Motifs and Themes

MOTIFS (this isn't a complete list)

1)--washing of hands --blood

2)--planting of seeds, things growing

3)--the atmosphere of Macbeth’s castle

4)--spells or chants and supernatural beings

5)--weather

6)--spirits, scorpions, snakes and things in the mind

7)--birds and flying:
Eagles Crows
Sparrows Geese
Owl Wren
Martlet
Falcon

THEMES (this is a suggested, but not a complete, list)


--Blind Ambition
--The Corruption of Power
--Appearance vs. Reality
--Superstition and how it affects human behavior
--Good vs. Evil