... animal imagery for three main reasons: to characterize, to show emotions, and to foreshadow. The animal imagery illustrates evil, deceit, and fearlessness. My first main point is foreshadows death by black birds. The raven himself is hoarse/That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan (190, 34). Here Lady Macbeth had received word from the messenger of Macbeth that he had been ... for Duncan that could give Macbeth's evil plot to kill Duncan away at any given moment. My third main point makes atmosphere a supernatural nature. I come, Graymalkin (179, 8). Here Shakespeare uses a cat as a spi...

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... Act 1 scene 4, line 50-51, after Duncan announces Malcolm as his heir and not Macbeth, Macbeth states to himself, "Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires." His black and deep desire is to become king through the slaughtering of Duncan. This thought of killing Duncan bounces back and forth in his mind, but then is finally ... reinforced negatively by the influential words of Lady Macbeth. "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire like the poor cat i" the ... ...

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... the words of three witches. Macbeth knows the prince of Cumberland is "a step", so that he can't become the king. He says, "[ l ]et not light see my black and deep desires"(1, 4, 57-59). His heart is contradictory, he really does not want to be the murderer. He almost give up murdering Duncan, he thinks that if " ... stair" (1, 3, 156-158). However, his ambition and desires are too strong, they are awakened by Lady Macbeth again. Lady Macbeth shames his into murdering Duncan, "[i]lke the poor cat in the adage" (1, 7, 48). Macbeth has the strong ambition and desires, he does not want...

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... him. He will do anything it takes to get the crown on his head. He goes so far as to say, "Stars, hide your fires, / Let not light see my black and deep desires"" (1.4.50-51). Here, Macbeth is taking the role of the man and saying that he is going to murder the king so he can take the crown ... in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting I dare not" wait upon I would, " Like the poor cat i' the adage? (1.7.39-45) In this quote she is accusing Macbeth of being a coward and not being a man. She is calling Macbe...

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Macbeth: Darkness = Evil = Insanity Darkness in our society designates evil. Such as a dark place, dark night, or black cat illustrates vile. A diversity of authors uses this method as symbols to describe an evil character or setting. William Shakespeare utilizes the imagery of darkness in the play, "The Tragedy of ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School