It is a gloomy play, full of darkness and evil. ... They lead Macbeth to his downfall: Hecate: "Shall raise such artificial sprites, As, by the strength of their illusion, Shall draw him on to his confusion: He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear His hopes "bove wisdom, grace, and fear: And you all know security Is mortals" chiefest enemy... In almost every part of the play there is darkness. ... All the murders happen at night when it is dark. ... Therefore, Macbeth is a gloomy play, full of darkness and evil. ...

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The opposition of light and dark as symbols for life and death is the foundation upon which much of Shakespeare's Macbeth is built. ... He wants the dark as opposed to the light. ... Macbeth is saying here that one's life is dark and dreary, and that the light of life only serves to cast a dark shadow. ... We can distinguish between what is life and what is death in the world of Macbeth through the interpretation of what light and dark mean to him. ... The general connotation of death is one of darkness and sorrow, but he now views it as an escape or an end to the light, which had on...

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The opposition of light and dark as symbols for life and death is the foundation upon which much of Shakespeare's Macbeth is built. ... He wants the dark as opposed to the light. ... Macbeth is saying here that one's life is dark and dreary, and that the light of life only serves to cast a dark shadow. ... We can distinguish between what is life and what is death in the world of Macbeth through the interpretation of what light and dark mean to him. ... The general connotation of death is one of darkness and sorrow, but he now views it as an escape or an end to the light, which had ...

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Darkness is a conduit of evil. ... The dark appearances, thunder, and lightning all emphasize the witch's destructive nature. ... Macbeth calls on darkness to fall in order to conceal the murder to follow. ... Later on, the rebellious citizens of Scotland will triumph over Macbeth's death. ... Blood, darkness, and clothing imagery present Macbeth's downfall in vivid accounts. ...

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Similarly, without this veil of darkness, Macbeth's evil deeds would have been disclosed. ... The setting alone shows their evil nature, as they are followed by dark storms. ... This is mantra is an ideal example of the dark and dirty atmosphere that surrounds the witches. ... Not only does is night most applicable to Macbeth, but his wife is a prime example of the darker connotation to the word. ... By welcoming night, Lady Macbeth is ushering in a new evil that will drive her insane, and to her death. ...

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When people are faced with the death of a loved one they show different feelings and attitudes about the situation and deal with it in many different ways. ... Auden a certain attitude is conveyed about the death of a loved one. In Macbeth by Shakespeare the character Macbeth is faced with the death of his wife and has a very dark and depressing attitude about it. ... Auden the speaker experiences the death of a loved one in a less spiteful way. ... Although the character of Macbeth and the speaker of the poem show different attitudes about the love they have lost, they show the same idea...

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Imagery helps the play maintain its dark and threatening tone. ... A main theme of the play is addressing the dark side of human character, as expressed by what Macbeth does, and here the raven is described as being hoarse from declaring Duncan's doom. ... Once again, the quote illustrates the sense of foreboding that is thick in the air in the image of an owl's screech, said to proclaim death. ...

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Shakespeare, a literary genius, details a profound analogy in Macbeth, in the aftermath of Lady Macbeth's death. Macbeth uncovers the ultimate tragedy of darkness upon a human soul in his ultimate soliloquy following his wife's death. ... Macbeth in his final soliloquy unearths the ominous, dark conclusion of the meaningless of life, for it is only a stage to which one must act about. ... Macbeth's days on earth served no purpose other than to thrust himself toward a "dusty death." ... Just as the analogy, Macbeth after his death vanishes into nothingness with no heir, leaving...

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The mystery of tragedy is that once the protagonist has learnt a lesson of how to renew the order in himself, death is the only outcome /no memento mori, however/. ... Shakespeare shows disturbed, angry nature - thunder and lighting represent light - daytime and dark - night-time. Light is the metaphor for innocence, purity, truth, and goodness as opposed to dark - evil. ... The sun appears only twice - when Duncan sees the swallows flying around the castle of death and during the army gathering to purify the earth of its shame (traitors). ...

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The story of a cowardly nobleman's rise to power, and his collapse to death. Can a person's ambition, in a dark world, lead them to murder, just to obtain power? ... Macbeth goes through several stages in the play, his original state, his tragic flaw, then his pre-death stage. ... but screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we"ll not fail." (1.7.59-61) This is the first turning point in Macbeth's character, he has now taken a turn into darkness, which he will never get out of. Due to the death of King Duncan, Macbeth becomes King and his murder has paid him well. ...

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The second theme is lightness versus darkness. ... Therefore, it is evident that the themes, sight, lightness versus darkness, and blindness are all driving factors that lead to his downfall. ... This illustrates Macbeth's descend from light to darkness because Duncan is talking about how honorable Macbeth is, while Macbeth is already planning his death. ... He is so blinded to the consequences of his actions, resulting him to stumble around in the darkness lashing out at unknown and imaginary dangers. ... Lightness and darkness is a prominent aspect of his transition from being a noble ...

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Consequently Lady Macbeth is represented as a deceitful, unnatural woman whose weakness is portrayed through her inability to resist the temptation of the evil spirits of darkness. ... In contrast upon the death of the king, his best horses; acting completely out of character: broke free from their stalls and turned on each other displaying traits of one who has turned on their master as Macbeth had on the king, displaying a disturbance of the natural order. Macbeth's portrayal as a murderous deceitful traitor, positions him in the dark light of the unnatural world. ... Lady Macbet...

