Macbeth5
Shakespeare's Macbeth involves betrayal, frauds, and false appearances between the characters. Nothing is what is seems to be. The characters' ambitions grow and evil controls their fate. As the story develops, the realities of the situations become pure illusions. Everything starts to become an illusion after Macbeth meets the three witches. Repeatedly, he begins to ponder on the idea of becoming king. Knowing that this could be true, he and Lady Macbeth plan a scheme to get rid of Duncan (the present king). At the banquet, Lady Macbeth appears to appreciate Duncan by complementing him with meaningless phrases. "All our service, In every point twice done and then done double,"1 This does not mean anything to Lady Macbeth. Her words are very different than those from her thoughts. She was the one who in the first place persuaded Macbeth in killing Duncan. After Duncan is killed, Lady Macbeth acts as if the news shocked her, "Help me hence, ho!"2In scene vii of Act 1, the audience listens to Macbeth talking to himself. In this soliloquy he has doubts in killing Duncan, he believes Duncan has been a good king and that it is safer for him not to get into any danger. Lady Macbeth convinces him to do what wa
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? As this which now I draw. "5 This way Shakespeare informs the audience that Macbeth had already practiced what he was going to say. As a friendly gesture, he invites him to a feast, which in reality is a plan to kill him. s planned by threatening his manhood. "4 When the news of Duncan's death reaches Macbeth, the audience can tell that he is different from the rest of the people. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth create many illusions in the story, but they are not the only characters who do this. "6 This line shows foreshadowing; it makes the audience know that something unfair and evil will occur. At the beginning of the play they plan to meet with Macbeth and they say "Fair is foul, and foul is fair, Hover through the fog and filthy air. His ambition grew more after they told him he would become king of Scotland.
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