1. Animal Imagery in Macbeth
After Macbeth kills Duncan, there is a lot of pathetic fallacy used through animal imagery. ... She mocks him by saying "live a coward in thine own esteem/ Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would"/ Like the poor cat i' th' adage?... This tactic works on Macbeth, and he kills Duncan. ... The obscure bird/ Clamored the livelong night. ... Lennox uses bird imagery to describe the mood of the scene, like so before, however this time, the mood of the of the scene is much darker. ...
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- Grade Level: High School