Fair is Foul...
One of the many underlying themes thoughout this play is that fair is foul and foul is fair. This can be interpreted in many different ways. One way is a direct interpretation, that what is good is bad, and what is bad is good. This is demonstrated many times during Macbeth. One example is the main plot. Macbeth becomes king, and to him, it is good. For everyone else, this is bad. In the end, Malcolm becomes king. To Macbeth, this is bad (since he was killed), but for everyone else, this is good. Another way it can be interpreted is that not all things are as they seem. Macbeth would never have thought that Macduff was not actually born of a woman, or that his attackers would use wood from the nearby forest as cover. This theme, fair is foul and foul is fair, was first introduced into the play by the three witches in the very beginning of the play.
Seyton
Who is this servant Seyton? Why is he so important that he gets a name in the play while other small roles are simply called "soldier" or "boy"? Or is this Seyton character more than just a minor role? I guess the importance of this role in the play is really up to how the director wants the part acted and how his name pronounced. Seyton could be a simple servant to the king, perhaps Macbeth's one last loyal servant. Or maybe he was more: the devil himself. Seyton was only in the end of the play. He might have appeared when the end was near for Macbeth. Macbeth said to Seyton, "Give me my armor." Seyton replied, "'Tis not needed." I think Seyton was the devil, and this scene in the play was the point of no return for Macbeth. Seyton knew that armor wouldn't keep him from being killed. Seyton was ready to collect Macbeth's soul to go to the depths of Hell. Of course, this is just an idea, first proposed to me by my teacher, but I kind of like that interpretation.
End
There are a couple unanswered questions in Macbeth. The three witches said that Banquo would be the father of kings. Well, sure Fleance escaped and all, but Malcolm became king, not Fleance. How does Fleance become king, or does he? For some reason, I don't think that Shakespeare will write a sequel, so I guess I'll just have to imagine it for myself.
