Part 1 of Essay
William Shakespear's Macbeth is a macabre tale of the downfall of a noble man who goes from being revered as "O' valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!" (I,ii,24)at the beginning of the play to being reviled as "abhorred tyrant" (V, vii, 10) by play's end. The play unfolds this downward spiral from heroism to villainy with som ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... to hide the "disgraceful self" of Macbeth. Clothing imagery is also used throughout the play in order to create a that devilish tone in the play "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir. (I,iii,141-143) hides Macbeth's true intentions towards the king and he feelings on what the witches said. The play is also filled with many references to the night or darkness which would have been used to further explain to Shakespeare's audiences the mood of deception and that cold tone, consid ....