The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-10-22
MACBETH: AIN ESSAY
BY HIGH SCHOOL Pupil

"This castle has a pleasant seat:
the air nimbly and sweetly recon-
mends itself to our gentle Senses y
The guest of summer. the temple
haunting martlet, does approve by
his loving masonry" Light thick
ems, and the crow makes wing to tn
ROCKY wood" "
| like Shakespeare's use of adjec-
tives very much, as they seem to fit
in with the description so harmoni-
ously. His expressions, light thick
ens', "rooky woods. .'nimbly and
sweetly', "smells wooingly' and
"the air is delicate, like, as they
seem to describe the object or place
so suitably. The first and second
suggest a castle and good chair
while the wind is blowing softly and
not hard enough to be disagreeable
and the martlet is building her nest.
Everything seems to be ideal for
rest and happiness. The third sug-
gests a grassy wood and many pine
trees in which the crows roost. You
can almost hear the call of the crow
and everything seems to be undis-
turbed.
The murder scene and the banquet
scene:
l consider the murder scene one of
the biggest in the play because it 8
very dramatic and it abounds in
quotations. Shakespeare's marathon
of the murder scene makes ones
hair fairly stand on end. Macbeth,
fearful that even the stones of the
earth willaell of his whereabouts,
steals inte the room of Duncan and
secures a dagger from one of the
attendants and buries it into the
bosom of the sleeping D mean. The
darkness Of the night, the ringing
of the bell, and the voices of the
night make it a fit night for murder.
The banquet scene, to my mind,
ranks next in Importance. This
scene opened with al of the attend
ants seated about the table. The
murderer entered and announced
the death of Ranqno and the escape
of Flesnce. Macbeth, who hasn' t
been nerved up to this, nearly faint
ed and his Imagination began to get
the better Of him and he thought
that the ghost of Banquo was seated
in his chair. You could imagine the
state of affairs by placing yourself
in Macbeth's place. If Lady Mac
beth had not ccme to the rescue OF
Macbeth he would probably have
disclosed himself as the murderer OF
Duncan. She, who seems to take
strength by Macbetn's weakness,
dismisses the attendants. "Her
strong-nerved ambition furnishes
ribs of steel to the sides of his in
tent"
| | think the murder scene is the
most dramatic, as l have tried tt
explain in previous answer.
| After on idering this question
decided that / liked Lady Macbeth
better for several reasons. likeC
neither of the char acters, but liked
Lady Macbeth more.
Her will-power and masculine
firmness made her superior to Mac
beth. She, when Macbeth tells O.
DuIcan's coming, egins to maxi
preparations for his murder and a
|, the same time realizing her desir'
to be Queen. She had more nerv
: than MACK eth and without her eve
ready presence of mind, / think tn
plot would have failed, for in sever
al instances, when Macbeth's cour
age failed him or his Imagination
: got the better, Lady Macbeth wa
: there to advise, and as Ihave quote
before. ''Her strong-nerved amb
ton furnished ribs Of steel to tn
a sides of his intent"
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liked Banquo very much. but
do not think that be played an in
portant part in the play. His mar
ner was very gentle and think ths
: he knew from the first that Macbet
! was implicated in the plot but W.
afraid to make an accusation. Bal
quo's role was not very conspicuor
: and therefore I did not form 6
opinion of him.
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