ANALYSIS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN MACBETH DRAMA SCRIPT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

The purpose of this study is to identify the different types of figurative language and the dominant types in the Macbeth play script. Figurative language is used to get the reader's interest and convey concepts and imaginative works in a more enjoyable manner. Perrine's (1997) theory is used in this study to categorize various forms of data. The players' dialogue in the Macbeth drama screenplay was used to gather the data. The data for this study were collected using non-participant observation method and note-taking techniques. The data in this study were analyzed by using categorized technique. In the Macbeth drama script, there were 19 similes, 5 metaphors, 10 paradoxes, 6 symbols, 6 personifications, 7 hyperboles, and 7 apostrophes, according to the amount of data. The Macbeth drama script uses metaphorical language 60 times in total. Based on the collecting data, simile is the dominant figurative language in Macbeth drama script.