Examples Of Foreshadowing In Macbeth
Have you ever regretted something so much that you couldn't live with yourself? Well, Macbeth did because he murdered many people just because once he started because of Lady Macbeth, he didn't know what to do. Then, in the end, he couldn't live with himself. This shows that he regretted what he did and then couldn't live with himself be uses of guilt. In the playwright Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses symbolism and foreshadowing to create the theme of guilt cannot easily be washed away.
William uses symbolism in the playwright, Macbeth to develop the theme, guilt can not be easily washed away. The symbol that was used in the play was blood. On page 59, the text says, “My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart …show more content…
On page 57, Macbeth says, “Sleep no more!” to all the house; “Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more! Macbeth shall sleep no more!” This is when Macbeth first starts to have nightmares, and he admits this to Lady Macbeth. On page 89, Macbeth said, “In affliction to these terrible dreams that shake us nightly.” This shows that Macbeth is having terrible dreams or nightmares nightly because of his regrets and guilts. On page 91, Macbeth says, “O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!” This means that Macbeth is in pain because of what he has done because scorpions in his mind represent pain. On pages 153-157, while Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, she says that she is guilty, and admits everything that she has done, but also says that she can't live with herself. She also claims that she can't sleep and lives in fear. These are all examples of foreshadowing because Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are admitting to having the nightmares-about their guilts and regrets-to each other, but the readers already knew this. William Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to develop the theme in Macbeth, and others may believe that there is another side to the
William uses symbolism in the playwright, Macbeth to develop the theme, guilt can not be easily washed away. The symbol that was used in the play was blood. On page 59, the text says, “My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart …show more content…
On page 57, Macbeth says, “Sleep no more!” to all the house; “Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more! Macbeth shall sleep no more!” This is when Macbeth first starts to have nightmares, and he admits this to Lady Macbeth. On page 89, Macbeth said, “In affliction to these terrible dreams that shake us nightly.” This shows that Macbeth is having terrible dreams or nightmares nightly because of his regrets and guilts. On page 91, Macbeth says, “O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!” This means that Macbeth is in pain because of what he has done because scorpions in his mind represent pain. On pages 153-157, while Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking, she says that she is guilty, and admits everything that she has done, but also says that she can't live with herself. She also claims that she can't sleep and lives in fear. These are all examples of foreshadowing because Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are admitting to having the nightmares-about their guilts and regrets-to each other, but the readers already knew this. William Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to develop the theme in Macbeth, and others may believe that there is another side to the