Examples Of Foreshadowing In Macbeth

Reality is something that everyone faces at some time in their lives. Whether its when you realize santa isn’t real or you realize things gets even harder once you graduate high school. Life isn't sweet, sometimes hitting you with a rude awakening. For example, just like in real life, characters face struggles and come to face with reality. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth is faced with the guilt of murder, nobody supporting his actions except for his wife, who often can be harsher on him than reality is. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses foreshadowing and motifs in his work to portray the message that guilt will always haunt those who ignore it.
Although it takes time, foreshadowing stands out near the end of Macbeth when the idea of guilt begins to arise. In Act l when Macbeth says, “If good, why do i yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock my ribs / Against the use of nature?” At this time, Macbeth has been informed of the witches’ prophecies. Now having the knowledge that he shall become king, the …show more content…
These help to remember the guilt and emotion he once felt, but instead of choosing to embrace it, ignores and acts against it, disregarding what’s right. One motif is after Macbeth kills his partner Banquo when he suspects Macbeth is playing unfairly when gaining power and the throne, he sees the ghost of Banquo. Even after Macbeth has killed his friend and Lady Macbeth tells him, in Act III, scene ii, “Things without all remedy / Should be without regard.What’s done is done,” he still is in his thoughts. He tries to push aside the guilt and remorse of betraying Banquo. After this, he begins to recognize the person he used to be before he started killing those around him and doing it without hesitation. He knew what he was doing was wrong, yet decided upon it, saying “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” in Act I, scene