In this scene, the language is straightforward, not poetic. The sentences are long, and its cadence perhaps reflects people who are not directly involved or affected by the tragedy. You should have commented on why Shakespeare did that. After all, his writing is just as profound as his portraiture.
Interesting point Sowmitri. Shakespeare reserved elevated poetic speech (blank verse and end rhyme) for noble characters. Commoners like the servant and the doctor here speak in prose. That was the "thing" back then. Lady Macbeth's speech is disjointed, reflecting her mental state, yet Shakespeare does use elevated speech to create pathos: "The thane of Fife had a wife, where is she now". The internal rhyme is very moving.
Psych was my undergrad minor, but I'm mostly self-taught from my reading. I'm fascinated by humans. Honestly, I think the most sincere approach to a lot of literature, especially Shakespeare, is from a psychological perspective. What else was he trying to do but hold a mirror up to our natures? Unless the work is overtly political (Orwell) or philosophical (Liu Cixin), etc. The films of Paul Thomas Anderson, for example, must be explored through the psychological lens. Separating the art from the psychology often does a great disservice to the work.
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In this scene, the language is straightforward, not poetic. The sentences are long, and its cadence perhaps reflects people who are not directly involved or affected by the tragedy. You should have commented on why Shakespeare did that. After all, his writing is just as profound as his portraiture.
Interesting point Sowmitri. Shakespeare reserved elevated poetic speech (blank verse and end rhyme) for noble characters. Commoners like the servant and the doctor here speak in prose. That was the "thing" back then. Lady Macbeth's speech is disjointed, reflecting her mental state, yet Shakespeare does use elevated speech to create pathos: "The thane of Fife had a wife, where is she now". The internal rhyme is very moving.
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Have you studied psychology at all? Seems from the deep understanding of the characters and actions that you have in someway
Psych was my undergrad minor, but I'm mostly self-taught from my reading. I'm fascinated by humans.
Honestly, I think the most sincere approach to a lot of literature, especially Shakespeare, is from a psychological perspective. What else was he trying to do but hold a mirror up to our natures? Unless the work is overtly political (Orwell) or philosophical (Liu Cixin), etc. The films of Paul Thomas Anderson, for example, must be explored through the psychological lens. Separating the art from the psychology often does a great disservice to the work.
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