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Examples Of Motifs In Macbeth

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The first way Macbeth shows this Motif is when Macbeth sees a floating dagger pointed at him. For instance when the narrator says, “Is this a dagger I see in front of me, with its handle pointing toward my hand? Come, let me hold you”(Act 2 Scene 1). What this means is that Macbeth had the drive to kill King Duncan in his sleep. When the text uses the words pointed and toward it means something is in your point of view. Thus, the audience can infer that the dagger was for Macbeth. Another way Macbeth shows this motif is when Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost during the royal dinner. For instance when the narrator says, “Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake thy gory locks at me” (Act 3 Scene 4). What this means is Macbeth started to go crazy and

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