Which of the following is a recurring motif in macbeth that reflects an elizabethan belief?
a) blood which symbolizes the terrible weight of guilt
b) hallucination which represents insanity
c) darkness and light which equates to good and evil
d) witchcraft which highlights the dangers of supernatural power

*its not a or c my teacher corrected it and both were everywhere i look they say its a. ! *

B) hallucination which represents insanity.

Explanation:

This is a common motif in Macbeth that reflects an Elizabethan belief. During Elizabethan times, people had a very weak understanding of mental illness and mental disorders. Moreover, they also equated extreme feelings with insanity. One way in which Shakespeare represents this is through the use of hallucination. This "insane" characteristic can be seen in many of Shakespeare's plays besides Macbeth, such as King Lear in King Lear and Ophelia in Hamlet.

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.