Macbeth Essays

Shakespeare’s MacBeth is a story of a hero turned villain and I will be analysing the events and circumstances in which this tremendous change of character happens and whether MacBeth is to blame or if he is a victim of circumstance. The witches had the biggest influence on MacBeth in …

Lady Macbeth is without doubt, one of William Shakespeare’s most infamous, interesting and notable creations. She is a character whose dramatic actions provoke a similarly dramatic change of opinion and reaction from the enthralled audience; who see her at first as a devoted wife and then recoil with utmost horror …

The supernatural world has always existed in one way or another. It has mostly existed in people’s minds. It has also played a part on the way people act, mainly because these people became so involved in it, that they forgot the difference between what is right and what is …

In Act4 Scene3, Malcolm identifies “the King becoming graces”, a list of qualities desirable in a good king. With close references to the text discuss the examples of good kings as depicted by Duncan, Malcolm and Edward the confessor? In the Elizabethan times, people believed that a king who had …

In the play ‘Macbeth’ by Shakespeare, the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both depicted very differently with only a few attributes in common (e.g. the desire to obtain kinship). These differences start of relatively small and seemingly unimportant. However, as they are spiralled downwards into the problems caused by …

‘Macbeth’ is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Shakespeare wrote three types of plays, which were tragedies, comedies and histories. ‘Macbeth’ is a tragedy. The Aristotelian definition of tragedy is the destruction of a great man by a fatal flaw in his character. Macbeth’s flaw was that he was …

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 …

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 …