Personification Of Language In Macbeth

Through the soliloquy, the audience gains insight into Macbeth’s innermost thoughts. He names multiple reasons as to why he should not kill King Duncan, noting that Duncan is his guest, kinsman and a good king. He also admits that the only motive he has is the “Vaulting ambition” residing inside of him. Here he names his own hamartia, his fatal flaw, and acknowledges that to give in and commit such a deed, would result in his “deep damnation”. While still undecided on the matter, Lady Macbeth enters, and, seeing his indecision she decides to manipulate him into the decision that suits her; for after all, she is almost if not as ambitious as her husband. By questioning his manhood, his bravery, even their marriage, she successfully leads him to make the choice to kill the king. We now must realise that although the witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s taunts were a catalyst for Macbeth’s treachery, they never force him to make these errors in judgement; it must have been something that was already inside of him that caused him to decide this. There must have been some inherent evil already a part of his character.

Macbeth's feels that his destiny is to become King and rule with all the power that goes with kingship. The three witches on his way back to the kingdom, prophesied that he would rise to kingship. They said "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis" (I, 3, 48), and then as the thane of Cawdor "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor" (I, 3, 49). At this point in the play Macbeth had just become thane of Glamis, and the thane of Cawdor is still alive. Then, the witches greeted Macbeth as the King of Scotland saying "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter" (I, 3, 50). This is the point in the tragedy where Macbeth starts to think as a villain. If the witches had never greeted him as King on Scotland, then he would probably never have contemplated killing Duncan in the first place. At first, he believes that he will need to kill King Duncan. Though at the end of Act 1, Scene 3, he thinks that perhaps he doesn't need to do anything to become the king saying "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir.", showing he is a man of honor and morals. Then, Lady Macbeth hears of the prophecy in his letters and decides immediately for him that King Duncan must die, showing Macbeth's doubt. An

With attention to the murder of King Duncan, Macbeth struggles with the morality of his actions. Before the murder takes place, Macbeth begins to believe that the murder will “be the be-all and the end-all” to his clear conscious and would risk him to eternal damnation (Act I, line 5). Yet, the murder would bring him power over Scotland and he “shalt be kind” as told by the Weird Sisters(Act 1, line 50). Macbeth goes off of his ambition to murder King Duncan. The internal struggle of choosing mortality over motives brought forth an intense shift of loyalty to betrayal. The murder caused for Macbeth to turn on Scotland and only care for his own selfish motives. The betrayal causes for the play to become horrific and have a double meaning. Macbeth must put on a face to hide his murder to become the king. The double meaning is how Macbeth looks like a hero to all of Scotland, but only the people on the inside know of his horrific actions. He had to murder to to get the position of King, but the

He is Duncan’s ‘kinsman and his subject’, he reminds himself that what he is doing is wrong and that he has the duty to protect the king, not murder him. In an interaction with Lady Macbeth prior to the murder of Duncan, he says they ‘shall proceed no longer in this business’, this shows that he has a moral compass, and he knows that what he is about to do is wrong. Also, previous to the murder he hallucinates a ‘dagger’, it is a figment of his imagination because he is very anxious, and is already feeling culpability. This part in the play is key in showing that Macbeth is consumed by guilt and anxiety, so is not in the best mindset to commit a murder. Despite this, he still kills Duncan. His guilt returns after the murder when an ‘Amen [is] stuck’ in his throat, he knows that he has sinned against God, and he is too anxious to say Amen. Immediately after killing Duncan he is ‘afraid to think of what [he has] done’, he has immense regret and feels a lot of guilt.

3. 157-159) Macbeth’s arrogance is made apparent with the immediacy of his thoughts of becoming king and it is clear that the supernatural has given him arrogant ambition as Macbeth is already beginning to think of how he will be crowned king. Macbeth eventually decides he will show his “Black and deep desires” (1. 4. 58) and murder Duncan, the current king of Scotland. This is a shift from Macbeth showing loyalty to Scotland and the king as he now has arrogantly, for the benefit of himself becoming king, murdered Duncan, the king of Scotland. Duncan was greatly admired and respected by the population of Scotland. Macbeth himself describes Duncan as “meek” (1. 7. 17) and being “so clear in his great office” (1. 7. 18). When Macduff first realizes the death of Duncan, he describes the scene as: “O horror, horror, horror!” (2. 3. 73) Macbeth acknowledges that the reaction to Duncan’s death would be mournful before murdering him: “Pity… / Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, / That tears shall drown the wind” (1.7. 21-25). However, Macbeth’s only goal is to become king, not to please the population of Scotland who admires their king greatly and sees him as a righteous person. After tempting Macbeth with the idea of becoming king, the supernatural gives Macbeth arrogant ambition, forcing him to contrast his loyal and courageous personality, which motivates him to kill Duncan.

