William MudfordCome ye viewless ministers of this dread hour! Come from the fenny lake, the hanging rock, and the midnight cave! The moon is red — the stars are out — the sky is burning — and all nature stands aghast at what we do!
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Come ye viewless ministers of this dread hour! Come from the fenny lake, the hanging rock, and the midnight cave! The moon is red – the stars are out – the sky is burning – and all nature stands aghast at what we do! William Shakespeare was a great poet who wrote a variety of genres including drama, history, and poetry. In his play Macbeth, he used many references to nature. In this quote from Macbeth, Shakespeare shows the terror of the human mind when all nature is destroyed by man.
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