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After Queen Elizabeth’s death, William Shakespeare had a new patron, the Scottish King James I. That might have been the reason for choosing a Scottish theme for one of his most famous plays, The Tragedy of Macbeth.

The play tells the story of a man who kills his king in order to gain power. The theme of the tragedy is ambition. Macbeth, the thane of Cawdor, is a brave hero at the beginning of the play, loyal to his king, but his thirst for power turns him into a cruel murderer. His wife, who was his main support and drove him on, finally dies. Macbeth understands that his own end is approaching and that he can do nothing to stop the course of events. He realises that all he has done is meaningless, that life itself is meaningless.

 

 

 

[…]

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more: it is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

 

 

 

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