the use of animals to portray foreshadowing in Macbeth
the use of animals to portray foreshadowing in MacbethThesis Statement: Throughout the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare chooses to use animals to portray foreshadowing, to develop character and to evoke a wide variety of emotions from the audience. A) Dramatic Purpose #1 To Characterize to show the development of a person/character. helps the audience to understand the true personalities of characters (not what their portrayed to be to others). 1. a) "... Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, / The arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger; / Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves / Shall never tremble ..."Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth about Banquo's ghost he says that if any of these fierce animals should come near him, he would never be scared. Macbeth doesn't want Banquo to be in any part of his life, that's why why he killed him. Now that he's come back as a ghost (he's trembling/scared that Banquo will never leave him alone) the use of these fierce creatures compared to Banquo shows that Macbeth may be regretting the murder of Banquo. Shows he's not as strong as he portrays himself to be, he's a coward inside, he can't face up to wha
this foreshadows Lady Macduff and her children. although when he speaks of 'dam' he is speaking of his wife, since she is older and more experienced so she is not as frightened and scared. However, she was in a helpless situation so she is still referred to as 'an animal' because she is the 'parent' to the chickens. this shows the future downfall of Macbeth as King.shows they have foretelling knowledge - evil spirits, cats, they vanish. Macbeth arranged for his own kingship by the death of Duncan. makes the audience more involved in what's happening, more enjoyable if they can 'feel' what others do.b) "... As sparrows, eagles, or the hare, the lion."Shakespeare uses a cat as a spirit, as cats are significant to witches c) "I come, Graymalkin. Paddock calls; --anon." (Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 11-12).b) "A falcon tow'ring in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and kill'd." (Act 2, Scene 4, Lines 14-15).just as an eagle easily defeats the sparrow or the lion easily defeats the hare, Macbeth and Banquo defeated their opponents. b) "Throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it."(Act 5, Scene 3, Line 55). -Shakespeare is referring to throwing medical science to the dogs, he doesn't want anything to do with medical science because the doctor just said that he cannot cure Macbeth, she's not physically sick, just mentally.
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