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Macbeth Motifs

Motifs and symbols tracked across analyzed chapters, with links back to chapter summaries and chapter analysis pages.

blood

4 occurrencespersistent
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

night

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

prophecy

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

sleep

2 occurrencesemerging
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

apparitions

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

bell

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2

Birnam wood

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

Birnam Wood moving

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

bloodstains on Lady Macbeth’s hands

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

cauldron

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

Crown

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

dagger

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2

Dagger (implied)

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

darkness

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

Dunsinane Castle

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

hags

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

hallucination

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

Heath

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

Hecate

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2

honor

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

knocking

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2

light/taper

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

madness

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

nature versus unnatural

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

prophetic riddles

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

Raven

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

repetition of 'double, double'

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

royalty

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

storm

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2

supernatural

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 2Analysis ch. 2

the “out, damned spot” utterance

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

the candle metaphor

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

the taper lighting the castle

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

Three Witches

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

thunder

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 4Analysis ch. 4

Thunderstorm

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1

weapon imagery

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 5Analysis ch. 5

weather

1 occurrencessingle-hit
Summary ch. 1Analysis ch. 1