• Jagriti Yadav

William Shakespeare, the strong pillar of English literature and the shining planet of the literary Universe, contributed invaluable treasure to the history of English Literature. As a dramatist he earned a remarkable place because all his plays have universal appeal. Shakespeare’s freshness is perennial. In this concern Ben Jonson rightly comments-”that he was not of an age but of all ages, not of one country but of all countries. Nature herself was proud of his design.” His all plays, whether they are comedy, tragedy or historical plays, are still relevant for modern society, because Shakespeare is powerful enough to peep psychologically into the character of a person, into his feelings, his nature, his behavior along with the features of the society. He wrote dramas for the contemporary society and audience but they are enjoyed even today with same enthusiasm. Shakespeare managed to depict many truths about the human race accurately; many in modern society fit the profile of Macbeth in one sense or another, partly because human nature hasn’t changed a great deal since the Elizabethan era. Themes such as ambition, guilt, shame, anxiety, paranoia, trauma, mental illness, psychological vulnerability, envy, inferiority, manipulation, greed and murder are still relevant in the 21st century. Shakespeare holds a mirror to human nature and to the society. So, Macbeth is not only a story of an ambitious man but it narrates the psychology of every person who wants to be powerful by any means. Even the modern man acts with the psychology of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and persons like Banquo are murdered today. The appetite of over ambition and power leads a man to the path of degeneration is purely applicable for present society.

"Relevance of Shakespeare's Macbeth in Society", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.f602-f605, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201587.pdf

"Relevance of Shakespeare's Macbeth in Society", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppf602-f605, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201587.pdf