There are many examples of powerful metaphors throughout Mac Beth; here are a few I have picked out that have meaning to me:

"The deep damnation of his taking off,

Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubin, horsed,

Upon the sightless couriers of the air,

Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,

That tears shall drown the wind."(Act I, scene vii)

This example is very deep. It is saying that pity is like a newborn or one of heavens angels, they attract a lot of attention, making it obvious to everyone who killed Duncan.

"True worthy Banquo- he is full so valiant,

It is a baquet to me."(Act I, scene iv)

This quote says that Duncan is fed by

Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible

Irony is usually a foreshadowing that is not easily recognized until a certain point and are often easily overlooked. They can be humorous as well as grim and can often be used to emphasize a character's character; flaws, strengths, etc. For Duncan to have brought about the demise of his own life, through making Mac Beth Thane of Cawdor, is great irony in itself. Almost the whole play, in fact, is one big irony. This is what makes this play so lifelike. Life is full of irony. But it is never seen until after the fact or by those who have the privilege to view from the outside; like readers, friends, parents, etc. This is one of the reasons why all of Shakespeare's works are so successful; they are very lifelike and believable. Mac Beth thinks he is invincible because he believes every man is of "woman born"(Act IV, scene I), anyone knows there are exceptions to every rule but his rationale is typical of a lot of humans. Hindsight is best seen from behind and either makes past decisions funny or obviously moronic. Human error can be either a funny or a tragic thing. Shakespeare knew how to implement both well.

"... Norweyan banners float the sky and fan are people cold"(Act I, scene ii)

This implies that the Norwegians being there would bring their cold air to the Battle. But in meaning it would mean that the Norwegians are ravaging the people, making them shiver out of fear.

The examples of personification I have chosen are, first:

Wherein you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since?

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