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It would take volumes to examine comprehensively Shakespeare's use of biblical imagery, so I will limit the discussion to one play -- Macbeth. Please note that the biblical quotes used in this article are taken from the King James Authorized Version, unless otherwise stated.
MACBETH, KING JAMES, AND THE BIBLE By JANE H. JACK Macbeth is the swiftest and most concise of Shakespeare's tragedies: the action is concentrated to an exceptional degree in the thoughts and actions of the protagonist: the vivid strands of imagery, forming into bold and simple patterns, maintain a perfect balance with the other elements in the
Lady Macbeth is obviously the greatest of the four agents of temptation that push Macbeth into the murder (the other three agents are the witches’ prophecies, Macbeth’s rising political fortunes, and Macbeth’s inner ambition).
If I believe in God and life after death and you do not, and if there is no God, we both lose when we die. However, if there is a God, you still lose and I gain everything. Blaise Pascal. Believe, If There Is A God, God And Life. 353 Copy quote. Don't try to add more years to your life.
One can connect Shakespeare's patron, King James I, to almost every significant dramatic alteration Shakespeare made to his source material on the historical Macbeth, as we can see in Shakespeare's Sources for Macbeth.
The King James Bible online is a FREE KJV Audio Bible. The Audio Bible KJV has the text and Audio Bible files linked together. Click the chapter links below to enjoy listening and reading the Bible together.
Explanation of the famous quotes in Macbeth, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
