Macbeth porter human committed actions man hell gate

Text	'If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key' - The Porter means human criminality is common The fact Macbeth has committed all three of these sins places his actions in context with society's morals Macbeth cannot possibly redeem himself and yet somehow, letting the audience judge Macbeth's actions against those of the imaginary sinners make him more human Macbeth has committed regicide, but his sins, that of self gain, equivocation and theft are, according to the Porter, often seen

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'If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have old turning the key' - The Porter

means human criminality is common

The fact Macbeth has committed all three of these sins places his actions in context with society's morals

Macbeth cannot possibly redeem himself and yet somehow, letting the audience judge Macbeth's actions against those of the imaginary sinners make him more human

Macbeth has committed regicide, but his sins, that of self gain, equivocation and theft are, according to the Porter, often seen

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