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Interpreting The Effects Of Murder In Macbeth And The Oresteia

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Macbeth and the Oresteia reveal the effects that murder has on people through Clytmeanstra’s dream of the snake, Macbeth’s hallucination of the dagger, and Banquo's ghost. Snakes are connected to evil and treachery. As the chorus talks to Orestes, they tell him of the dream that Clytemnestra had a while back. She had a dream that she would give birth to a snake. She wrapped it in warm clothing as if it were a child.” pg. 101. What is the difference between a '' and a ''? Lines. 527,529. The. She tries to keep the snake warm and nurture it as if it were a real child. She tried to feed it, but the snake bit her, and Clytemnestra woke up screaming for the dream. Orestes interprets that the snake is him when he kills his mother as revenge for …show more content…

Macbeth struggles with the decision of whether or not he should kill Duncan. He is drowning in the desire for power and hallucinates a dagger that will allow him to kill Duncan. “Is this a dagger that I see before me? The handle toward my …show more content…

After Banqou’s murder, Macbeth and some other people sit at dinner together when Banqou’s ghost appears. Only Macbeth can see Banquo. He mentions “the table is full," but Lennox informs him, “Here is a place reserved, sir." Macbeth replies, “Where?”. Macbeth’s guilt is causing him to hallucinate again. Hallucinations are caused by mental disorders and health disorders. Macbeth's mind is slowly being ruined, and he is just falling deeper into that pit. Macbeth had ordered Banquo to be killed to ensure he could keep his power. Macbeth is so captured by the idea of power that he commits these acts of violence and bloodshed. The sense of superiority that comes with power can cloud a person's judgment gravely. It leads a person to manipulate and exploit others for their own desires. Just as Macbeth killed Banquo to ensure that he had all the power, Killing Banquo damaged Macbeth's moral character gravely. His guilt is what is causing him to see Banqou’s ghost. He still feels sorry for killing Banqou, as any person would. He looks at Banqou's face and observes his face: “There is no speculation in those eyes thou dost glare with." Banqous eyes show no question, no concern, and no life. Banqou’s ghost is just there to remind Macbeth of what he has

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He does not want to do the dirty work himself because it will look bad on his part, so he hires murderers to kill Banquo. With the killing of Banquo, Macbeth says “Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold Thou hast no speculation in those eyes.” The murder of Banquo gets to him to a point where he starts hallucinating and seeing ghost of Banquo.

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The time has been, That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there was an end. But now they rise again”. This was obviously Banquo’s spirit coming back to haunt him for his actions. Macbeth started freaking out and everyone thought he was crazy, but it was the “blood” of his actions. Lady Macbeth had to divert the crowd and say he has these episodes sometimes, so people wouldn’t be suspicious.

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Macbeth begins to see Banquo’s ghost at a feast and says, “Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee./ Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold;/ Thou hast no speculation in those eyes/ Which thou dost glare with” (III.iv.98-101). Macbeth manages to convince the men he hires that Banquo needs to

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After banquo is murdered a ghost appears at a dinner party Macbeth was hosting Macbeth seeing the ghost states “Were the graced person of our Banquo visit” (3.4.41). This is destructive toward Macbeth because when he starts seeing the ghost the noblemen begin to think he is ill or he could be hiding something. This is also destructive toward Macbeth causing him to feel guilt for what he has done to his old friend.

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Once he laid eyes on the ghost, he started to confess and had shown guilt with his speech. “Macbeth - Ay, and bold one, that dare look on that which might appall the devil” (3.4.71-72). He is feeling the guilt of his best friend looking at him, knowing he has defeated him. Banquo acknowledges of how Macbeth is looking paranoid and guilty about his peers having dinner. He wanted to prove how unworthy he is to be Thane of Cawdor.

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“Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee. / Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold; / Thou hast no speculation in those eyes / Which thou dost glare with” (3.4.93-96). Macbeth hallucinates and claims that he sees Banquo’s ghost.

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The presence of Banquo's ghost is a clear representation of Macbeth's superego, reminding him of the ethical norms he has violated in his pursuit of power. When Banquo’s ghost returns Macbeth states “Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide/thee!” (Shakespeare 3.4 94) As soon as he saw Banquo again he screams out of anger deflecting his guilt with madness.

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People who are sane do not just hallucinate for no reason, and Macbeth has a very good reason to hallucinate, he killed many individuals. Macbeth’s hallucinations only show up when something traumatic happens. For example, Macbeth ordered 3 murderers to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance. Macbeth did this because Banquo was promised by the witches to be the father of kings, indicating that something will happen to Macbeth. Macbeth clearly trusts the witches, so he acted to eradicate this threat.

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Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold, thou hast no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare with.” (3.1.93-6). Meanwhile the guests, oblivious to Banquo’s ghost, take in the scene and wonder at their new king’s hysterics. There is stark contrast between the courageous soldier described at the beginning of the play and the paranoid shell of a man he has become, and seeing Macbeth portrayed this way is a cue for the audience’s

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Why are you making these faces?,” I said to Macbeth. Macbeth start back talking to the ghost, he demands the ghost to return to his grave if he is died. Banquo’s ghost disappears. You fool what are you doing? You can let this going to your head, because you aren’t seeing nothing in reality.

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Banquo’s ghost constantly shows up to taunt Macbeth in his paranoiac schizophrenic state. Shakespeare is pointing out the beginning of the consequences of Macbeth’s standing out of line of the Great Chain of Being. However, Macbeth gains confidence throughout time as his murder rate exponentially rises, due to the witches misleading prophecy that, “Laugh to scorn/ The pow’r of man, for none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth” (Shakespeare IV.i.79-81).

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