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Why does Macbeth succumb to Lady Macbeth's demand that he murder Duncan?
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She desires the kingship for him and wants him to murder Duncan in order for Macbeth to obtain it. Not only that, but Macbeth has a weak will, and Lady Macbeth, being determined and intelligent, manages to persuade the indecisive Macbeth to commit regicide.
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What event is foreshadowed by Macbeth's aside in William Shakespeare's Macbeth Act I Scene IV?
Actually, most of the events in Act 4 are foreshadowed earlier. Macbeth's visit to the witches is foreshadowed by their initial appearance in Act 1 as well as Macbeth's stated intentions in Act III. The murder of Macduff's children is foreshadowed by a whole stream of images of murdered children, including Lady Macbeth's blood-curdling statement that she would have plucked her nipple from her child's gums and dashed its brains out, and even the image of a bloody child in Act IV Scene 1. It is only when we get to Scene 3 that we get some foreshadowing of what is to come in Act 5, especially in Macduff's demand, "front to front bring me this fiend of Scotland and myself" which is of course what happens.
What does the severed head in Macbeth symbolize?
The severed head in Macbeth is Macbeth's head at the end of the play. Because he was the king and the head of the nation, his severed head symbolizes the severing of the king from his kingdom, a kind of synechdoche. Also symbolically, severing the head of a king means he cannot wear the crown which is the symbol of his authority. By removing his head, he can no longer command. In one production when Macduff shows Macbeth's severed head, all of the soldiers which formerly were fighting for Macbeth lay down their arms as they see it. Had Macbeth only been stabbed, they might still have followed him. (Compare here the legend of El Cid, who led his troops while dead but undecapitated, or the Dracula legends which demand that the vampire be beheaded to truly kill him.) There is also an "armed head" as one of the apparitions in Macbeth, but it is not clear that it has been "severed".
When was 'Macbeth' first performed?
In Shakespeare's era the demand for new entertainment was huge, so the play would have been performed immediately following it's completion. With Macbeth this was particularly true, since King James I was extremely interested in sorcery and witchcraft, having written his own book Daemonologie (Demonology) -- Macbeth's success was assured. Shakespeare never published any of his plays, but 18 unauthorised versions of his plays were published during his lifetime (there were no copyright laws in those days). Macbeth was first performed in 1605 and was a huge success.
Why was Lady Macbeth a bad wife?
They persauded Macbeth to kill people only because they wanted to be benefited. they were selfish and not worrying that they would soon turn Macbeth into a crazed lunatic 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 The witches delighted in chaos and toil. They did not tell Macbeth what to do but they simply showed him what can happen through their prophecies and the apparitions they showed to Macbeth. Macbeth could've been a perfect target for them to bring about this chaos. Macbeth is a strong soldier, he has killed enemies in war, and perhaps the witches knew his true nature("by the prickling of my thumb, something wicked this way comes..."). The extent of their influenced is demonstrated through their predictions, they are temptations and a form of flattery which Macbeth eventually gave into. On one hand, Lady Macbeth has the far greater influence because she is Macbeth's wife and they share a passionate relationship together. Just like the witches she flatters him, but this time it is a direct flattery and a direct temptation towards him. As far as Macbeth being changed into a diffrent person, he himself is responsible for his own actions. The final decision lies within him and this was demonstrated when he carried out the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth acts as the catalyst for Macbeth. Macbeth realised that he would have to commit regicide (stars, hide your fires; let light not see my deep and black desires), but he was unwilling to do so. Lady Macbeth changes his mind by attacking his manhood, despite the brave acts he has commited as a soldier. She also flatters him shamelessly. The murder of Duncan sets Macbeth on the trail of evil, as he didn't consult his wife when he killed Banquo and Macduff's family. He didn't even care when she commited suicide. The witches represent the Three Fates in Greek Mythology. they connotate destiny, fate, etc. They delight and thrive in chaos and toil. In my opinion, the witches represent the primeval human emotions of hate and wickedness. They are all that is wrong with humanity. They also bring a supernatural theme in the play. The witches do not seem human, as when Banquo says they look like women, yet their beards defys this theory. They have not the power to kill, only manipulate. In laymans terms,They can tell you the stuff you wanna hear, to bring you down. :) They also help Macbeth, as they awaken his dark amibitions, and a unsatiable will to 'claim the golden round' (the crown). The witches also seem to befriend Macbeth as one of them, saying that he is a 'wayward child'. They also seemed to know his true nature- ' by the prickling of my thumb, someTHING (not someONE, suggesting that he has lost his humanity and personality) wicked this way comes.
What effect is shakespeare trying to create by using the witches in Macbeth?
