Examples Of Paradox In Macbeth

Adding to McKenna’s thoughts about the main theme, “Things are not what they seem,” one can conclude this topic has numerous paradoxes including “When the battle’s lost and won” (1.1.4). This paradox, foretold by the three witches, summarizes Macbeth’s fate. Macbeth is conveying the constant battles with his own conscience in determining his actions. Every decision Macbeth seems to make has brought him both glory and suffering. The paradox relates to the main theme because there is never a simple solution when it comes to solving Macbeth’s problems. One example was deciding whether or not to murder King Duncan. At the end of Act 1, Macbeth says, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” Here one can see the difficulty behind