The Moral Lessons of Shakespeares Macbeth :: GCSE English Literature Coursework

Moral Lessons of Macbeth   "Your hand, your tongue work out like the innocent flower, plainly be the serpent undert." (Shakespe be 1.5. 64-66) Throughout Shakespeares Macbeth, things are not unendingly as they seem. Deception in this play is always present, especi wholey with the master(prenominal) char consummationers - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is the most skilled at persuading others, especially her economize, into believe things that are not true. The above quote, spoken by Lady Macbeth to her husband, shows exactly how manipulative and deceiving she can be. She is telling Macbeth to look and act pure, but to be evil inside. Macbeth, evidently led by his wife, but similarly by his own ambitions, is likewise guilty of deception. He deceives his surmount friend Banquo, King Duncan, as well as his public. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth also try to use denial and rationalization to deceive themselves. This self-deception leads to encrypt circumstances for them both. Macbeth is forced into further and further lies, making life rugged and unbearable. Lady Macbeth is also caught in the depths of deception and eventually kills herself. Therefore, it is obvious that the main characters of Shakespeares Macbeth are all negatively affected by the recurring piece of music of deception. Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth uses her ability to mislead others in many ways. first gear of all, she decides to use deception to push her husbands ambition to be king. ...Hie thee hither, that I whitethorn pour my spirits in thine ear, and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round...(1.5.25-28)   Lady Macbeth believes that, to be successful in his ambitions, Macbeth must move up above his goodness and accept her evil ways. She knows that the process of making her husband believe what she wants may not be easy. Lady Macbeth has to be cunning, and she is up for the challenge. The thought of being in power - the King and Queen of Scotland - drives her and she cannot be stopped. Lady Macbeth often has to reinforce her immoral beliefs to her husband, giving him a boost. Was the rely drunk, wherein you dressed yourself? hath it slept since, and wakes it now, to look so green and pale at what it did so freely? From this time such I account thy love.