As Vern Stanfill once said, “there is no darkness so dense, so menacing, or so difficult that it cannot be overcome by light.” Darkness is not something that just appears out of the blue. The reason for darkness in a situation is because something or someone became broken along the way. What many fail to focus on, however, is the light that has the ability to shine amidst the miserable circumstances. We are all broken, but that is how the light gets in. In the story Macbeth, Shakespeare demonstrates the idea of light versus darkness with symbolism, to unveil a deeper understanding of the story’s plot. The use of darkness is shown through the events of King Duncan's death and Macbeth’s transition into power, while lightness is shown through
