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This is the first 1,000 characters of 435 words (1.74 pages) in the essay titled Macbeth4 Throughout Shakespeare’s literature similar themes reoccur frequently. One theme which is evident throughout Macbeth is the use of parental and child references. Shakespeare associates children and babies and parenthood within the play.Child references describe many things. One use may be seen when Duncan thanks Macbeth for his bravery in battle, Macbeth replies.“Your highness part is to receive our duties and our duties are to your throne and state children and servants (Act 1,Scene 4,23-25). Macbeth refers to the king as being a father to his children and his children being his people. Another reference to children can be found before Macbeth decides to kill Duncan. He ponders what will happen after he kills Duncan. Pity, like a naked new-born babe, /Striding the blast, or heaven s cherubins, horsed /Upon the sightless couriers of the air, /Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, /That tears shall drown the wind (Act 1, Scene 7, 21-25). He describes Duncan as a baby. He does that because he associates babies with innocence and peace. He also begins to show a consience since he describes Duncan’s death would be like a hard wind that brings a tear to the eyes. When Lady Macbeth hears this, she tells Macbeth that he is a coward. “I have given suck, and know /How tender tis to love the babe that milks me: /I would, while it was smiling in my face, /Have pluck d my nipple from his boneless gums, ?And dash d the brains out, had I so sworn as you /Have d... |
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Keywords: lady macbeth, scene7, new born babe, babies, consience, innocence, reference to, state children, cold lady, hard wind, act 1 scene 4, naked new, being a father, reoccur, duncans