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    What Dramatic Techniques Does Shakespeare Use To Create A Sense That Macbeth Is Not In Control Of His Own Thoughts And Deeds? During the 16th century the amazing writer‚ William Shakespeare‚ wrote the genius play Macbeth. There are many different uses of dramatic techniques in his work and I will try to identify them now. Act 1 Scene 7 Question 1 In the first few lines of his soliloquy‚ Macbeth says "If it were done when ’tis done‚ then ’twere well it were done quickly;" I think what Macbeth meant

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    Macbeth is known to be one of Shakespeare’s darkest and also most powerful tragedies written. In Act 3 Scene 4 Macbeth has finally found his way to the throne and throws his first social gathering as king. Macbeth needs this banquet to be nothing other than perfect‚ and when it ends up being absolutely horrid‚ Shakespeare incorporates a large sense of dramatic tension into the play that keeps the audience on complete suspense through the imagery‚ supernatural theme‚ and the confusion and chaos between

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    DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES IN MACBETH Dramatic techniques are used throughout Shakespeare’s Macbeth to explore Macbeth’s relationship with the women in the play. The drama techniques are used as tools by Shakespeare to manipulate the plot and characters‚ to express fundamental concepts and themes and dictate the actions of the characters. They also create suspense and keep the audience aware throughout the play of the relationship between Macbeth and his wife as well as his interactions with the Weird

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    Macbeth is a man in control of his own fate Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ tells the story of Macbeth‚ a once ‘worthy gentleman’ as he slays his way to become king of Scotland‚ killing whoever stands in his way. Fate plays a significant role in how Macbeth acts; guiding him to act and do things that he doesn’t necessarily intend on doing so at first‚ but as the play unfolds he becomes determined to do whatever it takes to maintain his reign as king. Macbeth controls his own fate as he murders Duncan‚ the

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    and influence Macbeth‚ but they could not control his destiny. Macbeth created his own misery when he kills people. This causes him to become insecure‚ because of the reasons for his actions‚ which in turn causes him to commit more murders. The witches give great enticement‚ but in the end‚ it’s Macbeth’s decision to fall for the temptation. The three Witches are only responsible for introducing the ideas to Macbeth‚ and putting the ideas in his head‚ but they are not responsible for his actions throughout

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    Work on a character of your own choice. How does Shakespeare create dramatic effect through characterisation? Dramatic effect is the most prominent in the characterisation of Hamlet which Shakespeare portrays through Hamlet’s interactions with others; what they say about him‚ his internal thoughts and dialogue. In regards to his dialogue‚ Hamlet’s utterances are very philosophical thus depicting him as a thoughtful and intelligent character. In act 3 scene 1‚ Hamlet says‚ ‘To be‚ or not

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    of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ there’s a passage in which the King is speaking with Banquo and Macbeth. They are in the King’s palace‚ commenting about Macbeth becoming Thane of Cawdor. One of the literary resources that Shakespeare constantly uses is irony. In this case‚ he uses dramatic irony‚ in which the audience is aware of a situation that the other characters are not familiar with. In this specific circumstance‚ he uses the irony to build up the character of Macbeth‚ to let the audience judge

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    play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare makes use of many techniques in order to convey the downfall of the tragic main character‚ Macbeth. Through the use of techniques such as aside‚ adjectives and punctuation‚ Shakespeare enforces the message of the play to show Macbeth’s transition from a war hero into a murderer. In the opening scenes of the play‚ William Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an honorable war hero and courageous fighter. Through the use of dialogue‚ such as “For brave Macbeth (well

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    The Use of Soliloquies in Macbeth In MacbethShakespeare uses soliloquies to give further insight into the characters. These soliloquies help to bring out the aspects of each character’s personality that is otherwise hidden. Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ are prime examples of Shakespeare’s purpose when using soliloquies. Throughout the story‚ by what he says in dialogue alone‚ one can assume that Macbeth is a coward whose violence is sparked by the three witches and his wife. However‚

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    sword is a great portrayal of what happens as Macbeth uses violence to get what he wants‚but eventually violence is used to kill macbeth. in Macbeth In the fiction novel Macbeth by William Shakespeare the reader meets the main protagonist Macbeth Early on in the story he is described as a fearless warrior who always is loyal. The cause of the tragedy that happened to the main protagonist Macbeth was his ambition.His ambition caused the tragedy in three steps. First his ambition led him to poor decisions

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