The theme is generally what the poet means to convey. This is usually a universal truth, or something similar. The poem's subject is literally just what the poem is describing or making commentary about. Poets often use symbolism in their poems to convey the theme. The subject is often simple - it is what the poet is discussing in their poem. The theme is often their attitude towards said subject.
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d) by suggesting that Ophelia’s madness is a sign of greater troubles.
Explanation:
William Shakespeare's <em>Hamlet</em><em> </em>revolves around the act of a young prince's desire to avenge the death of his father, the king. The young prince Hamlet brings about many disasters along with his plan of getting revenge at the perpetrators of his father's death.
The given passage from Act IV scene v shows Queen Gertrude being told about Ophelia's madness and her constant 'babble' of things unknown and unseen. Queen Gertrude was reluctant at first to comply with Ophelia's request to be shown to the Queen. But she relented after Horatio told her it might lead to the revelation of any dangerous and evil troubles in the future. She also admitted, <em>"Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss</em>". This shows that she also believes it may reveal some greater hidden plots for them.
Thus, her decision to allow Ophelia to meet her advances the plot by suggesting that it's a sign of the upcoming greater troubles in the kingdom.
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- Why do you think Shakespeare shows Macbeth taken in by the witches prophecy?
Firstly, Shakespeare makes a point in Macbeth's confidence, due to his full trust in the witches' prophecy he believed that he was invencible. So, when he sees that he can actually be defeated this is something that the audience is expecting to see, so it adds to the dramatic effect of the play. Secondly, I believe that tragic heroes, no matter what they do, we always feel some sort of sympathy for them. In this case, I believe that Shakespeare is trying to show his weakness (he trusted someone he shouldn't, he was way too confident, all of this was the result of his ambition that completely blinded his judgement)
- What might Shakespeare be applying by Macbeth's character?
As it has been previously stated, Shakespeare was trying to show Macbeth that he placed his trust in the wrong place (this had also a didactic purpose for the audience). Moreover, I believe that this is when his eyes are unfolded, ambition falls, and he realized that he was a puppet of the witches. He didn't question her words and he did everything they expected him to do. Bear in mind that in elizabethan/jacobean times, Witches were believed to be plotting agaist the king (since the king was the representation of God on earth, and witches the loyal servants of the devil).
- What might be Shakespeare be applying to the witches' power?
It is shown that they don't actually have power, rather they know a lot of information and they use that information to manipulate people like Macbeth.
- Is he suggesting that Macbeth might be a victim of mysterious evil forces?
Defenitly, although he is guilty because he did everything he shouldn't, but still we can see that the witches manipulated him. They kindle the fire and Macbeth did the rest. So the fault is equally diveded, in my opinion.
