http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/macbeth Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 01 May 2026 10:28:14 -0400 Fri, 01 May 2026 10:28:14 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/335/inventing-their-own-plots-and#8232;the-agency-and-ambition-of-cromwell-and-macbeth By Jeremy S. Page - Most criticisms of Macbeth and An Horatian Ode focus on the differences between the two central figures.  Macbeth is the ‘abhorred tyrant,' the man who kills his sovereign for ‘o’erleaping’ ambition, while An Horatian Ode paints Cromwell in a less sinister light, rewarding him for his military and political victories both.  Treason pervades Macbeth from the first act (the traitorous Cawdor does not survive past the fourth scene), and while Charles I is hung as a traitor to his country, there is no whisper of treason for Cromwell who deposed him.  This paper... Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:33 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/335/inventing-their-own-plots-and#8232;the-agency-and-ambition-of-cromwell-and-macbeth http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/155/corruption-and-theories-of-kingship-in-macbeth By Michelle A. Labbe - In England and Scotland, the notion of a king's divine right to rule gained leverage during the reign of King James I. In James’s The True Law of Free Monarchies, first published in 1598, he describes his philosophy concerning monarchy, suggesting that kings are higher beings who owe their kingship to the will of God. The nature of kingship in William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth reflects James’s theories through the unnatural events that occur following Macbeth’s unlawful rise to the throne. These events are a physical manifestation of the corruption that the couple... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:56 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/155/corruption-and-theories-of-kingship-in-macbeth http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/94/how-now-hecate-the-supernatural-in-shakespeares-tragedies By Deva Jasheway - Hamlet and Macbeth are both examples in which the supernatural element enters the play at the opening of the action. The way a theatrical production begins has a great effect on the audience’s perception of the play, and both of these plays emphasize the supernatural from the start. The witches are the first characters we see in Macbeth, already prophesying and spouting paradoxical sayings. The stormy stage and odd characters establish early that this story occurs within an eerie and unnatural place. Hamlet brings the Ghost of the dead king to the plot’s fore in the first few scenes... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:28 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/94/how-now-hecate-the-supernatural-in-shakespeares-tragedies http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1691/a-brief-look-at-feminism-in-shakespeares-macbeth By Marion A. Davis - Patriarchal society encourages Lady Macbeth to invest herself in the role of mother. Lady Macbeth is seen as selfish and abnormal when she confesses that there is a situation in which she would “[dash] [her child’s] brains out” (I.vii), a very unnatural statement according to patriarchy’s belief that women’s desire to have and protect children is a part of “their natural biological makeup” (Tyson 97). Though intelligent and strong at the beginning of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is reduced to an insignificant person haunted by nightmares and guilt as a result... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:33 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1691/a-brief-look-at-feminism-in-shakespeares-macbeth