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Macbeth

"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires"



He has been overwhelmed by the witches' prophecy and therefore believes that it should come true.He therefore calls upon the heavens to envelop the world in darkness.That it should be so black that none can witness his 'black and deep desires'. The obvious implication is that Macbeth at this point has decided that the only manner in which he will achieve his ambition would be through criminal means. It is significant that Macbeth should call upon the stars 'to hide their fires' since light is associated with goodness whilst the 'dark' is associated with evil and destruction - exactly what Macbeth intends doing.

Dark- Evil,Destruction.


Light- Goodness.

Lady Macbeth

"Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it"




This is significant in the course of the action of the play, because once Macbeth turns to a villainous course of action and begins to hide his "serpent" behaviour behind a veil of niceness and false innocence, he gets deeper and deeper into the crimes he must commit.

King Duncan

"Fair and noble hostess, We are your guests to-night"




This is dramatic irony as the reader knows Lady Macbeth for what she actually is which is a evil,cunning woman who has led her husband astray.

The witches

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