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Debasement In Macbeth

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The debasement of nature is the theme that Shakespeare presents as an impact of kings's death. In act 1, when Duncan welcomes Macbeth, he expresses that he has “begun to plant thee and will labor / to make thee full of growing". Following the metaphor used by Shakespeare of the future as prevarication in the “seeds of time,” Macbeth is compared to a plant that Duncan will look after. By killing Duncan, Macbeth distorts nature by separating himself viably from the "root" that empowers him. Probably, for this reason, the thought of murdering Duncan causes Macbeth's heart to "knock at [his] ribs / Against the use of nature".
Macbeth's disturbed sleep can also be perused as a metaphor for the disturbed condition of the kingdom. In 17th century,

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