The Mysterious Macbeth
By: Blayne Jasper
Macbeth is a play that William
Shakespeare wrote between 1603 and 1607. In this play many things happen that
can cause an impact for prior actions made about a character. Some might say that some characters in
the movie may have experienced dangers when being influenced by hubris, but as
the movie goes on some characters seem to be having lots of righteousness and
the cost they pay for being this way makes up the majority of the movie.
Righteousness having a cost may also tell how the person will live their lives
whether they live a long live or a short life based on their doing.
Threw
out the play the author develops an idea about the cost of righteousness for an
individual. In the play this theme will illustrate that having righteousness is
not a good thing and will soon turn into something very bad to the point were
the character might have an early death. “If chance will have me, king, why,
chance may crown me, without my stir.” (Act I, Scene iii, Line 154-156) Macbeth
desires to be king so bad that he is willing to kill the king that is related
to him just for a chance to rule more then he already does. Furthermore Macbeth
being righteous means there will be a punishment for his transgression. “Art not without ambition, but without the
illness should attend it.” (Act I, Scene V, Line 18-19) Lady Macbeth talks
about how they plane on framing the murder so that Macbeth and her can kill the
king and slip away without question. Their plan was to drug the guards and
frame them making them look like they did the corruption, but for this act of
wrong doing there will still be a price Lady Macbeth and Macbeth will pay for
keeping the guards alive.
The
Murder of Duncan takes place and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are already starting
to feel the pressure for their actions soon after the killing of the king. “
Glamis hath murder’d sleep: and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more: Macbeth
shall sleep no more!” (Act II, Scene ii, Line 55-56) Describes how Macbeth
talks about how he will never be able to sleep again. The righteousness is
having a cost to how he will live after the horrible event that occurred. “
Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight with a new Gorgon: do not bid me
speak” (Act II, Scene ii, Line 78-79) Macbeth seeing his relative dead on the
floor was devastating and after killing him he was speechless. He has killed
many people in battle, but this act of greed was so dreadful he could not speak
no more.
After
the death of the king Macbeth starts to feel over confident. Macbeth wants to
be crowned king so bad he rushes to the spot without question and takes the
crown. Leaving him in a position as if he had planned the whole event just for
a chance to be in the top spot. “
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature Reigns the which would be
feared tis much he dares” (Act III, Scene I, Line 54-55) Which talks about how
he is now so fare up in royalty that thee is so much more risk about him
getting in trouble or that someone will find out for the crime he did. Even if Macbeth is king he still serves
punishment for his action, which would be considered righteousness having a
cost. Him not being able to sleep at night and having nightmares will haunt him
for the rest of his life and everyday there’s a threat that there might be
someone out there that knows just what he did the day of the murder. In the end Macbeth had his head cut off
and was killed for his righteousness and should have left things the way there
were and stayed happy with all the money and fame he already had.
In
conclusion in every part of the play you will always see some type of
righteousness having a cost cause to me thats what the whole play is based
upon. The things Macbeth does in the play contribute to how the play is going
to turn out and what types of events are going to come soon. All threw out the
play there was a continuous use of righteousness having a cost and all threw
out the play that is what determined the major parts.
For this assignment I wasn't faced with many challenges. Some of the small challenges that I was faced with was having enough words to provide enough meaning to provide my reader with enough detail. I faced this challenge by working on it outside of class and spending time at home writing it. I have learned that when I do this I can accomplish more and receive a better mark for my work.
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