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Order and disorder in Macbeth

Killing a king breaks nature. Horses eat each other. Day turns to night. The play ends when order comes back.

The banquet scene
The banquet scene. Daniel Maclise, 1840. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
AmbitionKingshipGuiltThe supernaturalGender and manhoodViolenceFate and free willAppearance and realityOrder and disorder

The quotes

2 quotes, in the order they happen.

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece

Macduff · Act 2, Scene 3 · kingship · order and disorder

Macduff finds the dead king. Killing a king breaks the whole world.

Stand not upon the order of your going, But go at once

Lady Macbeth · Act 3, Scene 4 · kingship · order and disorder

She tells the guests to leave, no matter their rank. Order has broken down.

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