Analyse the ways in which Shakespeare evokes contradictory feeling towards his characters Captain speaks of “Brave Macbeth- Well he deserves that name.” Fighting in battle against traitors. This presents the audience a persona of a manly bold Macbeth without Macbeth even entering the stage. On the contrary though, Lady Macbeth questions whether Macbeth is a […]
Month: May 2018
Willing murderers
What kind of people are willing to undertake such dreadful business as murdering innocent women and children? People who dont have strong mental health or are insane, or those who feel that commiting such acts puts them in conctrol of their lives. What kind of society produces such callous killers? one that does not teach […]
Macbeth difference between direct and indirect characterisation
Differentiate between direct and indirect characterisation Shakespeare uses in order to construct his characters In Act 1 of “Macbeth,” Shakespeare uses indirect characterisation to construct the protagonist Macbeth. The wounded Captain sings praises of Macbeth to King Duncan of how “…with his brandished steel/ Which smoked with bloody execution/ Like Valour’s minion carved out his […]