Significance Of Darkness In Macbeth
Macbeth’s Dark Ambition
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most destructive plays that exhibits an abundance of darkness and other themes. To set a dark atmosphere, darkness is established by powerful imagery throughout the play. Darkness is expressed by the witches, weather, as well as Macbeth and lady Macbeth’s actions.
Shakespeare uses the witches for creating dark and evil imagery. In Macbeth’s first confrontation with the witches, they release darkness within him. The witches made Macbeth kill Duncan with their wicked ways. Banquo tells Macbeth that the witches are “instruments of darkness” (Shakespeare, 1, 3, 24). Banquo means the witches are agents of evil and can lead to Macbeth’s downfall. The witches set the atmosphere of darkness at the commencement of the play. The witches meet and say “He shall live a man forbid: Weary se’nnigths, nine times nine, Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine” (1, 3, 21-23). In this quote the witches are cursing an innocent man because his wife would not share her chestnuts. That creates imagery as the witches set a dark atmosphere and prove that they are evil.
In Macbeth, a sign of bad weather often foreshadows that an unfortunate event is imminent. Banquo is riding his horse to a …show more content…
When Macbeth goes to visit the witches to demand some answers, they say “By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes…” (4, 1, 44-45). In this quote, the witches even consider Macbeth evil because they mean something evil this way comes. Macbeth thinks he cannot be harmed because of the witches’ prophecies. The witches said Macbeth can die when Brinam woods comes against him, that’s what exactly happened. The messenger said “… I look’d toward Birnam, and anon methought The wood began to move.” (5, 5, 34-35). Now everything is going against Macbeth and all the prophecies are coming true. Macbeth is helpless and darkness has already taken over his
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most destructive plays that exhibits an abundance of darkness and other themes. To set a dark atmosphere, darkness is established by powerful imagery throughout the play. Darkness is expressed by the witches, weather, as well as Macbeth and lady Macbeth’s actions.
Shakespeare uses the witches for creating dark and evil imagery. In Macbeth’s first confrontation with the witches, they release darkness within him. The witches made Macbeth kill Duncan with their wicked ways. Banquo tells Macbeth that the witches are “instruments of darkness” (Shakespeare, 1, 3, 24). Banquo means the witches are agents of evil and can lead to Macbeth’s downfall. The witches set the atmosphere of darkness at the commencement of the play. The witches meet and say “He shall live a man forbid: Weary se’nnigths, nine times nine, Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine” (1, 3, 21-23). In this quote the witches are cursing an innocent man because his wife would not share her chestnuts. That creates imagery as the witches set a dark atmosphere and prove that they are evil.
In Macbeth, a sign of bad weather often foreshadows that an unfortunate event is imminent. Banquo is riding his horse to a …show more content…
When Macbeth goes to visit the witches to demand some answers, they say “By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes…” (4, 1, 44-45). In this quote, the witches even consider Macbeth evil because they mean something evil this way comes. Macbeth thinks he cannot be harmed because of the witches’ prophecies. The witches said Macbeth can die when Brinam woods comes against him, that’s what exactly happened. The messenger said “… I look’d toward Birnam, and anon methought The wood began to move.” (5, 5, 34-35). Now everything is going against Macbeth and all the prophecies are coming true. Macbeth is helpless and darkness has already taken over his