Trying to define 'deconstruction' is rather like being asked to weigh air -it is, to say the least.a nebulous concept to grasp. However, considering deconstruction in relation to Macbeth may give the theory some substance and may help to open up angles on the play that would not otherwise be considered. The words 'fair is foul and foul is fair' (1.1.10) shake our whole universe of meaning. If either can signify the other, where do …showed first 75 words of 1271 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1271 total…be uttered and you use many words to get around it and communicate what you mean to others. Except that, for the deconstructionist, there is no word waiting to be revealed, for the real essence of anything is incommunicable. Any word that is revealed will still be a charade and the game is never over. To consider a play in this way is therefore to open up endless interesting questions but to offer no conclusions.