The Themes of Macbeth
William Shakespeare's plays are full of different types of imagery. Many of these images, or themes, run throughout his entire play at different times. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses five of these images including nature, paradoxes, manhood, masks, and light versus darkness, to convey his overall message that before a man gives into his desires, he should understand the consequences of doing so.
"Thunder and lightning." This is the description of the scene before Act I, Scene i, Line 1. The thunder and lightning represent disturbances in nature. Most people do not think of a great day being filled with thunder and lightning, and shroud of thunder and lightning surrounds the witches. Also, the first witch asks in Line 2 about the meeting with Macbeth, "In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" The meeting will also be filled with these disturbances. The witches are also surrounded by more unpleasant kinds of weather: "Hover through the fog and filthy air"......

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