MACBETH ONE OF SHAKESPEARES SIMPLER PLAYS (Macbeth - William Shakespeare)

Member Name: jacklover

Product:	Macbeth - William Shakespeare
Date:	19/06/01 (340 review reads)
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Advantages: Good plot, Interesting

Disadvantages: Confusing, Hard to understand

INTRO~'Macbeth' is a real twisted story of a young man who is forced to kill his own king through ambition. The play is like another of 'shakespeare's'~ Romeo and Juliet. The whole plot is based on ambition and is a very gruesome tale.

THE PLOT~ Macbeth the main character is a nobleman and fights for his country. One day on the way back from winning a battle with his best friend Banquo 3 witches appear in front of them and tell the couple their futures. Banquo's is unfortunate, his children will get the luck but young Macbeth is told that he will recieve 3 titles. He will become the Thane of Cawdor, the thane of Glamis and become king of his country, Scotland!

WHAT HAPPENS~ I really wouldn't like to spoil and spill the story to you all so let's just say that Macbeth recieves the first two titles but awaits to become king! So basically the play is all about Macbeth being forced by ambition with the help off his wife, Lady Macbeth to kill their very own king. He has been told that he will become king so surely he can do it.

AMBITIN AND WITCHCRAFT~ These two things play a strong role in the play because when Shakespeare's play was performed these were two main points that the audience liked and enjoyed watching. The story has an unatural and natural feeling. The unatural feeling is the based on the witches and what they get up to in the plot. The natural feeling is the words and way the play was spoken. (Or how you feel they are spoken)

THE CHARACTERS~

Macbeth~A strong minded young man who is very determined to get what he wants although sometimes he is mislead by his wife~Lady Macbeth. Deep down inside he is brave man but wimps out easily.
Lady Macbeth~Macbeths wife plays a very strong minded woman which is why the couple get on so well. She isn't determined to get what she wants~SHE GETS WHAT SHE WANTS!
Banquo~Banquo plays the role of Macbeths best friend and tells him
everything. He seems older than Macbeth and has gone through a lot more as well. He is confident.
Duncan~Duncan, as the king (Who gets murdered) plays quite a short part. He seems quite old and very confident as well. He does not suspect the murder at all.

SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE~As in most of shakespeare's plays the language can be confusing and hard to read and understand~I found Macbeth one of the easier scripts to read and understand. It may be hard to pronounce but it all makes sense!

Shakespeare uses phrases such as~ ‘Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more,'

I also recommend you see the video of 'Macbeth' as well. I read a scene of the play then watched the video up to that point which I found helpful because at parts the play is confusing. This way you can understand everything and it makes it all a lot clearer for you!

Conclusion~ So if you enjoy reading Shakespeare but haven't read 'Macbeth' go for it~You may even enjoy it!

If you want to read a Shakespeare play but you are worried of struggling with the language, I recommend you 'Macbeth' It's simpler and easier to read than a lot more of his other plays. (Well easier than some of the others!)
Come on guys~What are you wating for!?
Thanks for reading~M~
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