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Macbeth is the shortest tragedy written by William Shakespeare, but also the mostcomplex and

completeas regards the analysis of what happens in a criminal mind, precisely that of the protagonist.

Macbethinitially presents himself to the public as a brave man, a hero who fights for his country, buthe

becomes a murderer and a tyrant to satisfy his ambition and thirst for power. The three witches and

their prophecies fuel the ambitions of Macbeth and his wife, but the two characters pursue their goals

with determination and lack of scruples even if they are then tormented by guilt and pay with death for

the crimes they committed. clerk. Violence and bloodshedare alsothe central themes of the work, in

factMacbethconquered the throne by committing a horrendous crime and this will lead the man to

perpetrate other violent acts to defend his position. Thebloodalso represents the sense of guilt that

torments the two protagonists of the tragedy; Lady Macbeth, delirious, metaphorically tries to wash the

blood off her hands, but she knows very well that bloodstains cannot be removed from her conscience.

Theregicidewill inevitablysubvert the natural order of things, causing chaos, terrible storms,

catastrophes and even the animals will go insane. The chaos in the natural order of things reflects the

chaos generated in the political and social world, in fact, in the vision of the time, the well-being of the

sovereign was closely linked to the well-being of his nation. Thetragedy is rich in supernatural elements,

represented above all by thethree witches, called by the other charactersweird sisters(strange sisters).

They represent the dark forces of evil, have supernatural powers; they know Macbeth's weaknessesand

with their prophecies they induce him to act criminally to satisfy his ambition and at the same time

deceive him, especially with the final prophecies when they mistakenly make him believe that he is now

safe. The protagonist of the tragedy, Macbeth, is presented as a courageous man, a hero, but we

understand his true nature after the first encounter with the witches: he is a man blinded by his

ambition. Shakespeareshows us his inner torment caused by the awareness of his own actions and his

moral decadence; is repeatedly assailed by doubts before killing Duncan and, too In summary, the work

recounts the desperate rise of a nobleman who, from virtuous and faithful to his sovereign, transforms

into a cruel monster who does not stop in the face of any obstacle and physically eliminates all potential

enemies, including friends and relatives. However, the spiral of blood and violence ends up destroying

himself and his wife who always supports him in court plots.Precisely this female figure, Lady Macbeth,

represents the psychically ill part of the hero, the perverse adviser and instigator who, like a poisonous

snake, uses her husband as a tool to achieve power and satisfy her greed. Lady Macbethhas a very strong

personality andmanages to impose her will on her husband, who she manipulates thanks to the skilful

use of words. She reassures him after Duncan's murder and controls his passions and feelings with great

skill, but she too begins to feel remorse, walks in her sleep, loses her usual confidence, goes completely

insane and kills herself.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRUELTY AND VIRILITY

In Macbeth the theme of gender recurs frequently. Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband into

questioning his virility, wishes he were asexual, and does not contradict Macbeth when told that a

woman like her should only bear sons. Just as Lady Macbeth

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Macbeth is the shortest tragedy written by William Shakespeare, but also the most complex and complete as regards the analysis of what happens in a criminal mind, precisely that of the protagonist. Macbeth initially presents himself to the public as a brave man, a hero who fights for his country, but he becomes a murderer and a tyrant to satisfy his ambition and thirst for power. The three witches and their prophecies fuel the ambitions of Macbeth and his wife, but the two characters pursue their goals with determination and lack of scruples even if they are then tormented by guilt and pay with death for the crimes they committed. clerk. Violence and bloodshed are also the central themes of the work, in fact Macbeth conquered the throne by committing a horrendous crime and this will lead the man to perpetrate other violent acts to defend his position. The blood also represents the sense of guilt that torments the two protagonists of the tragedy; Lady Macbeth, delirious, metaphorically tries to wash the blood off her hands, but she knows very well that bloodstains cannot be removed from her conscience. The regicide will inevitably subvert the natural order of things, causing chaos, terrible storms, catastrophes and even the animals will go insane. The chaos in the natural order of things reflects the chaos generated in the political and social world, in fact, in the vision of the time, the well-being of the sovereign was closely linked to the well-being of his nation. The tragedy is rich in supernatural elements, represented above all by the three witches, called by the other characters weird sisters (strange sisters). They represent the dark forces of evil, have supernatural powers; they know Macbeth's weaknesses and with their prophecies they induce him to act criminally to satisfy his ambition and at the same time deceive him, especially with the final prophecies when they mistakenly make him believe that he is now safe. The protagonist of the tragedy, Macbeth, is presented as a courageous man, a hero, but we understand his true nature after the first encounter with the witches: he is a man blinded by his ambition. Shakespeare shows us his inner torment caused by the awareness of his own actions and his moral decadence; is repeatedly assailed by doubts before killing Duncan and, too In summary, the work recounts the desperate rise of a nobleman who, from virtuous and faithful to his sovereign, transforms into a cruel monster who does not stop in the face of any obstacle and physically eliminates all potential enemies, including friends and relatives. However, the spiral of blood and violence ends up destroying himself and his wife who always supports him in court plots.Precisely this female figure, Lady Macbeth, represents the psychically ill part of the hero, the perverse adviser and instigator who, like a poisonous snake, uses her husband as a tool to achieve power and satisfy her greed. Lady Macbeth has a very strong personality and manages to impose her will on her husband, who she manipulates thanks to the skilful use of words. She reassures him after Duncan's murder and controls his passions and feelings with great skill, but she too begins to feel remorse, walks in her sleep, loses her usual confidence, goes completely insane and kills herself. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRUELTY AND VIRILITY In Macbeth the theme of gender recurs frequently. Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband into questioning his virility, wishes he were asexual, and does not contradict Macbeth when told that a woman like her should only bear sons. Just as Lady Macbeth

spurs her husband to murder, so too Macbeth teases the pride of the assassins who will kill Banquo by questioning his virility. These actions show that the diabolical couple makes masculinity coincide with the most heinous violence and, every time they discuss virility, a new murder occurs in a short time.

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