Macbeth-Gloomy Indeed
Is the Shakespearean play "Macbeth" a gloomy play full of darkness and evil? Every way you look at this play it seems very dark and gloomy, whether from a historians point of view, an actors, a casual reader of plays, etc. Three of the main features that add to the dark and evil feel of this play are the atmospheric scenery, the homely andrepugnant characters and the homicidal hot-headed back stabbing. The scenery depicted in this play is very gloomy indeed. This gloomy scenery would fit the time period in which this play roughly takes place in. Three very intricate parts of this play happen on a "moor"(Act1,sc1 & Act1,sc3 & Act4 sc1). In the first act, first scene the witches first meet on a barren , gloomy landscape (Moor). The second time they are on the moor where they begin their shit disturbing. The third time they give Macbeth some more information, about his dark demise. Weather adds to the "gloominess" of this play. The quote "Hover through the fog and filthy air" (Act1,sc1) really gives gloomy mental picture. Even the most de-sensitized person can understand how a violent storm is gloomy. This quote, "As
Throughout this essay I have used the word "gloom" a lot. This was on purpose, butmaybe it would be useful to have the definition of "gloom". Gloom-Darkness; melancholy, depression, a corrupt feeling. Does the play "Macbeth" have gloom in it, damn right, and then some. So as you can undoubtedly see "Macbeth" is a gloomy play full of darkness and evil. most utopian of days. Besides looks, the mysterious power that the witches possess is considered dark. Banquo tells so in this quote "The instruments of darkness tell us truths"(Act1,sc3) in which he tells of how the witches predictions came true. But forget about powers and superficial "gloominess", what about what those gloomy looking people break."(Act1,sc2), tells of one such storm during the battle in the beginning of the play. Storms, battles, that'll make anyone a "gloomy Gus". Lightning is a very gloomy sort of deal because with lightning there is rain and dark clouds and its scary. In this play there are There is a lot of violence in this play. And in "Macbeth" when there is violence, there is lots of it, including blood. With even a simple knowledge of the
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