Macbeth
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Macbeth
3 scenes : lady Macbeth washing her hands, dagger scene and tommorow scene
In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the dramatic techniques of language, stagecraft and symbolism are hugely important in portraying the themes and characters which the play is centered around. The play, being centered around Macbeth’s story, uses the above dramatic techniques to allow the responder to better understand Macbeth. For example, during the second scene, Macbeth is spoken of as “…brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name…” This allowing us as the responder to comprehend the fact that Macbeth is highly respected for his bravery. However, comparing the above quote with the one much later in the play “…wayward son, spiteful and wrathful, who, as others do, loves for his own ends, not for you.” We understand that Macbeth’s character has undergone such a dramatic change in only a short while.
Dagger scene:
hey are the most significant symbol of evil within the play. Perhaps the most outstanding example of this is the scene in which Macbeth hallucinates the dagger with which he is to kill Duncan with in front of him. This gives the scene an eerie feeling. In order to achieve her great desire to be queen, Lady Macbeth feels that she must be stripped of her femininity. Through the mentioned examples and many other incidents in the play, Macbeth uses a wide range of language, stagecraft and symbolism techniques in order to portray the themes and characters in the play to the responder. It tells the reader that (once again) all is not as it seems. And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top full of direst cruelty"" is imperative to the story line. It allows the responder to react with the appropriate feelings of fear, and even confusion and disgust. The fog symbolises the human emotions (for example, Macbeth"tms greed) which cloud people"tms perceptions of the truth and reality. Another way language is used in the text can be perceived when reading the witches"tm couplet: "Fair is...
3 scenes : lady Macbeth washing her hands, dagger scene and tommorow scene
In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the dramatic techniques of language, stagecraft and symbolism are hugely important in portraying the themes and characters which the play is centered around. The play, being centered around Macbeth’s story, uses the above dramatic techniques to allow the responder to better understand Macbeth. For example, during the second scene, Macbeth is spoken of as “…brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name…” This allowing us as the responder to comprehend the fact that Macbeth is highly respected for his bravery. However, comparing the above quote with the one much later in the play “…wayward son, spiteful and wrathful, who, as others do, loves for his own ends, not for you.” We understand that Macbeth’s character has undergone such a dramatic change in only a short while.
Dagger scene:
hey are the most significant symbol of evil within the play. Perhaps the most outstanding example of this is the scene in which Macbeth hallucinates the dagger with which he is to kill Duncan with in front of him. This gives the scene an eerie feeling. In order to achieve her great desire to be queen, Lady Macbeth feels that she must be stripped of her femininity. Through the mentioned examples and many other incidents in the play, Macbeth uses a wide range of language, stagecraft and symbolism techniques in order to portray the themes and characters in the play to the responder. It tells the reader that (once again) all is not as it seems. And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top full of direst cruelty"" is imperative to the story line. It allows the responder to react with the appropriate feelings of fear, and even confusion and disgust. The fog symbolises the human emotions (for example, Macbeth"tms greed) which cloud people"tms perceptions of the truth and reality. Another way language is used in the text can be perceived when reading the witches"tm couplet: "Fair is...