Macbeth's Downfall
By: Cecilia Brown
Who Is To Blame?
Metaphor
Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to be cunning; to look gracious and innocent when Duncan is staying at their home. But to actually to be planning his murder.
Paradox
With these words, the witches are predicting the evil that will cloud Macbeth's judgments and that those judgments will appear to Macbeth as fair and just. This line also could refer to the witches believing that things most men consider to be foul and ugly are just and beautiful to them because they embody evil.
Imagery
Duncan is saying this to Macbeth after a battle. Duncan is expressing his gratitude and happiness for Macbeth but it is also sad because we already know that Macbeth is planing to murder Duncan.
Sonnet
The Reaping of the Bones
All was well thereby all was ignorant.
Oh, but a fair heart is of glass,
When broken, it can destroy innocent.
Macbeth was admired and loved forever,
He was a hero, or so it was thought.
For the sisters urged the sick endeavor,
Macbeth met his downfall although he fought.
Responsibility falls to his Lady,
Lady brought dishonor to Macbeth's pride.
The story becomes dark and shady
Macbeth enacts a sinful homicide.
Macbeth meets his foreseeable ending,
Oh!Death reaps his bones-- forever sleeping.