Part one of term paper
William Shakespear's Macbeth is a macabre tale of the downfall of a noble man who goes from being revered as "O' valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!" (I,ii,24)at the beginning of the play to being reviled as "abhorred tyrant" (V, vii, 10) by play's end. The play unfolds this downward spiral from heroism to villainy with some of Shakespeare's m ...

Part two of term paper
... used these clothing images to hide and yet reveal the character of Macbeth, "Why do you dress me in borrow'd robes?" (I,iii,113-114) And again in Banqou's talk "New honours come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould but with the aid of use." (I,ii,144-147) showing how these images are used to hide the "disgraceful self" of Macbeth. Clothing imagery is also used throughout the play in order to create a that devilish tone in the play "If chance will have me king, why ...