What is the significance of having the Old Man as a character in this scene? How does his presence help enhance YOUR understanding of the events in the play?
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Sukh Panesar
The old man in Macbeth is a character that has no side(bad/good), but is there to help others, he is affected by situation but not involved in any action.
The old man gives a different perspective on the events of the play without being biased. He can be all-knowing and explain to the audience what is going on.
because old men are suposedly wise. and he has no sides to take so he can have a more open opinion about everything. he can know everything and still be fair, if that makes sense.
The old man is someone who doesn't have one particular side. He is explaining to the reader or audience what is going on and helps us further understand the events taking place.
People respect him for his wisdom, which allows him to speak for many people that have little to do with the death of Duncan, but know it happened. He explains that Macbeth killed Duncan at a time which he least expected it,
the old man is put into the story so the reader knows what happened and seeing as how to the old man is someone we havent seen in the story before of later it doesnt give us a biased opinion
The Old man is a character who nows the story and it's events but is not in it but on the out side looking in. The old man tells us there is a change in the world and it's for the worst. I think it is a weird scene for shakespeare to write in but it does give us a view of the changes for the worst.
The old man is a choric figure. Even though he wasn't there on the night of Duncan's murder, he is able to describe the events of that night in detail. He gives an unbiased opinion and foreshadows the importance of this event.
13 comments:
Sukh Panesar
The old man in Macbeth is a character that has no side(bad/good), but is there to help others, he is affected by situation but not involved in any action.
The old man gives a different perspective on the events of the play without being biased. He can be all-knowing and explain to the audience what is going on.
He is a neutral character that lets us in on events in the book that we might not be aware, even though he wasn't present during the events.
He is without bias and is very wise which makes him a good tool for the audience's understanding.
because old men are suposedly wise. and he has no sides to take so he can have a more open opinion about everything. he can know everything and still be fair, if that makes sense.
The old man is someone who doesn't have one particular side. He is explaining to the reader or audience what is going on and helps us further understand the events taking place.
The old man is someone that is there to give a different point of view without getting into any trouble.
People respect him for his wisdom, which allows him to speak for many people that have little to do with the death of Duncan, but know it happened. He explains that Macbeth killed Duncan at a time which he least expected it,
the old man is put into the story so the reader knows what happened and seeing as how to the old man is someone we havent seen in the story before of later it doesnt give us a biased opinion
The old man is the person in the play that has no side he is neither good nor bad. He helps the reader to understand certain parts of the play.
The old man gives an outsiders view on the situations at hand.
He lets the reader in on details that they may not already be aware of.
-Claire
He is an unbiased opinion that isn't involved and so we can get a better understanding on what is going on in the plot.
-Katelyn
The Old man is a character who nows the story and it's events but is not in it but on the out side looking in. The old man tells us there is a change in the world and it's for the worst. I think it is a weird scene for shakespeare to write in but it does give us a view of the changes for the worst.
The old man is a choric figure. Even though he wasn't there on the night of Duncan's murder, he is able to describe the events of that night in detail. He gives an unbiased opinion and foreshadows the importance of this event.
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