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Recurring imagery in Macbeth (Nature (unnatural/ uncanny (apparitions,…
Recurring imagery in Macbeth
Darkness
much action takes place at night (conceals it)
associated with '
evil
' (of characters)
'light' = good/noble/moral (or weakness for Lady Macbeth)
Day is longed but rarely seen
Metatheatre
Falconry
(art of training & hunting with a falcon) &
Bear-baiting
Disease
witches evoke this in opening scene
'diseased' minds/madness
Nature
ominous images of animals
associated with 'unnatural happenings'
'disturbed nature'
, becomes unnatural from evil/treason
foreshadows events at start
what is natural?
Supernatural
unnatural/ uncanny
apparitions
ghosts
disembodied voices
Blood
begins & ends with bloody battles
mark of guilt
represents life, death & injury
used more than 40 times in play
Seeing
sight
visions
seeing into people
Service/hospitality
(tending/attending/being servant to)
codes of hospitality are horribly violated