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Elizabethan order in macbeth

The night was filled with many unnatural incidents where a large falcon was killed by a bird of prey and King Duncan's horses were said to have eaten each other. The sun not rising in the morning after the murder strongly indicates that chaos is reflected in nature. .
             People who tried to climb the social ladder were believed to have met undesirable consequences. Macbeth through his ambition tried to ascend in this ladder and he was met with dire results. After killing Duncan he becomes racked with guilt, unable to control himself. In his place, his wife takes charge. Initially she is strong and she carries on the task of hiding the murder. She says to Macbeth, "What's done is done" and "Your constancy/Hath left you unattended" commenting on his lack of courage and her eagerness to move on. Macbeth still unable to control himself says, "Will all great Neptune's oceans wash this blood/Clean from my hand?" The guilt he feels here leads to his downfall when it eats the inside of him. His ambitious character continues to aspire to become king but this eventually leads to his death. Lady Macbeth's guilty conscience also leads to her suicide. She cannot overcome her emotion and the consequences of her bad deeds. .
             The Elizabethan people also had many superstitions. They believed greatly in fairies, magic, witches, spells and fortunetellers. Disease and disaster were often blamed on witches. It was also common that women who did not fit into society were accused of being witches and working for the devil, therefore they were burnt or executed. People were very much afraid of witches and their powers, they saw them as the creators of evil. Elizabethan people also had unusual practices. They believed that to cure sickness all needed was bleeding which they carried out through leeches or cutting the skin so that the blood would drain out. Our ability to understand this belief influences our understanding of why Macduff says.


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