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(Frage) beantwortet  | | Datum: | 17:38 Sa 19.06.2004 | | Autor: | Logan |
Hi, folks´!
I must analyse scene 5 of act 3 of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
I've already compiled some aspects of interpreatation but now Ive got some problems with the language side.
I mean for instence the stylistic devices, metre, rhythm etc.
It would be great, if you could help with this and I'm also very pleased with getting some aspect of interpretation, if you've some.
Thanks
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(Mitteilung) Reaktion unnötig  | | Datum: | 22:29 Sa 19.06.2004 | | Autor: | Josef |
Hi Jogan.
An analysis of scene IV-VI, act III:
![[]](/images/popup.gif) www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/section6.rhtml
Analysis: Act III, scenes ivvi
Throughout Macbeth, as in many of Shakespeares tragedies, the supernatural and the unnatural appear in grotesque form as harbingers of wickedness, moral corruption, and downfall. Here, the appearance of Banquos silent ghost, the reappearance of the witches, and the introduction of the goddess Hecate all symbolize the corruption of Scotlands political and moral health. In place of the dramatization of Macbeths acts of despotism, Shakespeare uses the scenes involving supernatural elements to increase the audiences sense of foreboding and ill omen. When Macbeths political transgressions are revealed, Scotlands dire situation immediately registers, because the transgressions of state have been predicted by the disturbances in nature. In Macbeths moral landscape, loyalty, honor, and virtue serve either as weak or nonexistent constraints against ambition and the lust for power. In the physical landscape that surrounds him, the normal rules of nature serve as weak constraints against the grotesqueries of the witches and the horrific ghost of Banquo.
The banquet is simultaneously the high point of Macbeths reign and the beginning of his downfall. Macbeths bizarre behavior puzzles and disturbs his subjects, confirming their impression that he is mentally troubled. Despite the tentativeness and guilt she displayed in the previous scene, Lady Macbeth here appears surefooted and stronger than her husband, but even her attempts to explain away her husbands hallucination are ineffective when paired with the evidence of his behavior. The contrast between this scene and the one in which Duncans body was discovered is strikingwhereas Macbeth was once cold-blooded and surefooted, he now allows his anxieties and visions to get the best of him.
It is unclear whether Banquos ghost really sits in Macbeths chair or whether the spirits presence is only a hallucination inspired by guilt. Macbeth, of course, is thick with supernatural events and characters, so there is no reason to discount the possibility that a ghost actually stalks the halls. Some of the apparitions that appear in the play, such as the floating dagger in Act II, scene i, and the unwashable blood that Lady Macbeth perceives on her hands in Act IV, appear to be more psychological than supernatural in origin, but even this is uncertain. These recurring apparitions or hallucinations reflect the sense of metaphysical dread that consumes the royal couple as they feel the fateful force of their deeds coming back to haunt them.
Given the role that Banquos character plays in Macbeth, it is appropriate that he and not Duncan should haunt Macbeth. Like Macbeth, Banquo heard the witches prophecies and entertained ambitions. But, unlike Macbeth, Banquo took no criminal action. His actions stand as a rebuke to Macbeths behavior and represent a path not taken, one in which ambition need not beget bloodshed. In Holinsheds Chronicles, the history that served as the source for Shakespeares Macbeth, Banquo was Macbeths accomplice in Duncans murder. Shakespeare most likely changed Banquos role from villain to moral pillar because Shakespeares patron, King James I of England, was believed to be Banquos descendant.
Shakespeare also portrays the historical figure of King Edward the Confessor, to whom Malcolm and Macduff have gone to receive help combating Macbeth. Edward is presented as the complete opposite of the evil, corrupt Macbeth. By including mention of England and Scotlands cooperation in the play, Shakespeare emphasizes that the bond between the two countries, renewed in his time by Jamess kingship, is a long-standing one. At the same time, the fact that Macbeths opposition coalesces in England is at once a suggestion that Scotland has become too thoroughly corrupted to resist Macbeth and a self-congratulatory nod to Shakespeares English audience.
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(Frage) beantwortet | | Datum: | 14:58 So 20.06.2004 | | Autor: | Logan |
Thank you very much!
Perhaps you also can give me some infromation concerning the language aspect.
Of course that's a pleas addressed to all the people here.
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