Comparing Lady Macbeth's 'Natural Day And Night'

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Analysis: The natural day and night cycle consists of being up and awake during the day when it is light out and in bed asleep during the night when it is dark outside. However, Ross makes a general observation about the cycle and how the night is slowly enveloping the day. The dreadful darkness broods over the tragedy of king Duncan’s murder and you can see that almost all scenes take place either at night or in a dark location either by coincidence or due to the change in the day and night cycle.

Proof 2: Act 4, Scene 2, line 83-86
“I have done no harm. But I remember now
I am in this earthly world, where to do harm
Is often laudable, to do good sometime Accounted dangerous folly.”

Analysis: In this quotation Lady Macbeth states that

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