Part 1 of Essay
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the use of birds helps describe a character in an inhumane way. It compares a character to the natural world and its natural surroundings. The focus on the natural imagery of birds characterizes the unnatural images that build up and grow around certain characters, according to Shakespeare’s time. ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... prophecies, a messenger comes with the news that King Duncan is coming to spend the night at her castle. After the messenger has left, the first thing Lady Macbeth says is: “The raven himself is hoarse/ That croaks fatal entrance of Duncan/ Under my battlements”(1.5.45-47). The raven is a bird of ill omen, and Lady Macbeth means that the raven is hoarse from saying again and again that King Duncan must die. Here, Shakespeare is taking the idea of murder, and using the natural imagery of a raven in orde ....