Theme of Christianity in Macbeth

Even the most casual reader can see that Christian terminology is everywhere in Macbeth. In part, this is because Christian terms had been incorporated into the everyday colloquial expressions of the time: your highness, faith, my lord, your grace, heaven preserve you, gospellÆd, and good God, for example. In ôMacbeth,ö however, these expressions take on a deeper meaning, because its plot parallels the murder of Jesus Christ. Further, the expressions of sovereignty such as ôyour highnessö when applied to men are an upside-down reference to GodÆs supreme position in the universe. No one is higher than God, yet the term ôyour highnessö is applied to human royalty. This is one of the first symbols of the distorted spiritual hierarchy that plagues the world of Macbeth. In trying to usurp the position of ôthe most high God,ö and His authority, Macbeth succeeds in turning his world topsy-turvy, destroying his own mind, and becoming an instrument of evil.

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