Examples Of Mood In Act 2 Of Macbeth

In act 2 of the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the mood is horror. The nocturnal setting of the play contributes to the scene’s overall mood, through the owl, the horses and the nightmares. The owl contributes to the scene’s overall mood. Normally an owl would hunt and kill mice or rats to eat. However, it shrieks and attacks a hawk. “…a falcon was circling high in the sky, and it was caught and killed by an ordinary owl that usually goes after mice.”(Act 2 scene 4 line12) The horses contributes to the scene’s overall mood. Duncan’s horses were beautiful and the best of their kind but they turned wild. “Duncan’s horses, which are beautiful and swift and the best of their breed, suddenly turned wild and broke out of their stalls.