FREE ESSAY ON MACBETH

MACBETH

Macbeth, darkness 
Late Night With Macbeth In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, darkness and night play a major
role. Many deaths and other major events occur during this time. Macbeth is overwhelmed
by power and feels he is unstoppable. There is something about the absence of light that
makes people act different. Macbeth fell into this category and sees he is not the same
man he usually is during the day. Macbeth is at his best and his worse during this time
period. Dependent on darkness, guiltfull disorder and surrounding effects. The life of
Macbeth and his wife revolved around darkness. Macbeth depends heavily on darkness. Most
of his actions occur during the night. Macbeth uses this time to cover his evil actions
and intentions. He and Lady Macbeth plot and plan their evil deeds at night so heaven can
not see their doings. The darkness it self also assists their planning. Come thick night/
And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, / That my keen knife see not the wound it
makes, / Nor heaven peep through the blanket of dark. (1.5 48-51) The only way Lady
Macbeth sees she can complete her deeds is with the help of hell and darkness. Macbeth
and Lady Macbeth fell that if there were no darkness their plans would never arise. Guilt
is a felling of remorse when you have done something wrong and can not get it off your
mind. It will haunt you until something is done about it, guilt may be the worst felling
that can be felt by a person. Disorder is felt when you do not understand your
surroundings, the most common items will seem confusing. There are many examples of guilt
and disorder in Shakespeare's play, Macbeth. Macbeth and his wife are unable to sleep at
night because of their felling of guilt. Macbeth says 'I have murdered sleep' meaning he
has killed the king during his sleep and he will sleep no longer. We find out Lady
Macbeth kills her self because her overwhelmed felling of guilt. This tragic death also
occurs because of her disordered behavior of sleep walking. Macbeth feels there should be
a destruction of all moral laws that prevent him from doing evil. His guilt builds inside
him which possesses him to continue his wrong doings. Come seeling night/ Scaf up the
tender eye of pitiful day, / And with thy bloody and invisible hand/ Cancel and tear the
great bond/ Which keeps me pale (3.2 46- 52) Macbeth begins to believe he can hide his
murders from daylight. Macbeth is in so much disorder that he is unable to recognize
Banquo's ghost. He is unable to realize that his illusions really are a reflection of
guilt. Macbeth plays a major role on the effect of his surroundings. Each new morn/ New
windows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows/ Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds/
As if it felt with Scotland (4.3 4-7) Macduff's comment reflects the overall felling of
sorrow and remorse in Scotland. Macbeth has such a great impact that if the chaos is not
caused personally others would follow his example. It is unknown to Macbeth how great of
an impact he has on his people. During the night Macbeth wreaks havoc and when morning
arose Scotland mourns a loss of a king. Macbeth's actions are unnatural and brutal like a
wild animal. Tis unnatural/ On Tuesday last/ A falcon towering in her pride of place/ Was
by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. (2.4 11-14) Macbeth, unable to sleep plans his
evil intentions. Macbeth relies and depends on darkness. As the play progresses Macbeth
began to see night as a friend or guide. Most of his actions are planned during this
time, sometimes with the help of Lady Macbeth. The guilt he bares is so much that he and
Lady Macbeth are unable to sleep. He causes a major upset in Scotland but also many
people fallow in his footsteps. His intent to be king snowballed into a massacre, which
led to his killing. Shakespeare creates a dark play about murder and evil. He shows what
a man consumed by darkness can do to an entire kingdom and himse