Macbeth William Shakespeare Essay

(i) Shakespeares Macbeth invites us to look into the world of a man goaded on by ruthless ambition and tortured by trouble. Write a response to this cipher of the play, Macbeth, supporting the points you make by reference to the text.Mark ex 60 by reference to the criteria for sound judgment using the following breakdown of marks.P18C18L 18M 660 marks A+ B C D E-100% 60 51 42 33 24 23 030% 18 16 13 10 8 7 010% 6 5 4 3 3 2 0Expect candidates to respond by treating of both ambition and regret, though not necessarily equally. Allow that candidates may view Macbeth as a man driven on by the ambitions of others in his world, e.g. gentlewoman Macbeth, Malcolm, Banquo, and so on. Expect the focus of discussion, in such cases, to centre on the impact that the ambitions of others make upon Macbeth. Code A for ambition, R for regret, and A/R for points combining the two. Possible pointsAmbition his eager response to the witches the killing of Duncan and Banquo his obsession with bou nd ambition he embarks on a tyrannical rule, determined to hold on to power Lady Macbeth, however, questions his capacity to be ruthless his soliloquies repeatedly qualify the ruthlessness of his character Etc.Regret Macbeth wrestles with his scruples he is plagued by visions of his evil deeds and their consequences following the murder of Duncan he is incoherent and tormented he is haunted by the realisation that he has achieved a fruitless crown and a barren threshold his mind is full of scorpions for him life becomes progressively more empty and worthless Etc.