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De Quincey explains why the knocking at the gate after the murder of Duncan produces a peculiar effect in Macbeth. He argues that Shakespeare throws the interest on the murderer and expresses his murderous mind with energy.
"On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" is an essay in Shakespearean criticism by the English author Thomas De Quincey, first published in the October 1823 edition of The London Magazine. Though brief, less than 2,000 words in length, [1] it has been called "De Quincey's finest single critical piece" [2] and "one of the most ...
- Thomas De Quincey
- 1823
11 de nov. de 2020 · De Quincey argues that the knocking at the gate after Duncan's murder reflects the transition from human to fiendish nature in Macbeth. He analyzes how Shakespeare uses this symbol of reaction to create a sense of horror and contrast in the play.
Hence it is that, when the deed is done, when the work of darkness is perfect, then the world of darkness passes away like a pageantry in the clouds; the knocking at the gate is heard, and it makes known audibly that the reaction has commenced; the human has made its reflux upon the fiendish; the pulses of life are beginning to beat again; and ...
- Feeling Over Understanding
- The Meaning of Sympathy
- Time Stands Still
Thomas De Quincey was a Romantic-era writer and valued emotion and intuition over logic and reason. He begins this essay by sharing his profound emotional experience at the moment someone knocks at the gate after Duncan's murder in Macbeth. De Quincey's concern with feeling rather than logic or rhetoric distinguish his essay from other Shakespearea...
De Quincey says that people feel revulsion if they only have sympathy or an emotional connection to the victims. Murder goes against the human instinct to self-preserve, and it evokes repulsion but does not help people understand human nature. De Quincey states that this perspective does not work for poetry. It would be vulgar if a poet only evoked...
De Quincey can explain the significance of the feeling he experiences at the knocking at the gate in Macbethby describing other times he's felt the same feeling. He describes the gasp after a woman faints or the first noise after a moment of silence. These small events break the stillness of an emotionally significant moment. Other similar moments ...
In the following scene, the audience learns that Macduff has been knocking at the gate and enters Macbeth's estate at Inverness. The knocking itself is ominous and foreboding, which...
A knock sounds offstage. A drunken porter enters. PORTER. Here’s a knocking indeed! If a man were porter of hell-gate, he should have old turning the key. PORTER. What a lot of knocking! If a man were gatekeeper for the gates of hell, he’d sure have to turn the key to open that gate often.
