duplicity in macbeth essay

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TWO, DOUBLE, TWICE, DOS

Matheus 1

Samara Marcelino Ramos de Lima2

s !e read one o" the most "amous tra#edies $% William Sha&es'eare, Mac$eth, !e trace

some moti"s and themes as (reat Chain o" Bein#) Time) Women) ''earance) *aith + *ree !ill and

Du'licit% This essa% intends to "ocus on du'licit% !here somethin# is other than it a''ears to $e, or

!here somethin# has t!o meanin#s simultaneousl%, $oth !hich are true It is also 'ossi$le thin&

a$out re"erences to dou$le, t!o, dual, so on In Mac$eth these conce'ts !ill reali-e themsel.es

throu#h the characters/ dou$le moral traits, 'arado+ical s'eeches and t!isted e.ents !hich mi+

illusion and realit%

The "irst reali-ation o" du'licit% !hich is sho!n concerns a$out 'arado+es $% the !itches/incantation at the end o" ct I, Scene I in order to re'resent the o+%morongood X evilthat ta&es

'lace durin# the !hole 'la% The 'assa#e tells us0 *air is "oul, and "oul is "air0 o.er throu#h the

"o# and "ilth% air3 and re'resents the idea #ood $ecomes $ad 4 as /$ra.e Mac$eth/ $e!ildered $% the

!ords o" the !itches $ecomes /"oul/ $% the end o" the 'la%

*ollo!in# it, Lad% Mac$eth, as soon made hersel" a!are o" the 'ro'hec%, con.inced her

hus$and &ill the 5in# e.en thou#h the%, Mac$eth and his Lad%, !elcomed Duncan !arml% on their

castle This is ho! the moral traits are con"used and !e con"irmed that thin#s are not al!a%s as the%

a''ear to $e *rom the moment $oth her and her hus$and need to hide their true moti.es and

am$itions to succeed 4 loo& li&e the innocent "lo!er,But $e the ser'ent under/t 4 the du'licit% o"

'ersonalit% ma&es sense to the discussion

The last conce't !e !ould li&e to re'resent is the one a$out t!isted e.ents !hich started

!ith the 'ro'hecies that mi+ illusion and realit% to #i.e Mac$eth a sense o" securit% at ct I., Scene

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Be $lood%, $old, and resolute) lau#h to scorn The 'o!er o" man, "or none o" !oman $orn

Shall harm Mac$eth3

Be lion4mettled, 'roud) and ta&e no care Who cha"es, !ho "rets, or

!here cons'irers are0 Mac$eth shall ne.er .an6uish7d $e until (reat

Birnam !ood to hi#h Dunsinane hill Shall come a#ainst him

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2 Lan#ua#e under#raduate student at Uni.ersidade *ederal Rural do Rio de 8aneiro 4 U*RR8


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o! does Birnam Wood mo.e to Dunsinane ill9 Can someone $e $orn !ithout $ein#9

These 'arado+es are sol.ed $% the soldiers/ decision o" dis#uisin# themsel.es to storm the castle

and $% the disco.er% Macdu"" !as not $orn o" !oman $ut o" Caesarian $irth !hich in old a#es !as

the same as &ids used &ill their mothers to li.e


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