Ambition (I) iii, 135-142 This quote is significant to our understanding of the play because these lines talk about how Macbeth is thinking ruthless thought which concern the death of Duncan and that his downfall and tragic flaw is his ambition. Order and Disorder (I) ii, 8-23 This quote describes the battle, which is disorder and it creates and uproar and disrupts the peace. This quote talks of war and battle. Appearance & Reality (I) 5, 60-69 Significance of this quote it that evil lurks behind fair looks. Everything is not always, what it appears to be. That people wear masks, and that the mask hides the truth about who they really are; usually they are deceitful.
People put on appearances to hide things. Equivocation (I) iii, 149-155 Macbeth lies to Banquo after the witches have had their visit. Macbeth is hiding what he is really thinking about. He is pondering the deed of killing the King (Duncan) and taking the throne. He is untruthful towards Banquo. Darkness & Light (I) 4, 48-53 This quotes mentions black-which is the colour of darkness and the devil, ties into Macbeth having dark thoughts, evil thoughts, and eventually doing evil things. (I) 5, 49,50,52 All the quotes mentioned have the notion of darkness. They describe the darkness that lies in Macbeth and that lives in Lady Macbeth.
She will urge him to commit dark deeds. When darkness is referred to, it foreshadows the death of Duncan and the corruption in the play. (I) 5, 60-62 This quote refers to light. That they have to put on the appearance of being happy and that as if nothing were being plotted against Duncan. (I) 7, 10-12 Signifies the communion-white is represents righteousness and purity, talks about wine-connected to the black mass. Ironic because at the same time Macbeth is involved in darkness. Blood (I) 5, 42 Foreshadows death.
The Essay on Symbolism of Night as Darkness and Evil
Under the shroud of darkness and evil during the long nights in the memoir, Night, by Elie Wiesel, Jewish prisoners are in constant fear of what their next day will bring. The Jewish prisoners band together and talk to one another to hold on to those last remnants of social interactions. Also, the night has a symbolic function too. Night is a dark and evil time when people commit heinous acts of ...
Tied to the devil and represents evil. Lady Macbeth is talking about how she wants to kill Duncan for her husband. Blood, foreshadows the upcoming deaths. Babies & Children (I) 7, 21 These quotes signify vulnerability and innocence. Lady Macbeth refers to her husband as a child, insulting his manliness. She talks about killing a child. The talk of children represents Macbeths vulnerability towards Lady Macbeth and towards his ambition.
His innocence is that he doesnt want to kill Duncan, but is persuade in the end. (I) iii, 86 This quote is quite different for the first one. This quote is a response Macbeth gives Banquo. This refers to royalty. Sleep (I) 7, 61 When Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth about the plot to kill Duncan, hows it going to be done, she describes it when he is sleeping. (I) 7, 67-75 This quote that talks about sleep represents death.
That Lady Macbeth wants to get the guards drunk, and they will fall into a sleep and they will be blames for Duncans death. Their memories will be fogged and hazy. Things will be unclear and confusing. Animals, birds & insects (I) I, 8-10 At the beginning of the Macbeth, the three witches call to their imps (familiar creatures).
This sets the mood for the entire play, the atmosphere is create here. It is one of supernatural and mythical. In addition, the mention of other animals represents Macbeths courage when he was in the heat of battle.
(I) ii. As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion (I) 5, 38, 65 This quote mentions the raven which represent darkness and the evil that is being plotted. The mentioning of the serpent represents how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth must be sneaky and deceitful, they must put on the appearances of welcoming host, not of plotting murderers. (I) 6, 4-10 This quote talks about how theirs is bird that has made its nest in the jutting out piece of the castle. This is dramatic irony because birds usually represent peace and God. Which would clash with the people that inhabit the castle. The castle is a symbol of darkness-bird light.
The Essay on Comparing And Contrasting Macbeth And Lady Macbeth
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are depicted very differently and simply wanting kingship are among the few similarities. It is also interesting how the differences between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are caused by other differences in their traits, starting chain reactions of contrariety. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both posses greedy and ambitious attributes. So ...
Clothes (I) iii, 108-109 Macbeths usurpation of the throne of Scotland dresses him in borrowed robes. This illustrates the theme of deceptive appearances. That Macbeth must dress up, that he has to put on a mask and hide what his real thoughts are
