... light is used when King Duncan names Malcolm as his successor and commends Macbeth for his bravery in battle by comparing them to stars, " signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine On all deservers " (1.4.41-12). Duncan explains that he will award those who are virtuous and dutiful to him, because they deserve it. Because of these good qualities, namely honour ... and devotion, the person will shine like a star, since light is seen as good. Macbeth, however, already begins to ignore these values, " Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires ; "( 1.4.50 ... ...

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... should not stand in thy posterity,/ But that myself should be the root and father/ Of many kings. If there come truth from them-/As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine-/ Why, by the verities on thee made good,/ May they not be my oracles as well/ And set me up in hope?" This monologue represents an internal shift within ... ...

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... beginning of the play he is portrayed as a loyal soldier, lauded as a "valiant cousin" by his peers. When given the role as Thane of Cawdor, his "black and deep desires" shine through, as the witches' prophesy begins to come true, prompting him to take the icy path toward the life of a tyrannical leader. Macbeth is firstly influenced by the witches, who ... ...

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... . In the play, phrases of fear escape from her lips even in sleep. She believes darkness to be the place of torment. In the whole drama, the sun seems to shine only twice. First, in the beautiful but ironical passage when Duncan sees the swallows flirting round the castle of death. Next, when at the close the avenging army gathers to ... ...

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... . The imagery of darkness, consequently, is the device Shakespeare uses to allow all the evilness that had been concealed to reveal itself. Within the entire tragedy, the sun seems to shine only twice: first, in the beautiful but ironical passage where Duncan is describing the castle, and second, when the army gathers to rid the earth of its shame. In both ... ...

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... and staring appear to look beyond the audience at some unknown terror. She acts out her part, the backdrop becomes a deeper blood coloured red, while red lights above the stage shine onto her, "Yet who would have thought the man to have so much blood in him", she says this as images of the dead king flicker across the backdrop, "The ... ...

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... are never completely malicious. In act three, scene two, I believe that it is almost conclusively proven that Lady Macbeth is not pure evil. In this scene, Lady Macbeth's developing insecurities shine through her previously strong outer shell. " 'Tis safer to be that which we destroy, than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy."" Shakespeare usually only uses rhyming couplets to indicate the ... ...

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... murder of Duncan, Macbeth is still wrestling with the morality of the deed. Macbeth, though he becomes a scheming tyrant, was not always so bad, and thus, his good deeds still shine, meaning that he is not "a villain in whom there is little to admire", but a man who falls from his lofty perch, but who, nevertheless, is not purely evil. Macbeth deeply ... ...

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