Violence in Macbeth
In his tragic play Macbeth, the author William Shakespeare tells the story of Macbeth, a man who becomes power hungry and desires to take control of Scotland's throne. Shakespeare employs many motifs into his work such as hallucinations, prophecy and sleeplessness. However, the violence motif is prevalent and quite evident to Shakespeare's audience. Bloodshed is rampant and acts of violence dominate the play's storyline.Macbeth is a very violent man and exemplifies this throughout the play. Primarily, after Macbeth and the Scottish army defeat the rebel Macdonwald's army, a bleeding sergeant enters the scene and describes the gallantry of Macbet
By showing his feats of bravery and by winning honor for his country, Macbeth is crowned Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth's desire for control stimulates his violent behavior. Families are dissimilated and positions of hierarchy exchange between rulers. Macbeth is a very skilled warrior and begins to take pleasure in killing people. After killing Duncan, Macbeth realizes what he has done as he sees the blood scattered against his robes. The abundance of carnage, bloodshed and violence dominate the play. For instance, before Duncan's murder, Macbeth imagines seeing a dagger floating in the air before him as he says, "I see thee still;/ And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood,/ Which was not so before. Macbeth committed many murders to get to his position of King, and would stop at nothing to remain there. He has become king and now will not be usurped of his power, at least not without a fight. Any man who thrives on violence and lives by the sword should have no other fate but than to die by the sword. For example, in the play's final scene, as Macduff sees Macbeth, he becomes vengeful and says, "I have no words;/ My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain/ Than terms can give thee out!" (Shakespeare 5:8 8-10). The desire of one man's heart to become king brings a violent end to the lives of many individuals.
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