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Macbeth - Nature Vs. The Unnatural - Paper

Macbeth - Nature Vs. The Unnatural

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, there is a strong relationship between nature and how it reacts to the events that occur in the human world. In the beginning of Act II, Macbeth murders King Duncan so that he can become king. Shakespeare makes a connection to the darkness of the sky: "Their candles are all out." (49) Stars are connected to candles and by saying the candles are out, he means that they were unable to see the stars. The night is also referred to as ‘thick’. The environment that Shakespeare describes is the perfect scene for murder. When Macbeth kills Duncan, nature reacts immediately: "I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry." Nature feels the pain of the murder also: ...

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feverous and did shake. (65)

The earth shaking symbolizing the humans fear and shock of the recent events.
Not only did the murder effect Macbeth (and nature of course) and people close to the King, it effected the whole kingdom. An old-man talks about his experiences and reactions to the death. He makes a connection to nature when he talks about the owl again. He talks about how an owl killed a falcon, which in the food-chain is quite unnatural:

‘Tis unnatural,
Even like the deed that’s done. (73)

The owl, which usually catches mice on the ground, went up instead of down, and killed a falcon. The Owl and Falcon symbolize people in Macbeth. King Duncan was the falcon, and Macbeth the owl. Something else occurs when talking to the old man’s Son, Ross. He notices that the son hasn’t come up yet, which is quite unnatural.

By th’ clock ‘tis day,
And yet dark night strangles the traveling lamp.
Is ‘t night’s predominance or the day’s shame
That darkness ...

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Added: 4/16/2007 09:47:41 AM
Category: Arts
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Words: 548
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