Macbeth - Bird Imagery
Beginning of paper
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the use of birds helps describe a character in an
inhumane way. It compares a character to the natural world and its natural
surroundings. The focus on the natural imagery of birds characterizes the
unnatural images that build up and grow around certain characters,
accor ....
Middle of paper
.... letter about
the witches' prophecies, a messenger comes with the news that King
Duncan is coming to spend the night at her castle. After the messenger has
left, the first thing Lady Macbeth says is: “The raven himself is hoarse/ That
croaks fatal entrance of Duncan/ Under my battlements”(1.5.45-47). The
raven is a bird of ill omen, and Lady Macbeth means that the raven is
hoarse from saying again and again that King Duncan must die. Here,
Shakespeare is taking the idea of murder, an ....
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