British Literature
Macbeth
The five main themes are:
1. Ambition
Macbeth desires the throne so he ambitiously pursues the throne, leaving a trail of blood behind him. He becomes a formidable ruler, holding power through fear not respect and admiration.
2. Fate
The three apparitions conjured by the Weird Sisters in Act 4 Scene 1 are perfect examples of the theme of fate. The severed head, the bloody child, and the child holding a tree all represent Macbeth's fate.
3. Violence
There are so many examples of violence in this play, but the original egregious, violent act was when Macbeth murdered the King Duncan .
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee" (Shakespeare 51).
4. Nature and Unnatural
"Fair is foul and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air" (Shakespeare 7).
"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked comes this way" (Shakespeare 123).
5. Manhood
Macbeth states that he will not kill Duncan to Lady Macbeth. She becomes outraged, questioning his manhood.
"When you durst do it, then you were a man" (Shakespeare 43).
This was the costume of Lady Macbeth in a play (1955).
Macbeth was written and published by William Shakespeare in approximately 1606-07. Macbeth is classified as a Tragedy. Macbeth was thought to first be preformed in 1606.
Interestingly, it is debated that Shakespeare was not the true author of Macbeth or any of his plays. Some people argue that he was not educated enough for such eloquent diction. But most scholars agree that he is the true author. .
Macbeth is observed as one of the best examples of the physical and psychological effects of violent political ambition for the sake of power.