Literature Essays

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth was written between 1603-1606 when Queen Elizabeth was on her death bed, childless and unmarried. She named James VI of Scotland her successor. He then became James 1 of England. William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth clearly with the new king in mind. The story Macbeth was taken from …

Shakespeare creates atmosphere and tension in a number of ways. Throughout the essay I will cover the main ways in which he does this in MacBeth. As it is a play, a lot of the dramatic action relies on the quality and opinions of the actors and how they portray …

Lady Macbeth is a woman of great talents. She has an ability to persuade and manipulate people. She is extremely ambitious and if she has a desire she’ll go to great lengths to fulfil it. She is also very compassionate. She is good at hiding her thoughts as she has …

The actions of Macbeth must be evaluated by his own personal motivations, actions and decisions as well as external causes which may have led to them. It is established from the beginning that Macbeth possesses great ambition. A certain amount of courage accompanies this. And as a noble; he is …

At the beginning of the play Macbeth is admired by everyone for his courage, and even is king honours his loyalty. By the time he meets his death he has become a murderous tyrant, hated and feared by everyone. What causes this change? Is it his fault alone, or are …

This scene is vitally important for the setting for the rest of the play; the characters really show themselves to the audience. I wrote this scene to show many different feelings such as fear and boldness in the characters. This can be hard to portray. This scene is probably one …

At the beginning of the play Macbeth has a lot of good qualities like he is very loyal towards his king. This is shown by how, on the battlefield, Macbeth hunts down Macdonwald, who is a Scottish traitor, and “unseams him from the nave to the chaps.” This also shows …

The question that I have been given is to evaluate Shakespeare’s characterization of Lady Macbeth and to decide on an correct description of her character, as I think Shakespeare intended it to be – is she a cruel, calculating, cold blooded killer; or is she just a confused and distraught …

‘Macbeth’ is a Shakespearian tragedy about a patriotic Scottish captain who is tricked and coerced into killing his King. He allows his own ambition and heart’s desire to become King to rule his head: a concept in Shakespearian times which must lead to tragedy and inevitable death. Macbeth’s ‘dearest partner …

Although the play is named ‘Macbeth’, Lady Macbeth seems to have the most major role and is probably the most well known character, not just in this piece of Shakespeare’s writing, but in all of his plays. In this essay, the way in which Shakespeare shapes the perception of Lady …