Macbeth
In “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare employs the contrast of night and day to illustrate the theme of feigned loyalty particular to Macbeth and Lady. The characters demonstrate their loyalty to others in the day, but reveal their true sentiment at night. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discuss their actual desires and conspiracies at night and accomplish their plans under the cover of darkness. The characters feign and must show loyalty in the daytime to conceal their real intentions so their corruption would not be revealed and they would not be executed, as the Thane of Cawdor was executed for being a traitor. Although Macbeth demonstrates loyalty to Duncan, Macbeth’s deceit shows at night when he murders Duncan, the King of Scotland. During the day, King Duncan congratulates Macbeth in the day on his successful battles and Macbeth describes his loyalty and subservience to the king. “The service and the loyalty I owe in doing it pays itself... our duties are to your throne”(p.27) Macbeth’s subservience is reflected through his words, but Duncan cannot suspect his betrayal because the other characters possess the predictable, loyal behavior as
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Approximate Word count = 774
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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