How Does Shakespeare Use Language 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.

This passage found in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare conveys the idea of a person's internal conflicts with the supernatural world and themselves. Through the use of poetic elements such as personification and syntax, the theme of the passage is successfully conveyed. The personification found on line 159 says, “my seated heart knock at my ribs.” Although this quote may seem quite complex it simply means that his heart was heavily beating inside his chest. The use of syntax is just as prevalent throughout the passage and is best seen through this quote, “shakes so my single state of man”(I.iii.153). Moreover, this type of syntax is used as an example of sentence inversion which is when the author flips a sentence in normal sentence

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

Diction and imagery play large roles in Macbeth. Shakespeare's use of these devices create a better image in the mind of the audience and set the stage for foreshadowing. In the scene before Duncan's murder in Macbeth, Shakespeare uses diction and imagery to establish Macbeth's guilty, anxious frame of mind. Shakespeare uses imagery as soon as the passage begins by writing, "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand," (II.i.1-2).

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

To start, the three witches are figurative characters that unlock a deeper, darker conscience in both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in terms of their ambition for power. These three witches have given Macbeth the opportunity to look into the future through a prophecy. They represent corruption through power by their manipulation of Macbeth’s ambition. “All hail Macbeth, Thane of Glamis. All hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor. All

From the first scene of the play, the reader immediately gets a glimpse of the deception meshed into Macbeth’s world. The quote “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a commonly used by the three witches, spoken in their equivocal language. This same language of vagueness is used when the witches encounter Macbeth and Banquo on the

The supernatural elements presented in The Tragedy of Macbeth each demonstrate hints of wickedness or evil. For example, the three witches. When presented in the story, their presence always gives off bad vibes. In the exposition of the tragedy, the First Witch asks, “When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” (I:I, 1-2). The use of “thunder, lightning, or in rain” indicates to the reader of the malicious nature of the three witches. Upon encountering the three witches, Macbeth is astounded. Their prophecies alarm him, causing him to ask what they mean by “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!” (I:iii, 50). Many times, the paradoxes used by the witches confusing. In one scene, the witches appeal in favor of Banquo. The use of their paradox, “Not so happy, yet much happier,” indicates their intention of portraying things not as they really seem. (I:iii, 66). Meeting the three witches is Macbeth’s first step in losing his sanity. He struggles to differentiate what is real and what is not.

This essay is over the character Macbeth from the story Macbeth. Macbeth is a strong character who is loved by everyone is his kingdom. In the story he is the greatest knight who has ever lived and no one can beat him. People come and give him gifts just for being so great. Macbeth plays the most important role in this tory because its the story of a time in his life and his demise. Its the story of how he almost became the most successful knight ever to live by owning two kingdoms but becaseu of one crazy chick, all that gets ruined. All together Macbeth was a wonderful person and strong knight, but because of foolishness, love, and being whipped he lost it all. In the story of macbeth there are more than one morals or lesosns that can be

The witches give Macbeth prophecies that come true; but do not always work out right. The witches are talking about the confusion they will make “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

     The Three Witches are the ones who introduce the paradox that runs throughout the play. The theme affects these characters because although they speak of the future, they do not seem to affect the course of it. They are the agents of fate because they only speak of the truth of what will happen. Macbeth refers to the Witches as the Weird Sisters. In fact the word "Weird" comes from an old English word

The structure of the lines precisely echoes the swings from lucidity to mental disturbance that characterize Macbeth throughout the play. There are three false alarms: "I see thee still . . . I see thee yet . . . I see thee still!" Between each of these alarms comes a moment of respite in which Macbeth appeals to the world of the physical senses: "Art thou not . . . sensible to feeling?" "Mine eyes are made the fools of the other senses," and "It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes."

The witches in Macbeth play a critical important role as at the beginning of the play the witches describe that all that is “fair is foul, and foul is fair” (Mac 1.1.10). Meaning that every thing that is pretty is ugly and everything ugly is pretty. The witches

The witches were the very first factor in Macbeth’s progression to becoming a power hungry and bloodthirsty character. Their speech was always laced with a hint of truth but mostly false hope as they were creatures of the supernatural. Their half prophecies played Macbeth like a puppet, constantly trying to live by their words, though they were just illusions to make his life look good, through a mirage of carefully planned schemes. Looking back at the opening of the play, Macbeth was portrayed as “brave”, as he, Banquo and his army had just won a

In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare introduces an element of fantasy into his tragedy through the characters of The Witches. The Witches are important figures in the play, as their function is both to predict Macbeth’s fate and to signal what is to come. The Witches help focus on some of the darker and more sinister aspects of the play. The Witches represent chaos, conflict and darkness, which are features of tragedy. They tell Macbeth predictions that seem fool proof, but in fact are not and lead Macbeth to his downfall while manipulate and deceiving him as well for their own game. The Witches seem to take many forms in the play and predicts the play itself.