In “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare employs the contrast of night and day to illustrate the theme of feigned loyalty particular to Macbeth and Lady. The characters demonstrate their loyalty to others in the day, but reveal their true sentiment at night. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discuss their actual desires and conspiracies at night and accomplish their plans under the cover of darkness. The characters feign and must show loyalty in the daytime to conceal their real …showed first 75 words of 767 total…

…showed last 75 words of 767 total…s and Lady Macbeth’s true thoughts are illustrated through their problems with sleeping and guilt on their stained hands, which soon leads Lady Macbeth to commit suicide. Perhaps Shakespeare involved the contrast of night and day to show human nature, where we occasionally must hide our true emotions to prevent hurting people’s feelings in the day, but we can speak openly at night since we are with the ones we love and trust.