Does fate predetermine our lives? People have questioned themselves about destiny’s role in their lives since the dawn of time. Do we control destiny or does it control us? Are our lives predestined? Destiny is a matter of choice rather than a matter of chance. Throughout the play, the weird witches controlled Macbeth’s future. However, he took matters in his own hands instead of letting their prophecy happening on its own. The witches seem to have foreshadowed a prophecy confusing and misleading
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth slowly loses his mind and the control over himself throughout the play. Macbeth’s murder of King Duncan proves to have consequences for both himself and all of Scotland. It is as if he is a puppet of both fate and of others. Even by his own wife is he swayed so greatly, his innocence would have shown through to the end had it not been for his Lady Macbeth and her influence over him. At the beginning, despite Macbeth already wanting to be king. Lady
Within the Gothic genre a stereotypical villain is often presented as a merciless and oppressive murderer; The term 'butcher' can connote to a character that portrays these conventional traits. Within 'Macbeth' however, it can be seen that the character of Macbeth himself breaks the boundaries between the typical Gothic antagonist and a tragic hero. It could be argued the Macbeth is not merely a 'butcher' as his earlier instances within the play present a loyal war-like protagonist that, in committing
Lady Macbeth is an important character in William Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth”. In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth seems to be the ideal woman whom a man prefers to encourage Macbeth to achieve success beyond boundaries. Lady Macbeth is empowered to go beyond the boundaries set up by the society for a woman when pushed to stand firmly and take decisions like a man who is the head of any family. Lady Macbeth is a tactful wife to Macbeth, to whom provides ultimate support and help, though
Evil can make you do unnatural things and make you do things you never thought you would do. The mood of evil starts when Lady Macbeth selfishly desired to become queen and was willing to do anything to get that even if it meant murder. Macbeth was deceived by his evil wife and pushed to the limits which resulted in his own death. Macbeth commits murders led by his wife's premeditated murder. As a result, Macbeth’s evil actions destroyed his victims lives and their families. Lady Macbeth felt guilt
One of William Shakespeare's shortest plays Macbeth, tells the story of a noble, brave and fearless general known as Macbeth who is told by three sinister witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Brainwashed by his own thoughts and greed he murders King Duncan in order to gain his place on the throne. However many problems occur as he tries to protect him self from enmity and suspicion. This causes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to slowly become arrogant and mad, then propels them both to
are heroes and villains moulded over time from origins that could have taken either path? Analysing the preconceived ideas of Bastardy in Elizabethan society, it can be seen that the illegitimacy of Don John, “Shakespeare’s most passive villain” is the root of his villainy. Prejudgement, to pass judgement without sufficient knowledge, can lead to forming misconceptions that may transform someone or something’s image altogether. This pre judgemental attitude of Messina towards his birth circumstance
and villains molded over time with an outcome that could potentially have gone either way? Analysing the preconceived ideas of Bastardy in Elizabethan society, it can be seen that the illegitimacy of Don John, “Shakespeare’s most passive villain” is the root of his villainy. Prejudgment, to pass judgement without sufficient reflection, can lead us to misconceptions and error that may transform the image altogether. This pre judgemental attitude of Messina towards his birth circumstance plagues Don
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin