Macbeth A tragic Hero
Date Submitted: 10/29/2004 21:37:29
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 2 pages (453 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 2 pages (453 words)
In Macbeth, the imagery of animals behavior and class status advances the theme of
animals in relation to human characteristics. The examples discussed in my paper will
make it quite clear that this imagery is evident, throughout the play.
In Act 1 sc. 3 line 8, the first witch chants and says that the sailor is the master of
the Tiger. The witch is comparing the man to a Tiger. The tiger is a very good animal and
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…The hedge hog shows that
Macbeth is as greedy as a pig. The lizard shows that he is as slippery and slimy as a lizard.
Finally the toad might be symbolic of Macbeths soul, his soul is as ugly as a toad.
Throughout the play the animals behavior and status relate to human
characteristics. Sometimes these relationships are very abstract and sometimes they are
quite evident. To conclude the animals represent human characteristics very accurately.
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