The Wolf Metaphor
The metaphor of a stalking wolf plays an important part in Macbeth's soliloquy, as he compares himself with the dark animal.The metaphor continues over many lines, and helps illustrate the total clash between Macbeth's loyalty and morality and the regicide.
The wolf is compared with Tarquin, a rapist from Roman history and ghost. Shakespeare uses the reference to Tarquin to illustrate the violation of Macbeth's morality by the murder, and the ghost to illustrate the inhumanity of the action.
The wolf is compared with Tarquin, a rapist from Roman history and ghost. Shakespeare uses the reference to Tarquin to illustrate the violation of Macbeth's morality by the murder, and the ghost to illustrate the inhumanity of the action.