OPPapers.com Essay Index >> English >> Macbeth
We have many free term papers and essays on Macbeth. We also have a wide variety of research papers and book reports available to you for free. You can browse our collection of term papers or use our search engine.
Macbeth Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare written sometime between 1603-1606, is a tragic story of death and deceit amongst the noblemen of Scotland. The two
Macbeth Plot Synopsis Act I, Scene I Amidst thunder and lightening, three witches meet to plan their encounter with Macbeth, a Scottish general and the Thane of
macbeth Probably composed in late 1606 or early 1607, Macbeth is the last of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, the others being Hamlet, King Lear and Othello.
William Shakespear's MacBeth William Shakespeare's Macbeth In what you are about to read is a detailed description of every scene and every act of Macbeth. Act I:
William Shakespeare's Macbeth William Shakespeare's Macbeth In what you are about to read is a detailed description of every scene and every act of Macbeth. Act
Submitted by jmacoo on October 27, 2007
Category: English
Words: 905 | Pages: 4
Views: 203
Popularity Rank: 70,805
Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper)
Interior Monologue
Introduction
This monologue of Lady Macbeth, which takes place in Act 5, Scene 1, (the events leading up to her suicide.) Lady Macbeth while sleep walking and speaking to herself, reveals the guilt and remorse she has over the murder of King Duncan. The ideologies foregrounded are that power must be taken at all costs, and the resistance to the ideology of femininity. The discourses lady Macbeth operates under were those of power, femininity and morality. The following text is an alternate reading.
Monologue
[Lady Macbeth enters the room carrying a candle]
My thoughts of pride and an overwhelming sense of achievement, an accomplishment due to great ambition, are slowly becoming those of guilt and confusion. My conscience, which I once thought clear, begins to fill with thoughts of guilt and remorse. Slowly the unforgotten memories from that merciless night overcome me and I succumb to the horrific images, the bloody daggers, and a lifeless corpse of the King. [Lady Macbeth walks over to a table and puts the candle down] I wash, I scrub, and I tear at the flesh on my hands, trying desperately to cleanse myself of this blood. But alas, the smell of the blood remains, all the perfume in Arabia could never sweeten the scent of these hands again. [She rubs her hands together as if washing them]
[Lady Macbeth reminisces over past events]
So I ask myself, was it such a crime to have wanted the best for your husband? Is it such a terrible deed, to lust after power and status? The victory, my status, my position, my power has fast become a reality, a reality which was being threatened by the existence of Banquo. It had to be done, a knife to his throat; it seemed the only way, his murder being the saviour of my triumph. But I now see the error in my ways, the corruption of my mind. The guilt of Duncan's blood was almost unbearable, the guilt of Banquo's is...
You must Login to view the entire paper.
If you are not a member yet, Sign Up for free!