Shakespeare is widely known for his usage es of a wide variety of poetic devices in all of his plays.

There are numourous examples in Macbeth in which he uses poetic devices in order, which he uses to make it the stories more interesting to the reader or audience. His usage of allusions makes the events in the play seem more familier to the audience and make the reader feel more involved. more vivid and entertaining. When he uses paradoxes, it provides an unexpected twist to the plot of the story. makes readers more absorbed in the events of the play. The similes and metaphors he uses makes theto compare the things he wants to to explain or express in the play more interestininterestingly g and captivatincaptivatingly g. The literary devices, allusions, paradoxes, and similes and metaphoresutilized used in Macbeth are what contribute to help making e it such an enjoyable and engaging play story for the readers. The allusions found inMacbeth help readers visualize and understand the play more clearly. what s happening in the play. It also opens up a whole new world of meaning to theaudience reader. Allusions can be a subtle way describing characters to the reader. In Act 1 Scene 2 of Macbeth, When Sergeant says, or memorize another Golgotha. ( I ii 16) In this line, he the Sergeant is comparing the bloodshed that was happening in the current battle between the King s army and the Norwayans to the biblical story of the bloodshed of Christ. at the crucifixion of Christ. This way of conveying to the audiencereader what happened makes them feel familiarmakes it very exciting and because it gives them readers a visual association to which to compare the events. in the novel. You One can could infer from the allusion in this quote that this sergeant is a fairly religionus played an important role in Shakespeare plays. man because he seems well informed about the history of Christ. Thanks to this allusion, Allusions readers are give the audience n something to refer to and as a result may feel more involved in the story. The paradoxes in Macbeth get the reader s attention and causes them ponder about the paradox so that they may have a greater understanding of it. This results in the reader becoming more interesting and absorb in the story because they want to uncover the underlying meaning of the selfcontradictory statement. This makes the story interesting because the truth that the paradox trying to point out may be a major theme and it forces the reader to have to carve out what that truth is. An example of a paradox in Macbeth is in Act one Scene one. The witches chant, Fair is foul and foul is fair. This line sentences introduces a reaccuring theme and inevadiablywould forshawdows macbeth s future as the play progressed. almost certainly grab the attention of the reader because it contains two words that seens seems to be contradicto contradict each othertory. This paradox would intrigue the reader and the reader would strive to understand its meaning. This provides for a more interesting way for the reader to discover the underlying truth that the paradox is trying to point out. Shakespeare uses similes in Macbeth to describe things to the reader in a manner that is more appealing. The similes help to create imagery and helps paint a picture in your head more clearly. He may also use similes in order to make what hes trying to describe better understood. His usage of similes helps the readers better understand what Shakespeare is trying to express and it makes the story more visually appealing to the reader. In Act one Scene two, Sergeant says As two spent swimmers, that do cling together. In this line sergeant is comparing the struggle between the Scottish and the Norwayans to the struggle of two spent swimmers. The reader can more clearly picture the battle

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because it has been put into terms that can be easily understood and visualized by the reader.This makes the story more fun and interesting for the reader because it allows them to visualize and understand what s happening in the story and allows them make comparisons on how thetwo things that are being compared in the simile are alike. The literary devices in Macbeth all have the ability to enrich the experience of the reader and make the story of Macbeth more interesting and fun. He makes events easy to visualize and associate through allusions. He captures the attention and interest of the reader through paradoxes and he creates a vivid picture of what he s trying to explain to the reader through similes. Literary devices can make a writer s work seem much more exciting and make it more enjoyable. The way Shakespeare is able to manipulate his words and utilize literary devices in order to make for a more exciting experience for the reader is truly remarkable.

Revise essay (lots of red) Read the next two scenes 6 quotes analize character, plot (comflict, forshawing) devices,(paradox), theme development 100-150 words