Macbeth Soliloquy Log - 1005 Words

â€Å"Macbeth† Soliloquy Log 1.3.128 â€Å"Two truths are told†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The three witches have told Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor as well as becoming king. Macbeth believes that the witches predictions will come true because he has just been announced the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is very confused. The tone of this soliloquy is one of bafflement. In fact, he proclaims that the witches’ fortune â€Å"cannot be ill, cannot be good† (130). Given that Macbeth had been told about being king, he’s had terrible thoughts about murdering Duncan which â€Å"unfix [his] hair† and â€Å"make [his] seated heart knock at [his] ribs† (135,136). Macbeth does not want to kill his friend, yet he still desires to become king. It is very ironic that his emotions and mind-set towards Duncan who is his â€Å"friend† has changed because of the fortune that the witches have given Macbeth. 1.7.1. â€Å"If it were done when ‘tis done† Macbeth and his wife are at their castle. Duncan has shown up for dinner as Macbeth has left to rethink the murder that Lady Macbeth has plotted for Duncan. Here Lady Macbeth adds that she wants to be a man because she scorns upon Macbeths lack of courage; she tells him he is â€Å"a coward. Lady Macbeth also says to him that her own lack of pity would expand to murdering her own child as it suckled at her breast. With this she admits that the milk of human kindness is absent in her. Her harshness of Macbeth’s cowardliness convinced Macbeth that he should take on the horrid deed. Macbeth is stillShow MoreRelatedThe Dramatic Uses of Intoxication in Shakespeares Play The Tempest2216 Words   |  9 Pagesbe a typical fairy tale wherein Miranda is destined to become a ‘princess and Ferdinand is ‘Prince Charming. The motif of intoxication plays upon Ferdinands position in life during Ferdinands soliloquy at the start of Act 3, scene 1. In Ferdinands soliloquy, he refers to his task of carrying logs as a kind of ‘baseness which is ‘poor, ‘mean and ‘odious. These are terms which are usually associated with menial labour and in reality a prince would not undertake these tasks, due to their