... the unnatural murder. MACBETH in the same scene, refers to the fact that 'Nature seems dead', symbolically representing what Duncan is soon to be. Another continuance of imagery is the 'clothes' sequence, relating to deceptive appearances to gain MACBETH's ambition by hiding the truth. This begins with MACBETH's 'borrowed robes' and has its central emphasis in Macduff's ironic words "Lest our ... these "borrowed robes". Note that MACBETH acknowledges that these 'robes' are borrowed, meaning he knows that the rightful heir to the throne will claim the crown sooner of later. The clothes i...

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... weren't necessarily because of being witches but of being involved in demonology. These people were singled out for things like owning black cats, when washing clothes theirs came out cleaner, if you lived alone and wore black clothes then you put forward as being a witch. Macbeth was a popular play at the time because the people at the time were scared by witchcraft ... have power over Macbeth. When Macbeth and Banquo first see the witches, Banquo comments on their appearance, "So withered and so wild in their attire" This alliteration comments on their torn clothing and their haggish ...

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