Analyse the ways in which Shakespeare evokes contradictory feelings towards his characters.
Shakespeare evokes contradictory feelings towards his characters by displaying their flaws as openly as their strengths. One of the ways that he does this is, using Lady Macbeth as an example, he obviously exhibits her to be a strong powerful woman but allows one to dislike her character by displaying her greed for the throne, “and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn” (1.7.59), she goes so far to imply that she would even kill her own child in order to get what she wants.
Comment on the significance of dialogue and ensemble scenes in affecting mood and positioning the audience.
