Motifs that have been described in this play so far

Macbeth is a play that has many different reoccurring motifs. Among these motifs are supernatural occurrences, paradoxes, manhood and atmosphere or weather. Although there are many different motifs, clearly the supernatural and weather are dominant and reoccur the most and therefore play an important role in the play. The play starts with the three witches. This scene has a mystical setting illustrated with “thunder and lightning.” This scene includes ideas of weather and supernatural, which …

…meets them, on occasion he believes that they are just a dream or a figment of his imagination. At the height of the play thus far, just before Duncan’s murder, Lady Macbeth asks for her “blood to thicken to her heart” to stop her feeling the pain of the murder. Above all Macbeth is a play, which relies heavily on the atmosphere it sets for the audience, which is a scary and eerie one.