The symbols of light and darkness in Macbeth are used to illustrate the contrasts between good and evil, to explain the actions of the protagonists, and are associated with sight and blindness to emphasize drama. ... Ultimately, light and darkness represent good and evil.  ... Evil, his ˜black and deep desires', is begin to take control of him. ... Through these evil deeds, it is evident that Shakespeare wanted to emphasize the fact that darkness easily overtakes light. ... Shakespeare uses the symbols of sight and blindness to emphasize the theme of guilt by personifying the gui...

• Word Count: 1376
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"Lady Macbeth is the embodiment of evil and we are not meant to feel any sympathy for her."" ... This does suggest that there is evil in Lady Macbeth, though not total evil, because she still strives to seem innocent. True evil would not care. ... We see in act two, scene two Lady Macbeth has been drinking, and yet she is still well within her right mind, and says: "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold- indicating that the drink has given her the strength of will to go through with the murder, which many would argue is another symbol of her evilness. ... I think that she is no...

• Word Count: 2244
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The symbol of clothing is particularly used to suggest the hiding of ones true self is also widely used in order to achieve the general theme of evil. ... This demonstrates Macbeth's first step towards evil. ... Lady Macbeth's sleep walking scene is the perfect example of the light and dark symbol. ... ", symbolizes Lady Macbeth's fear of darkness and or evil. ... The raven, a symbol of death, announces the arrival of death for Macbeth with a voice hoarser than usually would be. ...

• Word Count: 1290
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Each one seems to contain an important symbol of the play, symbols that the reader must understand if they are to interpret either a single passage, or the entire play as a whole. ... First, it stands for the death and evil in the play. ... This play is all about darkness, murder and evil, and they all tie hand in hand. ... It symbolizes honor and bravery and also deceit and evil. ... One of good and the other of evil. ...

• Word Count: 1850
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The witches, like in most other situations, are used to symolise "the intruments of darkness" and evil spirits. Their role in the play is to reveal Macbeth's potential to be evil. ... As mentioned above, Shakespeare is using Banquo as a symbol of virtue and goodness. ... Macduff also acts as a contrast to the evil side of Macbeth. ... So much of Macbeth's evilness is mentioned above. ...

• Word Count: 1847
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Evil is the disease in Macbeth's mind that is causing his sanity to decay and is making him become a terror for everyone in Scotland during his reign. ... In The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, he uses darkness to represent unnatural and evil found all over the play.William Shakespeare also includes the hideously evil witches into the play purposely to entertain King James I's fascination with witches. ... Darkness and night both exemplify the image of evil and the tone for the play. ... Shakespeare is an expert on showing evil through darkness by comparing one of the most...

• Word Count: 1978
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lady Macbeth is most definitely partly responsible for this tragedy and is a major factor in the battle between good and evil. ... This is a symbol of her guilt that in reality the stain would come off but it will always be there in her mind as her guilt, ever present. ... This is the battle between good and evil in the play (between the characters) and the battle in Macbeth's mind between his morals and his "vaulting ambition". ... In the witches" spells and chants they talk of their love for evil and mischief. ... The witches are probably the people second most responsible for this trag...

• Word Count: 1874
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School