Macbeth is startled when the witches give him their prophecies of his future. However, they did not tell him how to accomplish these prophecies, so he madly and erratically takes things into his own hands with the help of Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth wants Banquo dead because Banquo witnessed what the three witches said. The three witches stated that Macbeth would one day become king. Now that Macbeth has become king, and done so by taking the life of the previous King Duncan, he fears that Banquo will spread the word that Macbeth was the one to commit the murder.
"Amen"
Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth!
Shakespeare used apostrophe in Macbeth's soliloquy to create dramatic effect and emphasize Macbeth's hallucinations and inner turmoil. By having Macbeth address the dagger directly, it allows the audience to see the depth of his psychological struggle and descent into madness. It also adds an element of tension and suspense to the scene.
Shakespeare's use of apostrophe allows for a more dramatic and emotive portrayal of the dagger. By personifying the dagger and addressing it directly, Shakespeare creates a sense of intimacy and psychological depth in Macbeth's hallucination. This technique adds to the tension and suspense in the scene, enhancing the overall impact on the audience.
Oh, dude, Shakespeare was all about those dramatic flair moments, you know? Using apostrophe, where Macbeth talks directly to the dagger like it's his BFF, adds that extra touch of crazy to the scene. It's like he's having a deep convo with a piece of metal, man. So, yeah, it's all about that theatrical effect and making Macbeth seem like he's losing his marbles.
One example of apostrophe in Macbeth is when Macbeth addresses the dagger before him, saying "Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going." Another example is when Lady Macbeth cries out to the spirits to "unsex" her and fill her with cruelty. These instances show characters speaking to objects or abstract concepts as if they were living beings.
Shakespeare, duhhh!
ambition and overconfidence
Having Macbeth describe it would be less dramatic. People often forget that Shakespeare was writing plays, and the rule in writing plays is "show, don't tell". From time to time Shakespeare feels constrained to have a character describe something in the middle of a play, because what is being described is hard or improper to stage or not worth staging For example, in Act 1 Scene 2 of Macbeth, the sergeant describes the battle, rather than going through the difficulty of staging it just to provide background. And in Taming of the Shrew we get a description of the wedding because it would be improper to portray a wedding on stage. However, it is much more effective to get the information out by having the characters interact with each other, with props or, as in this case, with figments of their imagination. Having Macbeth say, "The dagger appears to be insubstantial as it cannot actually be grasped and does not lose its form when a hand is passed through it" is pathetically limp compared to "Come! Let me clutch thee! I have thee not, and yet I see thee still!"
The word Gordon does not appear in Macbeth or any of Shakespeare's works.
I'd go with ruthless.
In Macbeth, the word "mettle" is used to describe one's character, courage, or resilience. For example, Lady Macbeth refers to her husband's mettle when discussing whether he is fit to be king.
In "Macbeth," the image of disease is used to describe Scotland as a country afflicted with a moral and political sickness due to the corrupt reign of Macbeth. As Macbeth's tyranny grows, the land becomes polluted and diseased, reflecting the chaos and disorder that he has brought upon the kingdom. The imagery of disease serves as a metaphor for the moral decay and disruption of the natural order that Macbeth's rule has caused in Scotland.
Lady Macbeth can be seen as: - Unscrupulous - Machiavellian - Impregnable - Unrelenting - Manipulative