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William Shakespeare was first produced in 1606 and first published in 1623. In William Shakespeare's work Macbeth, Macbeth, the main character, is told by three witches that he is destined to become a king. Driven by this prophecy Macbeth become ambitious and tries to bring about its fulfillment by taking fate in his own hands. Literally, Macbeth violently murders a multiple of people, the first of which was his king. In turn the theatrical drama that takes place when Macbeth is overcome by an uncontrollable impulse to kill anyone who may hinder his shot at staying king, demonstrates a side of human nature that stands timely. This is why Macbeth should be preserved for people that will look at it a hundred years from now and will be able to relate to how Macbeth felt. 

            During the time that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth the British were celebrating their victory over Spanish naval forces. The Elizabethan Era was taking place and it was one of the greatest Renaissance Britain had seen. Many artists were producing plays, songs, poems, and different types of arts that glorified their nation.

            During the time the Renaissance many writers were writing more secular dramas. This is one reason why Macbeth was typical and fit into the cultural context of its era. The style of play writes had changed from England's old theater styles. Another trend that many artists shared was to write in blank verse; which was a type of writing that did not take any form of rhyming. What made Macbeth innovative for its time is that his plot dealt with regicide as mentioned in an article by Edward E. Foster (Foster.) Before the Renaissance this type of writing was unheard of. It was in a sense the first time anyone had showed, to a deep extent, why human being does what they do.

            In a critical essay by Edward E.Foster he states, " During the time of the Renaissance murder and regicide was considered highly foul (Foster.)

People at that time thought that Macbeth was a cursed play. The actors would never say that name on stage they called it "The Scottish Play" Foster also mentions that in the past” Regicide was so boldly offensive that many have tried to find extenuation in the impacts given Macbeth by the witches (Foster.) The reason why they wanted to blame the witches for the causes of heath in the play because they believed that no one had power to take life away except for God. This is why regicide in this play did not fit well with personal views at the time. People today think of Macbeth as a timeless play by Shakespeare. In an essay review by Janyce Marson she mentions a critic by the name of Harold Bloom stating that " Macbeth ultimately presents us with a negative transcendence in that his fantasy of the future, with its supernatural attendants, affords him a sense of " a realm free of time" (Bloom and Janyce.)

Bloom suggests that in reference to Macbeth, Shakespeare kept his mind wide open towards futuristic ideals.

            My personal reaction to the work is that I actually like the message it carries. I think of it as a play that can give you advice on just about any situation you may be facing. Besides the fact of its values and the message it holds this play keeps you very interested. When we read this book back in High school I remember looking forward read this work in my English class. It’s very interesting and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next.

            Shakespeare's Macbeth can be compared to another play he wrote called Othello, The Moor of Venice. Othello was written in 1604 and published in 1622. This piece like Macbeth did not have a subplot. As mention in a critical essay by Edward E. Foster, “In Othello the hero commits murder after long plotting. In Macbeth the focus is on the consequences of murder because Duncan was murdered early on (Foster.)

            I think that what future generations should consider is the message that is shown in Macbeth. This message is that no one is responsible except yourself when you do wrong. Also, that it's best to stay out of trouble and things the right way. They should also be aware that this message is timely and that the ideas that Shakespeare conveys in this work can apply to situations in life.

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Marson, Janyce. "<em>Macbeth</em> in the Twentieth Century" in Bloom, Harold, ed. <em>Macbeth</em>, Bloom's Shakespeare Through the Ages. New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2007. <em>Bloom's Literary Reference Online</em>. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&amp;SID=1&amp;iPin=STAM034&amp;SingleRecord=True (accessed December 10, 2011).
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