Macbeth Soliloquy Literary Devices
The Darkness of Macbeth Begins!
William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer and poet ever known in the English language who authored world's greatest poems, drama and sonnets, including Macbeth. Most of Shakespeare’s famous works are viewed all over the world. Throughout the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare had written a famous soliloquy in Act V called “To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow.” In Macbeth’s soliloquy, Macbeth’s words capture a major theme of the play. It presents a dark and pessimistic view of humanity. All the characters show a good and evil side to them, which is also represented as the theme. Therefore, Shakespeare makes each character have certain qualities that contribute to the dynamic story and theme. …show more content…
Macbeth’s speech is overwhelmingly pessimistic and is spoken in a dark way. Lady Macbeth says, “Yet do I fear thy nature. / It is too full of the milk of human kindness . ,”(1.5.15-18). This quote represents a contrasts to what Macbeth is saying in his soliloquy because Lady Macbeth feels that Macbeth is too kind by nature to do what needs to be done in order to become king. This next quote is also a contrast of Macbeth’s speech, which Malcolm says, "Nothing in his life / Became him like the leaving of it,"(1.4.6-8). Malcolm’s quote contrasts from Macbeth’s speech because he had did a lot of bad things in his lifetime, but he acted like a good man as he was dying rather than Macbeth’s life being meaningless. Also, a comparable line to Macbeth’s speech is, "Fair is foul and foul is fair . . ,"(1.1.11.). This is spoken by the witches in Act one, that signifies that there is no significance of good and bad things and is related to the soliloquy because it is signifying nothing. Another comparable line is said by Macbeth, "The time has been/ That, when the brains were out, the man would die, / And there an end,"(3.4.82-84).Macbeth is saying that the mans time is up and it is now time for him to die, which is similar to his speech because he expresses darkness and death. In conclusion, throughout the play of Macbeth, there are both contrasts and comparable lines of Macbeth’s speech that represent some sort of darkness or
William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer and poet ever known in the English language who authored world's greatest poems, drama and sonnets, including Macbeth. Most of Shakespeare’s famous works are viewed all over the world. Throughout the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare had written a famous soliloquy in Act V called “To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow.” In Macbeth’s soliloquy, Macbeth’s words capture a major theme of the play. It presents a dark and pessimistic view of humanity. All the characters show a good and evil side to them, which is also represented as the theme. Therefore, Shakespeare makes each character have certain qualities that contribute to the dynamic story and theme. …show more content…
Macbeth’s speech is overwhelmingly pessimistic and is spoken in a dark way. Lady Macbeth says, “Yet do I fear thy nature. / It is too full of the milk of human kindness . ,”(1.5.15-18). This quote represents a contrasts to what Macbeth is saying in his soliloquy because Lady Macbeth feels that Macbeth is too kind by nature to do what needs to be done in order to become king. This next quote is also a contrast of Macbeth’s speech, which Malcolm says, "Nothing in his life / Became him like the leaving of it,"(1.4.6-8). Malcolm’s quote contrasts from Macbeth’s speech because he had did a lot of bad things in his lifetime, but he acted like a good man as he was dying rather than Macbeth’s life being meaningless. Also, a comparable line to Macbeth’s speech is, "Fair is foul and foul is fair . . ,"(1.1.11.). This is spoken by the witches in Act one, that signifies that there is no significance of good and bad things and is related to the soliloquy because it is signifying nothing. Another comparable line is said by Macbeth, "The time has been/ That, when the brains were out, the man would die, / And there an end,"(3.4.82-84).Macbeth is saying that the mans time is up and it is now time for him to die, which is similar to his speech because he expresses darkness and death. In conclusion, throughout the play of Macbeth, there are both contrasts and comparable lines of Macbeth’s speech that represent some sort of darkness or