| For example the lines in Act 1, Scene 3, in which Macbeth talks to himself and the audience, while Banquo and Lennox cannot hear him. | – |
| For example, both Banquo and Macbeth receive prophecies, but only Macbeth is seriously tempted to act in violence, while Banquo is more skeptical | – |
| For example, Macbeth's rise from soldier to Thane to King, while Duncan falls from King to corpse. | – |
| For example, the exchange between Banquo and Macbeth about the witches, where each is trying to figure out what the other one thinks without saying it directly. | – |
| For example, the long speech in which Macbeth debates with himself about whether to kill Duncan | – |
| For example, the way the stormy, foggy weather parallels the evil and moral ambiguity of the witches. | – |
| For example, when characters carry torches and say “who’s there”, like they can’t see each other, indicating a dark, nighttime environment. | – |
| Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition”, for example. | – |
| The murder of Duncan, for example. | – |
| This is disrupted when Duncan dies, causing disorder in nature. | – |