FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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It brings the reader full circle by once again pointing up an aspect of his noble nature.
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It brings up a new side of Macbeth, one of bravery in the face of adversity.
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It shows that Macbeth is courageous only in desperation.
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It shows Macbeth’s hatred for Malcolm and Macduff.
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of Macbeth, how does Macbeth’s courage in battle affect the reader? It brings the reader full circle by once again pointing up an aspect of his noble nature.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Macbeth is fighting he doesn’t have to think about his moral conscience and his personal ambition. Macbeth clearly exhibits bravery when he fights for his country, this is acknowledged by King Duncan who rewards Macbeth with the title of Thane of Cawdor.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the end of the play, when he knows he is about to die, Macbeth regains some of his old bravery, as he faces Macduff in single combat. The Captain describes Macbeth’s actions on the battlefield particularly when he seeks out and kills the traitor Macdonwald.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Screw your courage to the sticking place” is an idiom from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. It is not one of the most common idioms, like “wild goose chase” and “kill with kindness” but it is still used. The idiom simply means be firm and resolute and don’t lose your courage. The phrase occurs in Act 1, Scene 7.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shakespeare uses a range of war imagery to further emphasise how brave Macbeth is in battle. He describes his ‘brandished steel’ sword and how it ‘smoked with bloody execution’. This suggests that Macbeth killed many of his enemies in battle-the friction of his sword against metal and flesh causing it to ‘smoke’.