Wednesday 6 May 2015

Macbeth Soliloquy

Soliloquy #1:
Act 1 Scene 3-
Soliloquy number one reveals a lot about Macbeth's character. This soliloquy reveals a man who just discovered that he has a bright future. During the same time, he realizes that the achievement of this things would have a great impact and he is torn with what to do. While he later follows his speech aside that "if chance will have me king/why, chance will crown me/Without my stir" it is clear that he is conflicted. 

Soliloquy #2:
Act 1 Scene 5-
Lady Macbeth's soliloquy is important to the play because is sets the mood for the horrible but important events that are to follow after, mainly the murder of Duncan, which then leads to other deaths of so many others. I also believe that this soliloquy prepares the audience for what is about to come, it teaches the audience about the character of Lady Macbeth and what she is capable of, this soliloquy also informs us on what time of character and person Macbeth is and can be. I also think Lady Macbeth's soliloquy sets some what of a theme for the reader/audience. In my opinion, I think if there was no 'Lady Macbeth Soliloquy' the play would be very different in a sense that we would not know what type of person Lady Macbeth is,in other words it helps with character development.

Soliloquy #3:
Act 1 Scene 7- 
In this soliloquy I believe that Macbeth is complementing on killing Duncan, he discusses the pros and cons for murdering Duncan. In the end, Macbeth decides not to murder Duncan for a reasons, such as: he risks the punishment, Duncan has used his powers of King but not harshly, Duncan has been a good man and doesn't deserve murder, Macbeth is related to Duncan, and he wants to show good hospitality by not killing your guest (Duncan is Macbeth's guest at this part of the play). In the beginning of the soliloquy he also talks about how if there were no consequences resulting from the murder, he would risk it, not worrying about the future. At the end of the soliloquy he mentions how ambition is his only motivation to kill Duncan. 

Soliloquy #4:
Act 3 Scene 1-
The importance of this soliloquy would be how Macbeth is afraid Banquo, Macbeth compares his fear of Banquo to how Mark Antony’s angel supposedly feared Octavius Caesar. Macbeth is saying that now that he is king, he finds that it is not the way he imagined it would be. Now that he's king, what he's focusing on is the fact that he does not feel safe in this position. This is because he feels guilty for the the fact that not only has he committed the murder of killing the king to gain the throne, but also he does not have the right to claim the kingship. I also believe that in this soliloquy it talks about how Macbeth distrusts other people, who may betray him. I think that is caused from his own treachery. At the end of the soliloquy, you can tell that Macbeth has decided to take things into his own hands again because he is already planning on killing Banquo and his son. 

Soliloquy #5:
Act 5, Scene 5- 
The 'Tomorrowspeech is one of the most famous soliloquy in Shakespeare time. The soliloquy starts with Macbeth's response to news of his wife's death. I know this soliloquy takes place shortly after the death of Lady Macbeth because he talks about how she would have died later anyway. 





























1 comment:

  1. You could have gone into a little bit more detail in discussing the dramatic importance as well as in your translating. You've give a good sense of your understanding of the play, however. Level 3+ (82)

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