MACBETH

SHAKESPEARE AND THE ELIZABETHAN DRAMA

The reigns of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and James I (1566-1625)

In the 1600s, both country and continent were still feeling the world-shattering impact of Henry VIII’s decision to separate from the Catholic church nearly a century earlier. 

The far-ranging political, spiritual and societal consequences of such an event exemplified the degree to which the monarch’s personal desires and actions could affect the destiny and structure of an entire country, seemingly on a whim.

Elizabethan drama: Questions on Macbeth & Hamlet 

1. How does Macbeth change during the course of the play? 

Macbeth is a respected Thane who has shown great loyalty to King Duncan. But after, Macbeth succumbs to ambition and, encouraged by a prophecy and Lady Macbeth, murders the King to take his throne. 

2. How is the theme of ambition dealt with in Macbeth? 

It can be seen when lady Macbeth induces him to think about power and the prophecy.

3. How is drama created in Act 2, Scene 1? 

Is the part of Macbeth where Lady Macbeth and her husband (Macbeth) actually carry out their plans and do the deed; tension is built up before the killing in scene, also the soliloquy is a very important part of Act II, scene I and for Shakespeare it is a crucial way in which he can create tension, because here´s when Macbeth thinks he sees a bloody dagger in mid air, which seems to be leading him to Duncan's chamber.

4. What is the importance of the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? 

The importance of the relationship between Macbeth and his wife is that this relationship is the factor that creates most of the actions, moods, drama, and attitudes in the play.

5. Make a commentary on soliloquy of hall of mirrors, Hamlet Act 3, Scene 5. 

Polonius and the king organize the meeting of Hamlet and Ophelia and hide. Enter Hamlet, who monologues about patience or action before cruel destiny. Ophelia arrives with the intention of returning certain objects that he had given him. Although Polonio still thinks that the cause is unrequited love, the king has realized that Hamlet's madness has nothing to do with

6. Choose some metaphores you find in it and explain them.

To Be, or Not to Be: This indirect reference to "being" or simply "existing" is also possibly the most famous one-liner of all time. It is a contemplation of suicide.

7. Who is the implicit reader in the poem? 

The implicit reader in the poem are the spectators who used to attend to the readings in the united kingdom.

8. What kind of character is Hamlet, in all of his types? 

Prince of Denmark, is a symbolic character, who has created an archetype of questioning about life, is a young man hurt by the death of his uncle, handsome.