Clark Benson
1The deadline was midnight. LaKenya realized she had to finish the review; however, she struggled with a huge problem—she wasn’t confident she understood the play. The play's characters included Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and three witches—the witches were the most perplexing component to LaKenya. Shakespeare's plays were inarguably classics, but the three witches didn't fit with LaKenya’s notion of classic literature. The witches manipulated the human characters and proffered prophecies:
2All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!
3 LaKenya knew the characters were embroiled in an appalling struggle for power. The two actors playing the main characters of Banquo and Macbeth had put on such a magnificent performance that she’d become lost in the story as they conquered armies and consulted the witches about their futures.
4LaKenya managed to type a few lines of her review: The two seniors who portrayed Banquo and Macbeth brought the audience to the frontlines of war with their realistic portrayals of military leaders.
5She felt relieved that she’d commenced her review, but she needed to gain momentum by writing more, or she’d never finish. She contemplated what she’d witnessed. The witches whispered premonitions: Macbeth would be king, and Banquo’s children would be kings. The men were mystified by what they heard. These prospects were so implausible that they became skeptical of the witches' supernatural abilities.
6 LaKenya smiled as she remembered the moment when Macbeth learned he’d been named thane. She recalled how the actor had splendidly demonstrated Macbeth’s emotions, momentarily visualizing himself rising to the status of king and abruptly accepting the witches' prediction.
7Macbeth exhibits a range of emotions as his ambition intensifies, and he inches closer to the kingship. Macbeth’s thirst for power is evident, and Lady Macbeth seethes with her desire to see her husband in a position of ultimate authority.
8 Memories came hastily now as LaKenya remembered Macbeth’s wife pacing as she plotted her husband’s ascension. She would do anything to help her husband seize the throne, including thrusting him into violent confrontations. Lady Macbeth encouraged her honest husband to be more devious:
9Your face, my thane, is as a book where men may read strange matters….Bear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like th’ innocent flower, but be the serpent under ‘t.
10Macbeth followed his wife’s command and, just as the witches had foretold, Macbeth was named king of Scotland. Macbeth's victory wasn't the finale, however. More violence ensued as Banquo and Macbeth's friendship disintegrated and the two battled for supremacy. The more Macbeth thirsted for power, the more desperate and malevolent he became.
11LaKenya typed furiously as the scenes of the drama replayed in her mind: Prophecies are realized and villains are punished! In the end, the characters celebrate an optimistic promise for the future of Scotland as a new king—not Macbeth—is crowned. LaKenya spellchecked and revised before e-mailing her review just moments before midnight. That night she dreamed of witches and awoke eager to examine Shakespeare’s classics.
What is the theme of the play?
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A Ambition can ruin a good man.Ambition can ruin a good man.
B True love conquers everything.True love conquers everything.
C Hard work is more important than talent.Hard work is more important than talent.
D Being kind is worth more than being rich.
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The theme of the play "Macbeth" focuses on the destructive nature of ambition and how it can lead to one's downfall. The character of Macbeth, driven by his desire for power and influenced by the prophecies of the witches, ultimately becomes a tragic figure whose ambition leads him to commit heinous acts. Therefore, the most appropriate answer is:
A Ambition can ruin a good man.
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