FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Dramatic irony
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Comic relief
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Motif
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Allusion
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Detailed explanation-1: -The significance of the Porter within Macbeth is twofold. Primarily, the Porter functions as comic relief by lessening the tension in the audience following the murder of King Duncan. The Porter also functions thematically by indicating that the gates to Macbeth’s home are synonymous to the gates of hell.
Detailed explanation-2: -A drunken porter, answering the knocking at the gate, plays the role of a devil-porter at the gates of hell. He admits Macduff and Lennox, who have come to wake Duncan. Macbeth appears and greets them. Macduff exits to wake Duncan, then returns to announce Duncan’s murder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Comic relief is used in the scene with the porter because it is silly, and in the banquet scene because Macbeth makes a fool out of himself. All dark plays need some sparks of humor to break the tension. This is known as comic relief.
Detailed explanation-4: -Murder Scene of Macbeth. to get full document. Throughout the murder scene of Shakespeare’s Macbeth reveals his weakness but also his strong conscience. Because of Lady Macbeth’s persuasiveness, he finds the courage to kill Duncan, but he now shows his fear, sorrow, and regret for the assassination of Duncan.