Brief Summary Of 'O Scotland, O Scotland'

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“O Scotland, O Scotland”.I chose this scene as opposed to the others because I think it provides a better summary. We will see that the other choices provide a worse description of the book, and that “O Scotland, O Scotland” provides a good summary of the book. “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is not an accurate description of the book. Macbeth is evil, and murders Duncan, Banquo, and more, and does not escape the crimes he had committed because the foul deeds were not fair. I think that the book shows us that fair is not foul and foul is not fair, in the conclusion of this book. Malcolm and the english defeat the foul Macbeth because his deeds were wicked and unfair. “Glamis hath murdered sleep” is also not a good description of the book because the main plot and theme of the book are not about Macbeth having trouble sleeping, although this is arguably the biggest recurring theme. The book is …show more content…
Macduff, the speaker, is talking about Scotland, and how it had no hope because the evil, wicked, and cruel tyrant Macbeth has gained control of the throne. Throughout the book, it shows us how this reign was brought on by Macbeth and how it was ended. A large part of the book is about Macbeth and his mortality, which I argue is a large part on how his cruel reign is both brought on and ended. As Macbeth, who starts off as a great and loyal general to king Duncan, struggles with his mortality, and slowly becomes an evil tyrant over Scotland. Without this struggle for mortality, and evil taking control over Macbeth, Scotland would be either run by king Duncan, or a good Macbeth, who realized his wrongs. This version of Macbeth would still be a good leader, but because of this struggle for mortality, Scotland suffers, and is put entirely into chaos and