Macbeth An EvaluationII Theme of Evil in Macbeth

Macbeth An Evaluation-II

Theme of Evil in Macbeth ★ ★ ★ ★ Three witches symbol of evil War and Treachery Instruments of evil: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Internal battle of good and evil Evil omen in nature Macbeth’s alienation from God and from man Restoration of peace and harmony after a battle against evil

The Role of the Three witches In Macbeth ● ● ● ● A symbol of the force of evil Mischievous and weird Deception Devils within a man Cause of eternal damnation Motivation behind the murders Reactions of Macbeth and Banquo towards the witches

Macbeth’s Conscience and its Decline ● ● ● Moral choice before Macbeth Ambition ignited by the Witches Lady Macbeth’s views about Macbeth’s sound conscience His on views about himself Hallucinations sleeplessness Sense of guilt after murder Sense of insecurity Fear and Banquo’s ghost Complete degeneration of his conscience Lost confidence and apparition scene Remorse but no choice left

Imageries in Macbeth ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ The garment imagery Imagery of fog Images of echoing sound Images of light and dark Images of blood, dagger Images of sickness and disease Images of devil and monster

Asides and Soliloquies in Macbeth Definition: Both an aside and a soliloquy are speeches made by a character to himself but there is a technical difference between these two. An ‘aside’ is a speech made by a character privately to himself when other characters are also present in the scene. A ‘soliloquy’ is a speech which a character makes to himself when he is all alone. ……. . continued

Significance of these literary devices in the play ➢ ➢ Character revelation Plot development Contain profound and philosophical thoughts of the character Induce psychological interest in the drama

Macbeth as a Morality Play Morality play is a kind of allegorical drama having personified abstract qualities as the main characters and presenting a lesson about good conduct and character popular in the 15 th and 16 th century. Macbeth reflects the attributes of a morality play with followings: ➔ ➔ ➔ Evil deeds and retribution Characters as symbol of good and evil A tragedy of damnation and a study of evil Psychological truths of human nature Victory of good upon evil

Dramatic Irony in Macbeth Dramatic Irony is a literary technique originally used in Greek tragedy by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the reader. William Shakespeare has used many ironies in Macbeth. As follows: ❖ ❖ ❖ Irony in King Duncan’s remark Irony in Lady Macbeth’s reception of Duncan Ironical Speeches of Macbeth Macduff and Lenox’s ironical statements Dramatic Irony in the prediction of the witches

Supernatural Elements in the play Macbeth Supernatural Elements: ★ ★ Witches and Hecate Ghost of Banquo Evil omens in Nature Divine Powers of King Edward Plausibility of Supernatural element in the play ❖ Contemporary belief in witchcraft ❖ Shakespeare’s conformity to the general beliefs regarding supernatural elements ❖ Objective existence of the witches

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