Examples Of Motif In Macbeth

374 Words2 Pages
Macbeth Act 2 Motif In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the sleep and dream motif is associated with anxiousness and the feeling of insanity which show a dark and tense mood. The motif sleep/dream can also link to the feeling of insanity which show a dark, tense, and frightening mood. When Macbeth is talking to himself in his chamber and is thinking about killing Duncan, “Is this a dagger which I see before me,/ The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee./ I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.” (Shakespeare 2.1.44-46).In this quote Macbeth is talking about seeing an imaginary dagger. The dagger can symbolize his guilty conscious. A dagger attack is used when one is being deceitful and traitorous then they attacks a person. Showing