Macbeth

From the very beginning of the play, the scene-setter, Macbeth is being absorbed into the witches’ evil. Shakespeare reflects this from the echo of the witches’ words. The chanting of…

Shakespearian plays always have a tragic hero in them, and his play Macbeth is no exception. After reading William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, I wondered if I should feel sorrow for the…

The basic story of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is about a Scottish thane who learns of three prophecies, which overcome Macbeth leaving his mental state in tatters due to his…

Macbeth is a play that contains numerous references to unnaturalness, to light and darkness, to blood and to many other like images. Also through the play is the idea of…

The play ‘Macbeth’ is written by William Shakespeare. In the play the three witches, Lady Macbeth and his own thoughts and feelings, influence Macbeth. The major themes are ambition and…

Lady Macbeth and the witches appear to play a vital role in the actions of Macbeth in the play by William Shakespeare. From the opening scene the witches prophesy sets…

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire on the on April 26 1564. He was eldest son in a family of eight children only two older sisters were older then…

My first impressions of MacBeth are positive. He is loyal to his king and he serves his country well. He is a fantastic warrior and he played a big part…

Lady Macbeth is the wife of Macbeth, Thane of Glamis. She is the essential figure in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth because she was the one who strained him to kill the…

When writing Macbeth, Shakespeare used real events to base the play on but changed the details so not to cause offence. He got a lot of inspiration from James I….

Lady Macbeth is described as a ‘fiend like Queen’. She most often appears to be superficial and callous. However, it appears that Lady Macbeth’s quest for unrequited evil is unfulfilled….

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford -upon-Avon, on the 23rd of April 1564 and died in 1616 at the age of 52.The work by William Shakespeare has been used on…

We have had to create a piece of theatre based on the theme of magic using the script “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare and “Witchcraze” by Bryony Lavery.Macbeth is a naturalistic…

For my literature assignment I have chosen act five scene, 8. I have chosen this scene because it is the final result of the play. From what the witches said…

The scene begins at dawn with a blood red sky creeping over a desolate beach, creating a strange eerie atmosphere. The red sky, traditionally symbolic of danger, stands as a…

In Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” the opening scene conveys the themes of reality, illusion, fate, destiny, good and evil. These themes can be conveyed through the way the director, producer and editor…

Macbeth are both key features of the development of the themes in this play. At the start of the play, one of the witches say “Fair is foul and foul…

ENGLISH COMMENTARY-MACBETH; ACT II, SCENE I Act II, scene 1 takes place in Macbeth’s castle- Castle of Inverness- when Banquo and Fleance encounter Macbeth on their way to bed, who…

As the name suggests, Lady Macbeth is Macbeth’s husband. Lady Macbeth encouraged and pressured Macbeth into killing Duncan so that Macbeth could become kind and she would also have an…

Hecate (III, v, 32-33), Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare comments through Hecate that the greatest enemy of mankind is seeking security. In this scene, Hecate is planning the destruction of…