Macbeth

Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare is one of Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense plays. Shakespeare created several interesting characters, and Macbeth and Macduff are two of those characters. Though…

In William Shakespeare Macbeth, Macbeth encounters three strange women who prophesizes that Macbeth will be king of Scotland. Together he and his wife kills the King, then is elected King….

In this essay we will compare the RSC stage version of Macbeth with the film version by Polanski. We shall look especially at the characterisation of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and…

Ambitious, brave, and self-doubted, Macbeth struggles for mastery throughout the play. Greed with power, Macbeth kills his way to the top. Macbeth was so wrapped up in the prophecy that…

In the play “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare it is difficult to determine who is more responsible for the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? It is difficult…

Throughout the murder scene of Shakespeare’s Macbeth reveals his weakness but also his strong conscience. Because of Lady Macbeth’s persuasiveness, he finds the courage to kill Duncan, but he now…

Lady Macbeth is a character in Shakespeare’s Macbeth (c. 1603–1607). She is the wife to the play’s protagonist, Macbeth, a Scottish nobleman. After goading him into committing regicide, she becomes…

Stars Aren’t Shining: Symbolizes darkness and midnight. Banquo is struggling against ambition. When Banquo talks to his son Fleance he notices Stars Aren’t Shining. One quote form Scene 1 mentions…

In this article, Alison Findlay elaborately analyzes the character of Lady Macbeth. Findlay suggests that women never have a  unified subject position in tragedies. She uses Lady Macbeth as an…

Lady Macbeth is a white, Scottish lady of middle age and upper class background and social status. She is married to the Thane of Cawdor and Glamis, Lord Macbeth, and…

Many people are superstitious, which leads to the belief that “bad luck” is often the cause of tragic circumstances. “Bad luck” can be something as simple as your shoelace breaks…

Macbeth was set around 1040s, during this era, Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the traditional theory of witches was widely accepted; and anyone who questioned it was believed to be a…

Throughout the play “Macbeth” William Shakespeare uses many motifs to emphasize themes and develop the plot. One major motif, blood, is used to symbolize heroism and power as well as…

What is ambition? In the dictionary ambition is defined has “an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, (ex) power, honor, fame, or wealth. The willingness to strive…

‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ include many relationships between many characters whether it is friendship or a martial relationship. One of the main relationships that are portrayed in both stories is…

Macbeth is a play based on treason, loyalty and knowledge consisting of many different characters one unlike the other. The protagonist’s wife Lady Macbeth is introduced in the fourth scene…

Shakespeare’s Macbeth has appeal to modern audiences due to the universal themes portrayed in the play. Through Shakespeare’s exploration of thematic concerns such as: good and evil and human potential;…

Lady Macbeth is presented throughout the play as a character of domineering presence, troubled by the struggles she faces to fulfil her ambitions and those of her husband’s. Her first…

How does Lady Macbeth incorporate the role of a femme fatale? Gothic literature was introduced by Horace Walpole in 1764 with his novel The Castle of Otranto. This makes Macbeth…

A Tragic Hero is someone who is important within his society. He has a tragic flaw which continues to grow and overcome his own personal virtues, as he continues into…