Okay so this is quite a stretch, but when I was reading Macbeth I couldn't help but recognize the similarities between Macbeth and the character in the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart." The first thing that stood out to me was when Macbeth says "The bell invites me" reminded me of how Poe kept saying "louder, louder, louder," (the heartbeat he kept hearing.) Another thing that was similar was how they were both extremely paranoid after they killed someone. Macbeth was going crazy thinking that Malcolm and Donalbain would catch on to him and Lady Macbeth says that he needs to stop thinking about it or he will go mad. In Tell Tale Heart, the whole beginning part was him in denial about being a mad man. He says "So you think that I am mad? A mad man cannot plan," which also reminds me of Macbeth because he was continuously getting mad, yet he was still able to plan the death of Banquo. Macbeth's dagger was kind of like the old mans eye. One last similarity I saw was when Poe says "There was no reason for what I did I did not hate the old man." This reminded of how Macbeth did not hate Duncan nor Banquo yet he killed them both.. sus.
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your points supporting the similarities between Macbeth and "The Tell-Tale Heart". I agree with your point when you bring up the quote "So you think I am mad? A mad man cannot plan”, given that it shows that the characters are becoming crazy. It also shows that they question if they are mad at first, but then come to terms with it by the end of the novel/poem. Another point I agreed with was when you brought up the other quote "There was no reason for what I did I did not hate the old man"and related it back to Macbeth and how he never hated Banquo and Duncan, yet killed them both. This shows that people can go crazy, and as a result do things they wouldn't have normally done.
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