Macbeth Figurative Language Essay

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In “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, William Shakespeare writes in Greek tragic form about a nobleman named Macbeth who is overcome by the want for power and greed. In “Macbeth”, there are many literary devices such as; character development, A cliffhanging plot, and figurative language. Shakespeare uses these devices to show how power can change any person and have tragic consequences.
In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses character development as a key literary device. In the beginning of the play, it is clear that Macbeth is very humane and has high morals. On the contrary, Lady Macbeth had no to very low morals and has an evil side. Lady Macbeth states “I have given suck, and know, How tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me. I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you ,Have done to this.”(Act 1, Scene 7) To convey that some things must been done if you commit to it, even if you do not want to. Lady Macbeth goes on to guilt trip him and manipulates him a little to get him to kill King Duncan. This quote also conveys how easy Macbeth is manipulated by Lady Macbeth.
In Macbeth, The plot is used to show the downfall of …show more content…

In act 1, scene 2, it states that "Doubtful it stood; as two spent swimmers, that do cling together And choke their art." Which is comparing a doubtful person to two swimmers that cling onto each other to keep from drowning, but drown anyways. Another simile is in act 1, scene 2, which states that “This is the sergeant who like a good and hardy soldier fought 'gainst my captivity” in which Macbeth is compares the sergeant to a good and hardy soldier. There are many metaphors in Macbeth such as; in act 1 Scene 1, the witches’ state “Fair is foul and foul is fair.” This is talking about the murders that are going to happen with King Duncan, Banquo, and MacDuff’s

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