise to the throne was brought about by the same external forces that ensure his downfall.
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Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” explores a fundamental struggle of the human conscience. The reader is transported into the journey of a man who recognizes and acknowledges evil but still succumbs to its destructive powers. The character of Macbeth is shrouded in ambiguity that scholars have claimed as both being a tyrant and tragic hero. Macbeth’s inner turmoil and anxieties that burden him throughout the entire play evoke sympathy and pity in the reader. Though he has the characteristics of an irredeemable tyrant, Macbeth realizes his mistakes and knows there is no redemption for his sins. And that is indeed tragic.
Macbeth illustrates how not every villain has to be some powerful mastermind, the greatest villain can be our own minds and our own ambition. Macbeth is trapped on the slope of madness every move he makes to climb up only makes him fall faster. The tragic downfall of a character with such honor and nobility really brings the lives of the audience into perspective, bringing about meaningful introspection to make it a play that will truly stick in the audience’s
Macbeth is a classic play written by no other than the great William Shakespeare. Macbeth has a lot of literary devices in it but the one that some may say is the most intriguing is the irony. The very beginning of the play even starts with irony and has many situations of irony throughout the play. All the way from the granting of the Thane of Cawdor to the most trustful man in Macbeth, to Macbeth trying to slay Banquo and his son Fleance to prevent the prophecy from coming true, and how Macbeth was a very decorated and popular hero and evolving to a blood thirsty tyranny. Macbeth would not be known as a tragedy if it didn't all types of irony in it to show the downfall of a once great hero to a monster of a king.
The play “Macbeth” Written by “William Shakespeare” explores the theme of power, mechanized by his ambition. His nobility at heart , derives from his heroism in the inauguration of the play. It progressively deteriorates through his ambition guided crimes .The utilisation of metaphors and figurative language within the play explores the fall of a hero.
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The tragedy of Macbeth is compounded by the magic of the three witches who goad him on in his ambition. The supernatural element of the play is very important, as established by the fact that the three witches are first to enter on stage accompanied by “thunder and lightning”, immediately catching the eye of the audience (I.i.1). Though they do not stay on stage for long, they foreshadow the tragedy of the play with their ominous speech of “fair is foul and foul is fair,” setting the grim and suspenseful nature of the play (I,i,11-12). The power of the witches frames the downfall of Macbeth by illustrating the influence foreshadowing has on the plans and character of Macbeth.
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