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  • Essay / The Darkness in Macbeth - 577

    AC Bradley wrote of Macbeth: "Darkness, one might even say darkness, broods over this tragedy... all the scenes which immediately come to mind unfold either at night or in some other dark spot. The Tragedy of Macbeth contains many instances where darkness is represented and portrayed, whether it occurs at night or during the actions. Many of the actions done by Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and the prophecies told by the witches all have corrupt intentions or outcomes. Shakespeare often uses darkness which frequently creates the mood of a dark and stormy night which usually describes that bad things are about to happen. come. There are at least three examples in "Macbeth". "The night was unruly: where we lay,/Our chimneys were destroyed; and, as they say,/Lamentations were heard in the air; strange cries of death,..." (Act 2, scene 3, lines 54-56). "I remember well three and ten;/In whose volume I saw/Hours of things terrible and strange, but this sorrowful night/Had made light of former knowledge." (Act 1 scene 4 line 1-4). These quotes follow the death of King Duncan...