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 Macbeth" and symbolizes the "weird sisters" as evil. The witches ... with his servant's weapons. This act increases Macbeth forward into the path of destruction. After Duncan is found dead, Macbeth murders Duncan's servants so they cannot witness against him. Macbeth's greed has t...

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... extreme guilt over sins against their fellow man, as well as against God. At first, Macbeth was a good-natured man; but the influence of his wife and his own personal greed to become a greater person changed him into a person who most people viewed as a rebel against basic moral principles. Macbeth shows how our sins and negative social behavior can eventually lead ... so that she would not have to feel so horrible. Macbeth, overall, uses morals to decide what the characters do and how they feel about things during the story. The symbols of good and evil reflect the moral good and bad i...

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