black cat, a dark night, and a dark place are all symbolic of

diablerie. Authors use these symbols to describe an evil character or

setting. William Shakespeare employs the imagery of darkness in Act 4

of his play Macbeth to describe the agents of disorder. The witches,

Macbeth, and Scotland are all described as dark because they represent

The witches in the first scene of Act 4 are depicted as

agents of chaos because of the dark domain around them. The

witches meet in a dark cave. The cave is an appropriate setting for

the witches because caves tend to represent the under-world and hell,

changed from "noble" and "kind" to the diction of Act 4 witch

bloody-sceptered". The language in Act 1 that described Macbeth has

Macbeth in Act 4: consulted with the witches, murdered

Macbeth lives in, Dunsanine is also indicative of darkness. Dunsanine

Scotland under the rule of Macbeth is described as, "shrouded

was described with words such as "noble" and "loyal" but when Macbeth

is similar to the word dungeon a dark and dirty place. In Act 4

because of this he is described using dark imagery.

"dying". The imagery of darkness also plays an important role in

The witches appearance, "secret, black,

became an agent of disorder he was described with words such as "dark"

it became the land of evil was described

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