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1、DestinyMakesMacbethorMarsHim Abstract:MacbethisthedarkestofShakespeare’sgreattragedies.Thepersonificationof“Valour”fortifiesMacbeth’sstrength.ThisqualitymakesMacbeth,andmarshim.Thecombinationofmeaningsofthewitches’interpretationshintsatMacbeth’sfinaldownfa
2、ll.BothMacbethandhiswifearevictimizedbythewitches.MacbethpretendstobefriendlywithBanquo.Butunderneathhisbeautifulskinthereisarelentlessheart.LadyMacbeth’sdesiresforpoliticalpowersarestrongerthanMacbeth.WhatDuncanandBanquothinkandsayformsasharpcontrasttoMacb
3、eth’sthoughtsandactions.Macbethismarredbyhisdestinyandbythefalsecreationfromhisfeveredbrain. Keywords:Shakespeare;Macbeth;tragedy 中图分类号:I712.495文献标识码:A文章编号:1672-1578(2013)03-0001-02 MacbethisthedarkestofShakespeare’sgreattragedies.Atthebeginningoftheplay
4、therearetheelementsinnature:heath,thunderandlightning.Witchesusuallyappearwhentheweatherisfoul.ThecombinationofbiologicaldeterminismandsocialdeterminismforetellthetragicfateofMacbeth.Thesecondwitch9says,“Whenthebattle’slostandwon”(I.i.4)insteadof“Whenthebat
5、tle’slostandallwon”.Thisshowsthatthewitchesadoptaneutralposition.Ifthereisonewholaughs,theremustbeanotheronewhocries.“Graymalkin”(I.i.8)isagreycat.“Malkin”isalazywoman.Thewitches’servantisassociatedwithnegativeconnotations.Whenallthethreewitchessay,“Fairisf
6、oul,andfoulisfair”(I.i.11),theirlanguageindicatestheirstatus.Whatisfairtopeopleisfoultowitches,andwhatisfoultopeopleisfairtowitches.Witcheslooklikehumanbeings,buttheyarenothumanbeings.They,therefore,areextremelyhorrible. InActI,SceneiithebleedingCaptainsay
7、s,“Doubtfulitstood”(I.ii.7)toshowthecomplicatedsituation.Hecannottellwhoisgoingtowin.But“all’stooweak”(I.ii.15)demonstratesaclearpictureofMacbeth’sbravery.Therebelsarestrong,butMacbethisstrongerthantheyare.Thepersonificationof“Valour”(I.ii.19)alsofortifiesM
8、acbeth’sstrength.ThisqualitymakesMacbeth,andmarshim.AnotherindicationofMacbeth’sstrengthisthathe“unseam’d[Macdonwald]fromthenavetoth’chops”(I.ii.22).Asparrowdoesnotdismaytheeagle.Aharedoesnotdismaythel
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