In almost everything we read and hear there is symbolism. Every great work of art has some sort of symbolism in it; it’s the same with the music we listen to. If we read about a character in a novel venturing into a dark alley, there is always much more to it; out minds won’t just allow us to imagine just the words, we see much more. We may feel how the character feels or even remember a smell of a time we have gone through the same thing. Of all of the great writers in history, none have used symbolism as well as William Shakespeare. One of his greatest works, Macbeth, has a dark, brooding feel throughout the whole thing; he used symbolism to attain this achievement.
From the very beginning of the play, we experience Shakespeare chilling symbolism. The play opens on a dark, stormy night in Scotland’s forests. Three haggard witches wait in the fog for Macbeth to arrive. Lightning crashes above Macbeth as he approaches the withes. This is a very important scene for the play. If he......
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