| Blood 8 | 1. Bloody daggers2. Baboon blood in the witches’ potion3. Lady Macbeth wringing her hands clean4. Banquo’s gory locks5. Macbeth sees blood on the murderers6. Macbeth taunting the servant7. Macbeth knowing his time is up8. Macbeth’s head wound |
| Animal 5 | 1. Horses eating each other2. Owl killing the hawk3. Lady Mac compares Macbeth to a serpent4. The witches refer to animals in their potions5. Lady Macduff refers to wrens |
| Sleep 4 | 1. Macbeth shall sleep no more2. Lady Macbeth sleep walks3. Macbeth sees a bloody dagger in the air when Banquo goes to bed4. Macbeth thinks he murdered sleep itself |
| Light/dark 5 | 1. Darkness during the day2. Lady Macbeth’s candle3. Lady Macbeth asks to be cloaked in darkness so none will see Duncan’s murder4. Lady Macbeth calls on the light to protect her from the evil she summoned 5. “Out brief candle” describes a sudden death using light |
| Clothing 2 | 1. Borrowed robes2. Bloody clothing on the guards |
| Supernatural References 4 | 1. Sleep no more2. Witches magic 3. Appiritions4. Hallucinations |
| Floating daggers 3 | 1. The begining of Macbeth’s undoing2. Seen when he kills Duncan and Banquo3. Referenced throughout the play |
| Mental disease 3 | 1. Lady Macbeth’s sleep walking2. Macbeth’s insomnia3. Macbeth hallucinating |
| Borrowed robes 2 | 1. Macbeth refers to borrowed robes when he is named as thane of Cawdor2. Means to be given a title that’s not rightfully yours |
| Birnam woods 2 | 1. Macbeth was told he would not be killed unless the woods moved to his castle2. Used by Malcolm’s army as camouflage |
| Macduff’s castle 2 | 1. Macduff’s house2. Lady Macduff and Macduff jr were killed there |
| Macbeth’s letter to Lady Macbeth 3 | 1. Describes Macbeth’s encounter with the witches2. Makes Lady Macbeth fear Macbeth isn’t ruthless enough3. She plans out Duncan’s murder |
| Lady Macbeth’s candle 2 | 1. The candle highlights Lady Macbeth’s loneliness 2. She laments the murders of Duncan and Banquo with the candle |
| The horses eating eachother 2 | 1. The horses belonged to Duncan2. Happened after Duncan’s death |
| Darkness during the day 2 | 1. Happened after Duncan’s death2. Most likely an eclipse |
| Owl killing the hawk 2 | 1. The owl which is lower on the food chain (Macbeth) killed the hawk (Duncan)2. This can symbolize Duncan’s death |
| Chained bear fighting dogs 2 | 1. Macbeth refers to himself as the bear2. Macbeth wants to die a man |
| Bird nest 2 | 1. Gives the illusion of peace2. Ironic in the sense Duncan finds Dunsinane peaceful |
| The smell of sweet air 2 | 1. Duncan comments on the sweet smell2. Gives the illusion a peaceful place |
| England 2 | 1. Malcolm fled to England2. The king of England gave Malcolm an army |
| Macbeth’s armor 2 | 1. Macbeth is more comfortable in his armor2. He wants to die like a warrior in his armor |
Macbeth symbols and imagery
September 30, 2019