MACBETH'S SOLILOQUY/PARAPHRASE

Macbeth's soliloquy/Paraphrase



Macbeth's soliloquy/Paraphrase

In this soliloquy, Macbeth first talks to the 'dagger of the brain' which disturbs him. Then he talks about night, the time of the weird, the wicked and the supernatural when the nature's directions don't apply. Towards the end of the soliloquy, he is concerned and shocked about being found out and asks earth 'hear not my steps'. Upon hearing the pointer chime, Macbeth remarks that it is not just a chime but a funeral chime that summons Duncan to paradise, or to hell. When woman Macbeth perceived of her husband's achievement and read the note, ...