Lit

Language and tone can be used to show the attitudes which an author portrays towards his characters in any literary work. In Macbeth, as well as many other Shakespearean plays, Shakespeare applies language to the tone of the play, and also shows how his choice of words reflects the attitudes he expresses towards each individual character. The choice of language which Lord and Lady Macbeth and the witches use shows a prime example of the …

…soliloquy, Macbeth’s tone of character is shown by Shakespeare as a strong one since he is not at all concerned with his wife’s death, and since is use of language is blunt and “cheap”. Consequently, tone and language can be used collectively by author (in this case Shakespeare) to show what feelings an author has towards his character. The choice of words used by a character also shows his or her moral values.