Shakspeare uses animals and things to portray death. When lady Macbeth heard of her husband coming she said, “The raven himself is hoarse” (1.5.43). This line could mean two things, one could be that lady Macbeth is talking about how the messenger is dead of breath, in which case he sounded like a croak. The other meaning could really just be that the raven brings bad news. In the old
Shakspeare uses animals and things to portray death. When lady Macbeth heard of her husband coming she said, “The raven himself is hoarse” (1.5.43). This line could mean two things, one could be that lady Macbeth is talking about how the messenger is dead of breath, in which case he sounded like a croak. The other meaning could really just be that the raven brings bad news. In the old