Writing Resources
There is a thin line between what is good and what is evil and anyone can cross the line without noticing it In Shakespeare’s Macbeth morality is explored in the characters Macbeth is slowly considering killing Duncan but the dagger is in his way The focus of the soliloquy the invisible dagger is our first glimpse of Macbeth s powerful delusion imagination that is largely responsible for his mental torment throughout the play The dagger is his mental torment because he knows it s morally wrong to kill a good king Macbeth can t justify what he s about to do but when the bell rings he s over powered by his ambition His mental torment guilt has been overshadowed by the strong ambition that causes his action of morally wrong In this soliloquy Macbeth is tormented by this delusion which is the dagger The dagger is a representation of his guilt and he s knows this however he s still greatly affect by it emotionally Macbeth A dagger of the mind a false creation Proceeding from the heat oppressèd brain I see thee yet in form as palpable As this which now I draw 2 1 50 54