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As a result of this the reader can assume he means murder for there is no way to succeed the throne unless death occurs. ... For instance, a literal meaning of his metaphor "let not light see my black and deep desires" would be that Macbeth wants there to be darkness so his dark personal secrets will not be exposed to the world around him. ... With the stars not giving out their light all in the world would be dark. Macbeth prays for this for the sake that no one may see the dark, deep, and true secrets Macbeth holds, not even himself. ... The opposition between light and dark shows...

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But as the play progressed, it became his weakness, consequently causing his downfall and his eventual tragic death. ... At the end of I(iv), Macbeth reveals the flawed and evil side of his ambitious nature- [Instruments of darkness tell us truths Let not light see my dark and deep desires Yet let that be, which the eye fears when it is done to see.] ... Because of his this character flaw, Macbeth is helpless in controlling the resulting actions, which eventually causes his downfall and death. ... And eventually, without himself knowing until the last moments, his death arrives before him...

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The play symbolises the differences between light and dark The Witches represent the dark powers that have the capacity to influence men's decisions, but, more importantly, they are an outward representation of Macbeth's inner evil. Having said this, the brooding and mystifying darkness itself is a recurring motif in the drama and, like the Witches; it symbolizes the darkness in Macbeth's heart and the evil nature of his horrible deeds. ...

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Lady Macbeth's guilt eventually becomes too much for her to handle which leads to her death. ... On the night of the murder Lady Macbeth wanted it to be dark, 'come thick night' so that the darkness would cover up her evil deed. ... Now Lady Macbeth is completely overwhelmed by her evil deeds and is scared of the dark, 'she has light by her continually.' ...

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She metaphorically predicts the king's death as her soliloquy strengthens, "The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements". The raven is the given metaphor, which was known as a big, black ill omen of death. ... She admits she will be responsible for Duncan's death in the phrase, "Under my battlements", which is implied by the personal pronoun "my". ... The proof of how anxious Lady Macbeth is, is seen in the lines, "That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold,...

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The symbol of blood also represents the dark side of Macbeth and death. Shakespeare most likely put this in to foreshadow murder and death. ... Blood has many definition such as represent life, death and related. In this case, Shakespeare fits blood in the play to represent murder and death, life and related. ... Blood foreshadows many important events in the play, most of which are more deaths. ...

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Let darkness hide my wicked ambitions!" ... I've corrupted my mind for Banquo's offspring .Rather than that, I challenge fate to the death!"... He is confident that no harm will come to him, but when Malcolm orders each soldier to carry a branch from a tree as they attack Macbeth's castle, it seems that Macbeth's death is inevitable. As the play begins to further develop, he learns of his wife's death, realizing that his ambition has lead to his downfall: "The sun wearies me. ... For as we recall, it was a bell, which Lady Macbeth had rung to summon the death of King D...

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The scenes of Banquo's death, the suicide of Lady Macbeth, and Macduff learning of the murder of his wife and children, are the three main scenes that show madness in the play. ... When Macbeth hears of Banquos death he is quite pleased, but when he learns of Fleance's escape he is worried and looks troubled. ... This mad behavior reveals the darker and more brutal side of Macduff as he and Malcolm, Duncan's oldest son, try to gain the revenge on the pain and suffering Macbeth has caused everyone. ...

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The debate continues in Shakespeare's dark play, Macbeth, as tragic Macbeth contemplates his fate and his role in his own demise. ... Although Banquo cautions him about these dark happenings, Macbeth carelessly predicts that he will be crowned "without [his] stir" (1.4.159), remaining unwaveringly confident in the witches' prophecies that not only represents fate, but also the intrusion of the supernatural into his personal world. ... This brings up another question as to why Shakespeare uses the witches to orchestrate the events leading to Macbeth's death....

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, this is how Macbeth's journey into inevitable darkness began, when he was led to believe that since some of the witches predictions have some true then he might be destined to fulfill the rest. ... Not stopping with the death of Banquo, Macbeth sets out to kill Macduff and his family solely to make and example and show all others who they may be dealing with. ... But Upon heavy persuasion from someone whom he cared deeply about, he was lost forever in a swirling pool of cruel thoughts, blinded by the wishes and suggestions of others and entered evils dark domain. ...

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Although, a hero usually lives a triumphant life their personality can lead to their downfall and death. ... " He basically explains that his ambition holds dark and evil desires, and one of them as we know is to become king. ... In summary, Macbeth's deep and dark desires will further support the prophecies, until they are brought to reality. ...

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Also, the witches and apparitions lurk like dark temptations of evil, and contribute to the atmosphere of deceit in Macbeth's crimes. ... She knows that there is death lurking in the air, because a raven croacking on a house meant death was near. ... The witches and the third apparition convey a scary present, telling the audience of the evil tragedies being made, and of Macbeth's unchecked tragedy, his death. ...

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Lady Macbeth Responsible For Duncan's Death John Keating English Honors Lady Macbeth Must Take Some Blame for Her Husband's Destruction In Macbeth, a play written by Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is partially responsible for the destruction of her husband. ... Lady Macbeth is now afraid of the dark because all the crimes that were committed were done in the dark. Her fear of darkness shows the audience that she regrets what she has done and that she knows what she did was wrong. ...

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