Macbeth Light and Darkness
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This suggests that they do not want the decency of the light to lay eyes on their detestable actions. In Macbeth, Shakespeare made the majority of evil actions occur during the night in order to attest to the fact that evilness is correlated with darkness. Conversely, Shakespeare linked the aspect of light with a certain goodness or truth. These elements combine to contrast the features of the distinction between light and darkness in the play.
This suggests that they do not want the decency of the light to lay eyes on their detestable actions. In Macbeth, Shakespeare made the majority of evil actions occur during the night in order to attest to the fact that evilness is correlated with darkness. Conversely, Shakespeare linked the aspect of light with a certain goodness or truth. These elements combine to contrast the features of the distinction between light and darkness in the play.