The three themes of macbeth
There are three prominent themes in Macbeth that play huge roles in how the story unfolds. These themes are Gender Roles, Ambition and Supernatural vs Reality.
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Ambition
One theme in the play of Macbeth is ambition. The three witches go to Macbeth and say "All hail Macbeth! Hail to the Thane of Glamis." "All hail Macbeth! Hail to the Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth! He King one day." They let him know what his future is going to be like. Once he has this in his mind and the king confirms him as Thane of Cawdor, he let's the prophecy get the best of him. He then says "two truths are told as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme. This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill; cannot be good." By this Macbeth doesn't think the title as Thane of Cawdor is good enough for him, so he chooses to kill Duncan so that he can be king. After he does that he starts to go crazy and thinks about what the witches tell Banquo, so then he kills him, too, instead of his son, He tries to get rid of anyone who can take away his place in the throne. Lesley
One theme in the play of Macbeth is ambition. The three witches go to Macbeth and say "All hail Macbeth! Hail to the Thane of Glamis." "All hail Macbeth! Hail to the Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth! He King one day." They let him know what his future is going to be like. Once he has this in his mind and the king confirms him as Thane of Cawdor, he let's the prophecy get the best of him. He then says "two truths are told as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme. This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill; cannot be good." By this Macbeth doesn't think the title as Thane of Cawdor is good enough for him, so he chooses to kill Duncan so that he can be king. After he does that he starts to go crazy and thinks about what the witches tell Banquo, so then he kills him, too, instead of his son, He tries to get rid of anyone who can take away his place in the throne. Lesley
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Gender Roles
The theme of gender roles in Macbeth is portrayed as the women being tougher than the men. For example, in this situation Lady Macbeth is careless and evil compared to Macbeth. We tend to see the men in our world as the toughest, strongest, careless, and selfish gender. But, in Macbeth it is totally different and is the opposite of what we see and think these days about genders. An example to show the gender role would be in Act I scene 5 where Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are discussing killing Duncan already and getting it over with. Here, Macbeth thinks and suggests to Lady Macbeth that they should discuss the situation a little bit more and figure out if they truly should do it. So this shows that Macbeth actually cares and is weak, and Lady Macbeth is tougher and careless and says that she will do it and deal with it. This shows that compared to Macbeth, she isn't weak and it shows how men are weaker compared to women, who are more evil. Paul
The theme of gender roles in Macbeth is portrayed as the women being tougher than the men. For example, in this situation Lady Macbeth is careless and evil compared to Macbeth. We tend to see the men in our world as the toughest, strongest, careless, and selfish gender. But, in Macbeth it is totally different and is the opposite of what we see and think these days about genders. An example to show the gender role would be in Act I scene 5 where Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are discussing killing Duncan already and getting it over with. Here, Macbeth thinks and suggests to Lady Macbeth that they should discuss the situation a little bit more and figure out if they truly should do it. So this shows that Macbeth actually cares and is weak, and Lady Macbeth is tougher and careless and says that she will do it and deal with it. This shows that compared to Macbeth, she isn't weak and it shows how men are weaker compared to women, who are more evil. Paul
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Supernatural vs Reality
The theme of supernatural entities plays a huge role in the play. In Act I, we are introduced to three witches who tell Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies... this directly impacts Macbeth's decisions and actions for the entirety of the play. The next instance of a supernatural element that we see comes in the form of a vision of a bloody dagger in Act II scene 1. The bloody dagger leads Macbeth to a sleeping and unguarded Duncan, where he proceeds to murder him. After Macbeth takes Duncan's place as King of Scotland, he proceeds to murder Banquo, fearing that he may interfere with his rise to power. However, guilt and regret begins to poison Macbeth's mind, as he starts seeing the ghost of Banquo during the feast in Act III scene 4. Macbeth is easily influenced by these supernatural apparitions, and they play a big part in pushing him farther down the road of insanity: the witch's prophecy, the bloody dagger that takes Macbeth to his first victim, and the ghost of his beloved friend who he himself had killed for his own greed. Joe
The theme of supernatural entities plays a huge role in the play. In Act I, we are introduced to three witches who tell Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies... this directly impacts Macbeth's decisions and actions for the entirety of the play. The next instance of a supernatural element that we see comes in the form of a vision of a bloody dagger in Act II scene 1. The bloody dagger leads Macbeth to a sleeping and unguarded Duncan, where he proceeds to murder him. After Macbeth takes Duncan's place as King of Scotland, he proceeds to murder Banquo, fearing that he may interfere with his rise to power. However, guilt and regret begins to poison Macbeth's mind, as he starts seeing the ghost of Banquo during the feast in Act III scene 4. Macbeth is easily influenced by these supernatural apparitions, and they play a big part in pushing him farther down the road of insanity: the witch's prophecy, the bloody dagger that takes Macbeth to his first victim, and the ghost of his beloved friend who he himself had killed for his own greed. Joe