1. The different natures of evil within the play of Macbeth
... further compared to Christ's crucifixion and the great darkness that enveloped the land by Rosse when discussing it with the old man: Thou seest, the heavens, as troubled with man's act,/ Threatens his bloody stage: by the clock "t is day,/ And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp. [...] That darkness does the face of earth entomb" (II.iv.5-8). The unnatural state ... reaction to the murders and her proximity with the witches indicates that she is a truly evil character. Finally, most interesting of all evil representations is the character of Macbeth. He has but one excuse for ...
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