Many believe lines 17-28 to be Macbeth’s most famous speech. What metaphors does he use to describe what he feels to be the

In Macbeth, Shakespeare sets the themes of seduction, ambition, and deception amid a correlating backdrop, whether you are giving chase on a battlefield, standing in foul weather, or seeing apparitions of bloody daggers we sense danger from the opening act. The play commences with ominous

Macbeth middling character is shown in these lines “If it were done tis done…first I am his kinsman and his subject...who should shut the door on his murderer” (I.vii.1-15). This suggests that Macbeth doesn’t actually want to kill Duncan. However, due to his tragic flaw of his pride and ambition Macbeth resolves to kill Duncan. We seen that Lady Macbeth in Act I insulted him as a man, warrior and husband. It was after such insults that Macbeth then decides to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth is almost like the little devil portrayed on his shoulder whispering evil bad things in his ear. When Macbeth resolves to kill Duncan he sees a dagger floating in the air pointing towards Duncan’s chamber. Here he is presented a choice of whether not to follow through. “Is this a dagger which I see before me...A dagger of the mind a false creation,” (II.i.33.39). He also prays that the earth will not hear his footsteps as he completes his bloody plan. He doesn’t want anything including the earth to witness what he is about to do or is thinking of doing. “Thou sure and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which they walk, for fear” (II.i.57-58). Lady Macbeth rings the bell as a signal to let Macbeth know that the coast is clear for him to proceed with the evil deed. The bell symbolized both the final death of Duncan and Macbeth’s conscience a he chooses to actually follow through with the murder

As a result of Macbeth's insomnia, he is hallucinating and imagining things, for instance, the dagger. He recognizes this when he says, "Mine eyes are made a fool o' the other senses," (II.i.12). Realizing that something is amiss, Macbeth states, "Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse the curtain'd sleep," (II.i.18-19). Macbeth is saying that the way he feels is unnatural and it is as if he has been cursed. Earlier in the evening, Macbeth believes Duncan is a good king, and would never deserve such disloyalty.

97 & 98). However though, the rest of the lines consists of unrhymed iambic pentameter blank verses, which effectively expresses the reason why Macbeth killed the two guards. In spite of the lack of rhyming, there exists a great amount of figurative language in the soliloquy such as metaphor, simile, hyperbole and personification. The numerous figures of speech is what makes Macbeth’s speech so important to the overall play and without its inclusion, the words would not be as powerful and impact the plot as strongly. First off, the metaphor “golden blood” (l. 100) and the simile and hyperbole, “like a breach in nature” (l. 101) are two forms of figurative language the murderous thane uses to put emphasis on the preciousness and innocence of king Duncan’s tragic death.

Macbeth offers the plan of executing Banquo to the murderers, emphasizing that the murder would rid their enemy, bring them closer to the king, and heal their mental health. In the quote, Shakespeare utilizes multiple types of figurative language. In the first line, Shakespeare gives the murderers’ bosoms the power to receive business, an example of personification. The playwright implants an idea of the plan’s intimacy to the murderers’ core values, as he draws an image of the business in the men’s chests and its strong effect on the murderers. In the second line, Macbeth utilizes personification to give execution the power to take an enemy off, without the explicit statement of killing.

These lines show the mindset and the feeling that erupted so suddenly towards his deceased wife Lady Macbeth. Without Lady Macbeth, he is nothing and his views towards life corroded into a depressing, dark, and hopeless view set. Perspicuity, this shows the type of relationship that was. Which was one of equality in both status and

a humans' five senses. This is so, because Imagery is noticeably present within many scenes. This allows for individuals to obtain a complete experience which includes all of the five human senses which is sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. Act 2, Scene 1 is a perfect example of a scene that imagery can be seen within. Inside, examples of personification, similes, and metaphors can be found. With these literary devices added, it guarantees a better understanding. This is so, because they allow readers to create an image in their mind of what is happening while reading.

At the beginning of the play Macbeth is notable as a brave soldier and is rewarded as being Thane of Glamis. The attributions of Macbeth at the beginning of the play may be wise, thoughtful, patient and noble.

The play ‘Macbeth’ uses soliloquies with great effect to express the thoughts of individual characters, particularly in the case of the protagonist, Macbeth. In Act V Scene V, strong words from Macbeth convey to the reader two themes of the play.  This soliloquy demonstrates the play's use of irony and the use of the disparity between the great opposition of light and darkness as symbols for both life and death.  This soliloquy is quite significant to the play as a whole since it demonstrates two very important themes as well as leading to a better understanding of Macbeth.