Play Essays

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 …

Female and male can be biological categories, but “womanly” and “manly” express cultural ideas of gender, which may cut across and call in question normative lines of sexual difference. From the first scene, with its bearded witches, to the last, where we hear that a boy died “like a man,” …

Written in the year 1606 whilst the reign of King James, ‘Macbeth’ is a tragic play as there are many brutal murders. The main themes of this play are betrayal, power and the supernatural. At the time Shakespeare wrote ‘Macbeth’, his audience highly believed in the existence of supernatural beings …

Macbeth was a controversial play written during the Jacobean period. This play, written by William Shakespeare, involves the act of killing the king, or regicide. Having been set in Jacobean times this play would have invoked much horror and disbelief among audiences as they were intrigued though amazed at the …