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Macbeth: Imagery of Animal Behavior and Class Status Advances
In Macbeth, the imagery of animals behavior and class status advances
the theme of animals in relation to human characteristics. The examples
discussed in my paper will make it quite clear that this imagery is evident,
throughout the play.
In Act 1 sc. 3 line 8, the first witch chants and says that the sailor
is the master of the Tiger. The witch is comparing the man to a Tiger. The
tiger is a very good animal and is near the top of the Elizabethan World Picture.
Hence the man is ....
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