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Motifs Of Birds In Macbeth
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The motif of the birds in William Shakespeare's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH illlustrates the nature of several characters. Shakespeare mentions several birds in the play but three birds are especially symbolic.
The raven is the first bird mentioned in the play. Lady Macbeth says that the raven welcomes ....
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....range events.
Lady Macduff mentions the wren. She complains that her husband doesn't have as much loyalty as the bird, because he has left his family to fend for themselves. She calls the wren a small, diminutive creature who will fight to save her young. "For the poor wren,/The most diminutive of birds) will fight/Her young ones in her nest, against the owl." It is ironic that Lady Macduff will soon be in this same position. She unsuccessfully fights to save herself and her children. The "owl.... |
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