It could alsoįoreshadow that like Christ who had a sword put in his side, Macbeth will suffer the same death by the sword.Īnother interesting use of foreshadowing is through the speech of Ross, he declares “disloyal traitor, The Thane ofĬawdor” (I line 2-3), in effect the title of The Thane of Cawdor will be bestowed upon Macbeth ( “And with isįormer title greet Macbeth” I line 6) and much like the current Thane he too will become a traitor to the King. Leading to sympathy at his death because he was once a noble respectable man who succumbed to evil. Religious audience but also that Macbeth is being likened to Christ, suggesting again his good character. Religious imagery is used also in Act 1 scene 2, “ Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memoriseĪnother Golgotha”, the reference to the place of the death of Christ would not only highly resonate with a deeply High flown rhetoric of the classical messenger, which deteriorates arguably to demonstrate the retrogression of theĬaptain thus implying that he may be an unreliable source, and not a good test of the nobility of Macbeth, with the loss ![]() Syntax and a hyperbolic metaphor during the Captain’s speech, not only to display the greatness of Macbeth but also the In addition, Shakespeare also uses convoluted Moreover Macbeth is displayed to be a violent character, “He unseamed him from the nave to th’chops” (I lineĢ2), it could foreshadow his brutality that he will display towards others. Supernatural yet it could also be his determined ambition to gain power and become King. His fatal flaw is debatable, on one hand it could be his belief in the One who falls from grace into decite and deception. Purpose of the captains speech could be that it sets Macbeth up to become the ‘tragic hero’ of the play, once being aĭauntless and loyal subject, described by Duncan as “O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman” (I line 24), to Self-proclaimed displaying that it is well deserved and implying that Macbeth is worthy of the praise given to him. The Captain declares “for brave Macbeth – well heĭeserves that name” (I line 16), it reveals that Macbeth is a hero on the battle field, moreover the title is not Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 2 is presented as a valiant war hero.
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