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- Act V
- Act V scene viii King Malcolm
- Act V scene viii Not Born of Woman
- Act V scene viii
- Act V scene vii
- Act V scene vi
- Act V scene v Tomorrow and Tomorrow
- Act V scene v Lady Macbeth's death
- Act V scene v
- Act V scene iv
- Act V scene iii
- Act V scene ii
- Act V scene i Lady Macbeth
- Act V scene i sleepwalking
- Act IV scene iii Macduff's family
- Act IV scene iii power of healing
- Act IV Macduff and Malcolm
- Act IV scene ii
- Act IV scene i Macduff's family
- Act IV scene i Macbeth and the witches
- Act III scene vi
- Act III scene v atmosphere
- Act III scene iv the relationship
- Act III scene ii the banquet
- Act III scene iii the murder
- Act III scene ii changes in character
- Act III scene i the murder plot
- Act III scene i the witches and Macbeth
- Act III scen i Banquo
- Act II Dirty Hands
- Act II Characterization
- Act II Elizabethan Audience
- Act II Figurative Language
- Act II scene iv Nature
- Act II Scene iv the suspects
- Act II scene iii Malcolm and Donalbain
- Act II scene iii Lady Macbeth
- Act II scene iii killing the others
- Act II scene iii the Porter
- Act II scene ii reactions to the murder
- Macbeth Act II scene ii voices
- Act II scene ii the murder
- Act II scene ii hallucinations
- Act Scene i Reaction to Prophecy
- Act I Ambition
- Act I the plan
- Act I the language
- Act I the assassination
- Act I Lady Macbeth
- Act I King Duncan and Macbeth
- Act I the prophecy
- Act I the three weird sisters
- Act I scene i impressions
- Act I Scene i
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4 comments:
The first quote mentioning light is, "The west yet glimmers with some strakes of day" (3, 3, 5). This could be related as the end of the light, of the sun, of good that represents Banquo. His end approaches like the end of the day does. Later, Banquo requests, "Give us a light there, ho!" (3, 3, 9) His petition could be a call for someone to save them; with a light, Banquo and Fleance could have defended themselves. "A light, a light!" (3, 3, 15)The second murderer announces Banquo's approach, seemingly scared of being seen. "Who did strike out the light?" (3, 3, 22) "Strike out" could signify "kill" and the "light" could signify Banquo, thus Banquo has been killed and his virtue has been extinguished.
The light in this scene represents the life of Banquo, and the dark could represent the dark evil world that is trying to consume the light from Banquo and eliminate it. When Banquo was killed by the murderers his light was turned off, meaning that it was the end of his light, in which means his life. Although the darkness could represent the evil that was trying to kill Banquo, it also could represent the protection for Fleance since the light was turned off, the murderer could not see Fleance therefore it was possible for him to escape.
I agree with Sachi when she says that light is represented with the life of Banquo, and the dark could represent the dark essence that is trying to over power the light of Banquo. When he died it was like a candle's light going off.
I think that it is a very assertive association that all of you have written about. It is probably intendended to be like this since Shakespeare is always trying to find a way of not only foreshadowing the events but also giving a support by the surroundings of the event. For example the way he uses wheather constantly to show a death or a unfortunate event.
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