#8220;He’s worth no more. / They say he parted well and paid his score, / And so God be with him! Here comes newer comfort.” (V, viii, 61-63).The theme of Macbeth is very dark in its subject matter. The main theme throughout the whole play is death, death, and more death. First, as said above, we have Macbeth killing Duncan because the witches told him that he would be king - “I have done the deed. / Didst thou not hear a noise?” (II, ii, 17-18) Then, later on, we have the murder of Banquo - “O, treachery! / Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! / Thou mayst revenge. O slave!” (III, iii, 25-27) Next, we have the murder of Macduff’s son – “He has killed me, Mother. / Run away, I pray you!” (IV, ii, 97-98), which is followed by Lady Macduff running off stage, crying “Murder!” pursued by the Murderers (IV, ii, end). Later on, while preparing for battle, Macbeth gets news of his wife’s death – “The Queen, my lord, is dead.” (V, v, 18), which didn’t even sadden him because he was too preoccupied in preparing for his confrontation with the attacking forces. Continuing with Macbeth’s murdering streak, the Young Siward is killed in a fight – They fight, and young Siward is slain. (V, vii) Then, finally, in the end, Macbeth got what he deserved and was murdered by Macduff – They re-enter fighting, and Macbeth is slain. (V, viii, b/w 39-40). In total, there ended up being about 7 deaths in a five-act play, proving that the theme of Macbeth definitely has to be death, which is very dark.The mood in Macbeth is very dark in it’s essence. Starting from the beginning, we are introduced to the three Witches - in a desert place with thunder and lightning (I, i). As the play goes on, every time the Witches are introduced, pathetic fallacy is used making the mood very dark. For example, when the Witches meet Macbeth for the ...
