Examples Of Hallucinations In Macbeth

When Macbeth gets ready to kill King Duncan he says, “Is this a dagger I see in front of me, with its handle pointing toward my hand? Come, let me hold you” (Act 2 Scene 1, Lines 84-86). The audience can infer the dagger represents the dagger after the murder. Essentially hallucinations show how corrupt ambition leads to madness. First, in Macbeth, King Duncan promotes Macbeth, to Thane of Cawdor then Macbeth and Banquo meet three watches that tell Macbeth, he will be king and Banquo's kids will be king. Lastly, Macbeth lets his ambitions go too far and he ends up killing Banquo and King Duncan. Hallucinations are a key component in Macbeth that shows the characters’ descent into madness. The first way Macbeth shows hallucinations is when