ACT+V+THEMES

Themes: internal and external hell


 * Macbeth is the creation of an internal and external hell.
 * This creation of a place damnation begins when Macbeth freely converces with the sinister of witches.They are called the "instruments of darkness".
 * At several times in the play both Macbeth and his wife invoke the night, which is a symbol of evil.
 * Furthermore many of the scenes take place at night or murky areas.
 * Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are unable to bless themselves, wash their hands of the blood after the crimes are committed.
 * One can recognize the con acts of this creation of an external hell.
 * This creation also corresponds to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's internal suffering.
 * Macbeth is never at peace, he enraged, brutal, paranoid.
 * Lady Macbeth is left incurable and tries to erase her memory of crime so they both suffer internally as well.

By Penny White and Taylor Donaldson