Annotation In Macbeth

“Elizabeth, reasonably: John, have you ever shown her somewhat of contempt? She cannot pass you in the church but you will blush-

In analyses, I usually look mainly at theme and characters because these lenses help allow me to engage with the entire work. This time, though, I tried to look a little more at elements of meter and use of language and tried to make annotation of this in my e-book that were focused and organized. I also tried to keep a narrower view as I searched for ideas to write about because my split thesis was the main issue of my last analysis.

As a virgin to The Shakespeare Theatre, I was pleasantly surprised when my recent encounter with Macbeth was a stimulating and enjoyable excursion. The two and a half hours I had predicted to be less than enchanting were filled with symbolism, and an overall attitude towards the Shakespeare classic that I had never contemplated before.

Shakespeare uses language to create atmosphere, tension and horror in Macbeth; particularly through his use of literary devices. As well as this , he utilises contrast between prose and poetry to place more emphasis on important dialogue which further enhances those elements. Shakespeare also uses descriptive language to add to the environment of the production Shakespeare’s contrasting use of prose and poetry is most evident in characters’ soliloquies throughout the play; however some soliloquies use little poetry. It is only Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who speak in soliloquy so the meaning of such dialogue carries powerful weight.

Demitri turned back and faced him, sneering. “Where is the King?” he repeated, giggling softly. “I never thought that would be a question you would ever have to ask, my old Sensei. How about the Queen? Want to know where she is too?” His voice tightened.

“They have been gaining fast and we are losing resources.” The empress’ voice faltered for a second before stating “Find the captain of the royal guard and inform him of this immediately.” The page left swiftly. The Empress let out a swift sigh before adjusting her crown. News of this would quickly spread and a formal address would be needed. She set out to find the royal tailor.

shaped Macbeth into the person that he was at the end of the play. The

The final act of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is the culmination of the entire play, and Shakespeare uses heavy symbolism to portray the final ideas of this tragedy. In the first scene, it is revealed that Lady Macbeth has been sleepwalking, an expression of her anxiety. However, the Doctor asks “How came she by that light” (i. 23) and why “she rubs // her hands” (i. 28-29). Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth has been wrought with guilt because of Duncan’s death.

Throughout the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, there is a constant theme of questioning what quantifies a good leader and what qualifies someone to lead. These questions, however, are more easily posed than answered because they change immensely depending upon the individual responding. Some follow the school of thought that a king should be selected based on divine inheritance while others focus more holistically on a king who possesses good qualities that would make them a worthy ruler. In Macbeth there are not many examples of decent leadership that the reader can clearly grasp due to the political instability of the setting of the play: Scotland. King Duncan, while presented in a more favorable light than Macbeth, was no angelic being or exemplary ruler. On the other side of the sword, however, King Macbeth was presented as a bloody tyrant hell-bent on putting his wishes above the desires and needs of the people of Scotland. When presented with the few rulers that are shown throughout the play, King Duncan was a better ruler with his mild temperament and placement of his country above self. While choosing what quantifies a respectable king is arduous, it is simple to see that Macbeth was not a good ruler. In fact, he was quite the opposite. Thus, based on contradicting Macbeth’s faults, a good ruler is the physical embodiment of God, maintains command over the nobles, and favors the interest of the country over their own.

An Analysis of Literary Versus Theatrical Elements in Shakespeare’s Macbeth Over centuries, there have been numerous depictions of William Shakespeare’s world famous plays. One being the most theatrically adapted dramatic productions’ is the tragedy of Macbeth, written in the early 1600s. The play is based on the real Macbeth’s immoral rise to power with added influence of three witches and hubris which leads to his ultimate downfall and death in the 11th century of Scotland. A recent adaptation of the play is Rupert Goold’s film Macbeth.

Your presence has been called for by The Queen herself. This is a matter of security and utmost importance!! Act your age, Eudora for God’s sake!!” He looked around, embarrassed at his outburst.

“ Well we are at war if we don’t make peace so, it’s reasonable, sir your greatness” the servant bowed her head trying not to look at him because you can’t look at him directly or he’ll throw you in a dungeon

“We have you surrounded, now stop in the name of the queen,” the head guard said to me.

It is human nature to be intrigued by all things mystical and dangerous. We fear the unknown but seek it nonetheless out of greed. Most of Shakespeare’s works hold an element of the supernatural and the play Macbeth is no exception. In this play we see a contemporary morality that warns of the dangers of trafficking with instruments of darkness; the witches in the play prophesize of Macbeths future as king, and Macbeth blinded by his hunger for power fails to recognize that the witches prophecies are luring him to evil . In act 1 scène 3 we see the effect that the excitement of the prophecies has had on his imagination as he begins to contemplate murdering the king. As Macbeth gets closer to

“What do you think you’re doing miss?!” he shouted, “this is the royal guard not a jumping obstacle for you to show off on! Well, what are you staring at? Be off with ya.”