Order And Disorder In Macbeth

Macbeth by William Shakespeare takes place in ancient Scotland, which was ruled by a divine king, who was necessary in balancing the natural order of the universe. Shakespeare introduces the theme of the Divine order, and explains that when broken, human nature and all things involved, are disrupted. He argues that when the forces of order and disorder collide, it causes chaos amongst nature itself. He plays upon this theme throughout Macbeth, with the aid of many dark characters like the witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth. And thus, the intervention of the dark forces and the continued supernatural disruptions causes disorder in the entire country. The witches are one of the most influential dark forces. In one particular scene, they are featured casting a spell upon a sailor, whose wife had wronged them. Though the witches powers are restricted against murder, they use their magic to take away his peace of mind. This display of the dark forces led to the disruption of the tranquil nature of the sailor. Another example can be found later in the play, when Hecate appears and demands the witches to equivocate about Macbeth’s future. Hecate’s intervention is an example of direct dark forces creating false realities in the minds of men. And whilst the witches directly represent dark forces amongst nature, Lady Macbeth calls upon

The morning following king Duncan’s death, Lennox and an Old Man talk of a terrifying storm that caused chaos amongst the animals and strange screams of death in the air. These terrors in nature parallel the unnatural and disruptive death of the monarch Duncan. Later on in the play, Macbeth seeks out the witches for verify his reign. The witches use the power of equivocation to create a false reality, to trick, Macbeth into believing he is These are all reflections of the breakage of the natural order that Macbeth has brought about in his own microcosmic