The text of Macbeth contains disturbing suggestions that when it was originally produced, the witches were no more terrifying than the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream. They were in fact a bit of a joke. The stage directions suggest that the witches sing and dance three times: once in Act III Scene 5 and twice in Act IV Scene 1, the famous Cauldron Scene. This scene contains the lines said by the character Hecate "And now about the cauldron sing, Like eves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that we put in" followed by the song "Black spirits, etc." Later the first witch says "But why stands Macbeth thus amazedly? Come sisters, cheer we up his sprites and show the best of our delights." followed by another song and dance. If you get the impression that this makes Macbeth sound like a musical, you are probably right. Scholars believe that the only text we have of Macbeth is from a tarted up version of the play in which songs from Thomas Middleton's play The Witch and some further dialogue by Middleton, including the lines quoted above, were inserted by popular demand. The fact that there was a popular demand shows that the audience expected the witches to be funny, not scary. Middleton's alterations were made between 10 and 18 years after the play was first written so this public demand was among the original patrons. We actually have a description of the play written by one of the original patrons who saw it in 1610, before Middleton's revisions. He describes the witches in the scene where they prophesy to Macbeth and Banquo as "feiries or Nimphes" and again later as "nimphes" which confirms that they were portrayed as cute not frightening. Modern practice is to remove all of the material clearly by Middleton and to portray the witches as frightening, which actually works better dramatically according to modern lights.
Why does Macbeth succumb to Lady Macbeth's demand?
Macbeth had just been lead to believe that he would become king, by the three witches. This looked like the perfect opportunity to fuflill his presumably glorious destiny, although he realised that his was a double betrayal: that of his king and his guest.
What event is foreshadowed by Macbeth's aside in William Shakespeare's Macbeth Act I Scene IV?
Actually, most of the events in Act 4 are foreshadowed earlier. Macbeth's visit to the witches is foreshadowed by their initial appearance in Act 1 as well as Macbeth's stated intentions in Act III. The murder of Macduff's children is foreshadowed by a whole stream of images of murdered children, including Lady Macbeth's blood-curdling statement that she would have plucked her nipple from her child's gums and dashed its brains out, and even the image of a bloody child in Act IV Scene 1. It is only when we get to Scene 3 that we get some foreshadowing of what is to come in Act 5, especially in Macduff's demand, "front to front bring me this fiend of Scotland and myself" which is of course what happens.
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What does the severed head in Macbeth symbolize?
The severed head in Macbeth is Macbeth's head at the end of the play. Because he was the king and the head of the nation, his severed head symbolizes the severing of the king from his kingdom, a kind of synechdoche. Also symbolically, severing the head of a king means he cannot wear the crown which is the symbol of his authority. By removing his head, he can no longer command. In one production when Macduff shows Macbeth's severed head, all of the soldiers which formerly were fighting for Macbeth lay down their arms as they see it. Had Macbeth only been stabbed, they might still have followed him. (Compare here the legend of El Cid, who led his troops while dead but undecapitated, or the Dracula legends which demand that the vampire be beheaded to truly kill him.) There is also an "armed head" as one of the apparitions in Macbeth, but it is not clear that it has been "severed".
When was 'Macbeth' first performed?
In Shakespeare's era the demand for new entertainment was huge, so the play would have been performed immediately following it's completion. With Macbeth this was particularly true, since King James I was extremely interested in sorcery and witchcraft, having written his own book Daemonologie (Demonology) -- Macbeth's success was assured. Shakespeare never published any of his plays, but 18 unauthorised versions of his plays were published during his lifetime (there were no copyright laws in those days). Macbeth was first performed in 1605 and was a huge success.
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Why was Lady Macbeth a bad wife?
They persauded Macbeth to kill people only because they wanted to be benefited. they were selfish and not worrying that they would soon turn Macbeth into a crazed lunatic 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 The witches delighted in chaos and toil. They did not tell Macbeth what to do but they simply showed him what can happen through their prophecies and the apparitions they showed to Macbeth. Macbeth could've been a perfect target for them to bring about this chaos. Macbeth is a strong soldier, he has killed enemies in war, and perhaps the witches knew his true nature("by the prickling of my thumb, something wicked this way comes..."). The extent of their influenced is demonstrated through their predictions, they are temptations and a form of flattery which Macbeth eventually gave into. On one hand, Lady Macbeth has the far greater influence because she is Macbeth's wife and they share a passionate relationship together. Just like the witches she flatters him, but this time it is a direct flattery and a direct temptation towards him. As far as Macbeth being changed into a diffrent person, he himself is responsible for his own actions. The final decision lies within him and this was demonstrated when he carried out the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth acts as the catalyst for Macbeth. Macbeth realised that he would have to commit regicide (stars, hide your fires; let light not see my deep and black desires), but he was unwilling to do so. Lady Macbeth changes his mind by attacking his manhood, despite the brave acts he has commited as a soldier. She also flatters him shamelessly. The murder of Duncan sets Macbeth on the trail of evil, as he didn't consult his wife when he killed Banquo and Macduff's family. He didn't even care when she commited suicide. The witches represent the Three Fates in Greek Mythology. they connotate destiny, fate, etc. They delight and thrive in chaos and toil. In my opinion, the witches represent the primeval human emotions of hate and wickedness. They are all that is wrong with humanity. They also bring a supernatural theme in the play. The witches do not seem human, as when Banquo says they look like women, yet their beards defys this theory. They have not the power to kill, only manipulate. In laymans terms,They can tell you the stuff you wanna hear, to bring you down. :) They also help Macbeth, as they awaken his dark amibitions, and a unsatiable will to 'claim the golden round' (the crown). The witches also seem to befriend Macbeth as one of them, saying that he is a 'wayward child'. They also seemed to know his true nature- ' by the prickling of my thumb, someTHING (not someONE, suggesting that he has lost his humanity and personality) wicked this way comes.
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