How Does Shakespeare Present Ideas And Values In Macbeth

In almost any written piece, a writer infuses his own perspective into the work, showing their view of the world and how they define it. By doing so, the writer helps convey his or her own ideas/values in the piece and utilizes their commentary about the space and society around them to do so. With the play Macbeth, Shakespeare is no exception. Shakespeare manipulates the status change of characters, in the play Macbeth, to contribute to the conveying of the writer’s values and ideas by commenting on the world and society in which he lives. When Banquo has the prophecy of the three Weird sisters thrust upon him, his status changes instantaneously, contributing to Shakespeare’s commentary and literary nod to King James, the reigning king of
Upon the death of Duncan the natural world descends into madness, told by Lennox, “The night has been unruly. Where we lay, our chimneys were blown down and, as they say, Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death…” (2..3.61-64). During the Jacobean era, most believed that everything had a strict place in the world. If everything was in place, then the world would live in harmony. However, if something wasn’t in it’s specific place, the world would plunge into chaos. As a result of King Duncan’s death and the order being disrupted the world fell into turmoil, exhibiting it through nature, such as the wind crying with screams of death or owls screeching or Duncan's horses escaping. By using the disruption of the natural order to comment on the heaviness of Duncan’s death, Shakespeare includes a belief and value of his time that he most likely took part in. Furthermore, it’s inclusion and use as commentary on the death of Duncan demonstrates and contributes to conveying his values and beliefs of the philosophical idea, as well as in