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The Theme of Death in Macbeth

A play that commences with happiness, honor, and praise eventually takes a turn for the worse as soon as the disastrous hero brings sorrow among his colleagues, wife, friends, and leaders. Macbeth creates grief for each character in his grasp for power, leading to the play’s heart-rending vision. Macbeth goes from a cherished warrior; stands up to a bloody autocrat. It is his weakness of gluttony that converts him into a rowdy king, taking along his closest confidantes down with him (Knight & Wilson, 19). Death plays a big part in the life of every individual. It happens to cause suffering and pain, but it can also, on the other hand, bring out the truth in individuals; for instance, in the play, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, among the death scenes is the demise of Lady Macbeth, which gives a new denotation to the audience.

The “To be or not to be” oration appears in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The scene is frequently referred to as “nunnery scene,” in a way that Prince Hamlet contemplates life, death, and suicide. Precisely, he thinks whether it may be better to take your own life to finish one’s anguish and to leave behind the agony and pain connected with living. The soliloquy in act 2 scene 1 shows Macbeth’s predominant desire to murder Duncan and come to be a ruler. It is an important instant in the tragedy as it provides an outlook of Macbeth’s mentality. The character tries to turn out to be entirely devoted to the killing as “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still,” signifying he can see the stiletto, but as soon as he dives at it, he can’t grab it. This displays the in his mind not fully agreed to commit the deed.   

In Act 5, Scene 5, Macbeth overhears a yell. He turns to his servant in order to know the reason for the yell. He is told that the yell is from Lady Macbeth, who killed herself. Macbeth does not enquire how she passed away; instead, he articulates to his servant that Lady Macbeth would have perished someday in any case. This is for the reason that she pressures Macbeth for superior authority, and she does it by using guiltiness, and says to him that he isn’t a real man to kill Duncan. Her temptation and remorseful words kept continuing to the instant where Macbeth eventually accepted and did according to the need of Lady Macbeth. When she passed on, it was virtual as if Macbeth had a respite from the demise of this partner, despite the fact that it was catastrophic. This demonstrates the real connotation of the play as a whole since it illustrates that supremacy and authority are more significant than anything else and that his wife required this supremacy and authority for him more than he needed it for himself. As a result, this triggered suffering and pain both to Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.

This play demonstrates several instances of personalities being hungry for power hence destroying themselves and individuals around them. It’s a major theme in the play, and the passing away scene of Lady Macbeth is a significant illustration of this subject. In this subject of death, Macbeth is the personality in the center of all the power modifications. These changes of authority troubled his relations as he gets more influence and control. For instance, at the start, his wife is a loving and supportive partner who gets along very well with her spouse. At a time, Macbeth speaks to her concerning the witches’ forecast of him becoming a king; she is exultant for him. She then and there comes to be ruthless in attempting to make Macbeth murder Duncan. Before long, her wife urges him to execute Duncan with the purpose of Macbeth to take his position. Resulting in Macbeth killing Duncan, he gets back and ahead on something he is almost to do. Her wife is not going to permit him to withdraw. Lady Macbeth’s first approach of persuading is she begins playing on his insecurities. She does this tactic by naming him a coward for the reason that he is scared to murder Duncan. She also says that he will turn to be more of a man if he murders Duncan.

The soliloquy in act 2, scene 1, has been created to illustrate Macbeth’s drive. The play of Macbeth imparts the audience with numerous life teachings. The main and principal reason is that greediness can control your life and may possibly hurt the individuals in your life (Kanzer & Mark, 13). The subsequent reason is that it is good to be patient. The latter reason is that guilt is not a thing you can disregard. The guilt that was brought on Macbeth’s wife by the evil actions that were done did more damage than good for Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Consequently, her suicide was a result of her culpability of being accountable for Duncan’s killing. The passing away scene of Macbeth’s wife is a large part of this idea since it truly enlightens the piece’s real significance as a whole.

Works Cited

Calef, Victor. “Lady Macbeth and Infanticide: Or “How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth” Murdered?.” Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 17.2 (1969): 528-548.

Harding, D. W. “Women’s Fantasy of Manhood: A Shakespearian Theme.” Shakespeare Quarterly 20.3 (1969): 245-253.

Kanzer, Mark. “The central theme in Shakespeare’s works” Psychoanalytic review 38.1 (1951): 1-16.

Knight, G. Wilson “The embassy of death: An essay on Hamlet.” The Wheel of Fire: Interpretations of Shakespearean Tragedy (1930): 17-46.