"The soul of Macbeth never quite disappears into the blackness of darkness."
my teacher said it was by an anonymous critic and i'm just curious about exactly what it means. if anyone could help that would be great! =]
2007-03-08 07:52:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
anonymous critic ? well here it is:
Shakspere: a critical study of his mind and art
by Edward Dowden - 1876 - 430 pages
It is the queen, and not her husband who is slain by conscience. Yet the soul of Macbeth never quite disappears into the blackness of darkness. He is a cloud without water, carried about of winds ; a tree whose fruit withers, hut not even to the last quite plucked up by the roots. For the dull ferocity of Macbeth is joyless All his life has gone irretrievably
astray, and he is aware of this. His suspicion becomes uncontrollable his reign is a reign of terror ; and as he
drops deeper and deeper into the solitude and the gloom,
his sense of error and misfortune, futile and unproductive as that sense is, increases. He lives under a dreary
cloud, and all things look gray and cold. He has lived long enough, yet he clings to life...
old, but not a death with honor, he has 'world weariness"
I had to type this for you. Seems it means that the old guy has had it but he still thinks and whatever, I have not read this since high school: long ago. Suspect your teacher will be amazed that it was located. Also I answered because you wrote a good question: told us what it was about, spelled all well, etc.
2007-03-08 09:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The essence of Macbeth, what makes Macbeth, Macbeth, is never really gone.
It's like saying old fishermen never die they just move to a new fishing hole.
2007-03-08 08:17:06 · answer #2 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it means the true meaning of Macbeth will stay with you forever. It is important and will never fade away.
2007-03-08 07:57:34 · answer #3 · answered by shylaugh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the lessons learned in Macbeth are ones that will stay with you forever.
2007-03-08 08:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by kerfitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means macbeth almost completley went evil, but not all the way
2007-03-08 09:53:12 · answer #5 · answered by trololo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds to me that macbeth is allways ready to reapere
2007-03-08 08:10:01 · answer #6 · answered by helen w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