point 1

• In his play ‘Macbeth’, Shakespeare positions audiences to view guilt as a result of evil temptations, reflecting the prevailing Christian beliefs of the Jacobean era that it is a punishment from God to those who defy him. this is expressed trough Macbeth's moral fragility, Lady Macbeth’s inherent wickedness, and both of these protagonists’ mental decay
• in the beginning-Macbeth is valiant man whose morality is questioned once tantalised by ambition, resulting in later guilt alluding to the Christian beliefs of the Jacobean era that one must sustain their morals in the face if ambition to avoid God's judgement
• "what he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won"
• "what he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won"

  -Macbeth's ferociousness in battle

  juxtaposition-"lost" "won"- Jacobean notions surrounding barbarity.

  atrocity is applauded as it is committed in the king's name and condemning those who committed treason.

  by having Macbeth assume the traitorous Thane of Cowdor's tittle, Shakes foreshadows Macbeth's own violent treachery as he might follow the same path as the former thane
• once Macbeth receives word of his newfound position, he begins to speak in rhyming couplets —an allusion to his temptation to commit evil, as it echoes the speech used by the witches - stating, “Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
• “Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
• “Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires.”

   “Stars, hide your fires!"=Macbeth’s ambition as a defiance of the nature, symbolising his desire to subvert the Great Chain of Being. -further emphasises this through the words “light” and “black”, as “light” symbolises God whereas “black” symbolises sin.

  juxtaposition-highlights Macbeth's guilt as he wants to hide his "desires" from God because he is aware that they are sinful-Jacobean notions that you can avoid judgement by abstaining from evil thoughts.

  “light” also carries connotations of illumination.- contrast of “light” and “deep” refers to Macbeth’s repression of evil, as he wants to eliminate this ambition from the forefront of his psyche.

  Shakespeare presents guilt as a measure instated by God to ensure the “nob[ility]” of his disciples, as it initially prevents Macbeth from acting on his dark “desires”.