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Volume 18:6 June 2018
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Investigation of the Transitivity System Operating under the
Systematic Functional Grammar (SFG) Model to Reveal the
Differential Impact of the Prophecies in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Subhanan Mandal

Abstract

The paper aims to study the Transitivity System under the Systematic Functional Grammar of CDA operating in the selected discursive sections of the tragic playMacbeth by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s plays occupy the peak among the plays ever written in the history of English Language and Literature. The style, tone, and way of constructing the discourse reveal Shakespeare’s mastery and command over the language. The representation of the Elizabethan era in his writings through the brilliant characters in his plays exhibit the capacity of the man to go deep into human psyche. He leaves much for the audience for their imaginative exploration and thereby enhances the curiosity about the fate of the play. Critics argue that Shakespeare is ‘alive for our time, and not restricted to his own’. The use of the Transitivity system under Systematic Functional Grammar (SFG) tool of CDA will enable to bring out a theory of language in use in the discourse based on motivation, purpose and choice. The characters in the play are diverse and unique in their psychological motives. This is reflected in their dialogues with the choice of language in varying situations and circumstances. The analysis of the transitivity system occurring in the discourse through the dialogues of the major characters of the play will enable to bring out an insight into the ideational and interpersonal functions. This paper focuses on the prophecies of the three witches which appear in the first act of the play and the differential influence of the same on the minds and expressions of Macbeth and Banquo.

Keywords: Transitivity, participants’ role, Systematic Functional Grammar, Macbeth, discourse, corpus.

I. Introduction: The Major Objective

The study is undertaken to explore the transitivity system operating in the selected corpus, decipher the psychological interpretation of the prophecies of the witches by the three chief characters and thereby examine the power relations. These objectives will be met by the identification and classification of the verbs into the transitivity process types and also by a comparative study of participants’ role in the discourse with the aid of Michael Halliday’s transitivity framework model.

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Subhanan Mandal
Doctoral Researcher, University of Mysore.
JRP (Academic), Bharatavani-Centre for Digital Information Dissemination,
Central Institute of Indian Languages,
MHRD, Government of India.
Manasagangothri, Hunsur Road,
Mysore 570006, KA, IN.
subhanan.ciil@gmail.com

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