Examples Of Syntax In Macbeth

In Act two scene one Macbeth has an encounter with a ghost in the form of a dagger and he begins to hallucinate about killing King Duncan. Once the hallucination is over Macbeth accepts his and King Duncan’s fate. Shakespeare uses diction and imagery to convey Macbeth’s remorseful and fearful state of mind in Macbeth’s Soliloquy Act two scene one. Shakespeare uses harsh words such as “dagger” and “oppressed” to express Macbeth’s remorseful state of mind.

Macbeth Act 1.7 is a quintessential example of an author’s mastery of rhetoric. Shakespeare uses his skills to reveal the character’s emotional conflicts through the use of tropes and schemes. First, he highlights Macbeth’s inner battle with morality, and continues with an external power struggle between Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth. As the performer of the soliloquy, I had the challenge of portraying Macbeth as an expression of his own thoughts. For the performance of Act 1.7, my group and I analyzed the use of rhetorical strategies to craft an interpretation of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and their shared conflict of killing King Duncan.

Not all equivocations in Macbeth were meant to be malicious, This can be shown through when Ross equivocated Macduff. In this equivocation when asked about Macduff’s family Ross says that they are well, even though they were killed by Macbeth recently. Ross’s reasoning for this was that “they were well at peace when I did leave 'em."(4.3) meaning they had died and gone to heaven. One could even argue that the witches equivocations were righteous because they served as a comeuppance to the morally flawed Macbeth. But exploiting another's inner flaw to the harm of himself and others is hardly a just cause in my eyes. In fact the porter while presumably talking about Macbeth said that no one could equivocation their way to heaven. At the time

Lady Macbeth's diction in Act I, scene 5 sets the tone for the events, most importantly the murder of Duncan, in the play. Her attitude teaches the audience about who she is, as well as, her relationship with Macbeth. One example of her use of diction is, when Macbeth enters his castle and Lady Macbeth greets him is the same way the witches did. Especially when she says "all-hail" and "hereafter" which are the same phrases that were said to Macbeth by the witches (1.5.46). This is intended to spook the audience, mainly because they have witnessed Macbeth meeting the witches and are now witnessing Lady Macbeth say the same things that the witches said. In addition, Lady Macbeth uses even more verbal clues to highlight important key factors

trouble of killing Duncan to become king, thinking it would be the best thing in the

Insecurities, weaknesses and inadequacies. These are qualities that represent itself in the play of Macbeth. Fallacies and human nature are a vital part in the play, it shows how many character are formed and are dealt with. For the sake of better understanding of fallacies and human nature, we will solely focus on Macbeth. Some make these insecurities are very clear whereas some are more hidden and need to be deciphered of what the message behind the insecurities are. In MacBeth, by William Shakespeare, MacBeth not only possesses’ insecurities, weaknesses and inadequacies, he makes them very clear through the ways by which they motivate and fuel him and his actions. MacBeth’s actions are taken into play by his insecurities, which are described by how he was influenced by the three witches,

How far would people go to gain power? In the beginning of the play Macbeth, Macbeth is a loyal soldier to King Duncan. His loyalty to his king soon changes when he is given predictions at the hand of three witches. Their predictions describe that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and soon after will reign over Scotland. With Lady Macbeth’s persistent behavior, Macbeth is able to fulfill their plan to kill Duncan so he will be able to take throne. His guilt for killing Duncan and ambition for the predictions to come true drives Macbeth to murder friends, like Banquo, that he believes are a threat to his power. Macbeth’s deranged actions lead to his own downfall. William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606 for King James. Shakespeare utilizes similes,

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the author uses manipulation to show the protagonist’s downfall rests in the hands of females. The females manipulate Macbeth into doing what they want. They constantly agitate and unnerve Macbeth, forcing him to go against his will. Even when Macbeth wants to do the right thing, these cruel females push him against human nature.

Throughout history, writers have developed a plethora of literary devices.  This allows them to essentially spice up their writing, or make it more interesting to the reader.  One of the most commonly used and talked about literary devices is theme; theme is a specific idea or lesson that an author is trying to get across.  Just a few examples are, ambition, guilt, things may not always be what they seem, or even nature verses the unnatural.  In fact, these are common themes used by one of the greatest play writes of all time, Shakespeare.  All throughout arguably his most renowned play, Macbeth, we see Shakespeare use each of the four previously listed themes.

Ross: "by the clock, 'tis day, / And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp" (II.iv.6-7).

Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ is about the leading male protagonist succumbing to his ambition and need for power. Though Macbeth is liable for his own actions, he is not solely responsible for the events that eventually result in his downfall. Macbeth is corrupted by his wife, Lady Macbeth, as well as the three weird sisters. Macbeth’s contribution towards his downfall is his strong ambitious nature. Lady Macbeth is the person who induces Macbeth to assassinate King Duncan. The three weird sisters (witches) play with Macbeth’s ambitious nature and sense of security. Macbeth’s downfall is due to himself and two external factors.

Imagine how dull a Shakespearean play would be without the ingenious literary devices and techniques that contribute so much to the fulfillment of its reader or viewer. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that combines fact and legend to tell the story of an eleventh century king. Shakespeare uses numerous types of literary techniques to make this tragic play more appealing. Three literary devices that Shakespeare uses to make Macbeth more interesting and effective are irony, symbolism, and imagery.

Everyone has ambition in his or her mind. For some, this ambition will cause great evil. In Macbeth By William Shakespeare, Shakespeare uses the character Macbeth and literary devices such as Irony, soliloquy and symbolism to show how the power of ambition can change someone.

Macbeth is intrigued by the Witches and later tells Lady Macbeth that he "burned in desire" to question them. Macbeth asks the witches to stay showing that he is interested in their predictions: "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more." The witches speak dangerous thoughts that Macbeth is thinking himself: "Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings: My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical Shakes so my single state of man…"

Eyes squint in disbelief for a hostile welcome from a woman, his Queen, to which he always showing nothing but respect and admiration. '' Not necessary! I trust you would never cross me on purpose''