the use of animals to portray foreshadowing in Macbeth <b><i>Thesis Statement: Throughout the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare chooses to use animals to portray foreshadowing, to develop character and to evoke a wide variety of emotions from the audience.</b></i> <b>A) Dramatic Purpose #1 To Characterize</b> <li>to show the development of a person/character. <li>helps the audience to understand the true personalities of characters (not what their portrayed to be …showed first 75 words of 1288 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1288 total…guard as best she can to prevent harm towards her children. here she foreshadows her own death as well as her children’s, saying that she will do her best to keep her children away from any harsh or fatal events that may come their way. <li>however, her and her children are being portrayed as small, defenseless animals, therefore shows that they do not stand a chance when up against any form of enemy.