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A recurring element in a work of literature. It is usually a dominant idea or theme and can be an object, setting, or situation that has some symbolic significance. For example, in Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'', hallucinations, violence, and prophecy all act as motifs. Also, in Charlotte Bronte's ''Jane Eyre'', fire and ice are both examples of motifs.


==Etymology==
The term is French in origin
==Works Cited==
[http://cgi.sparknotes.com/hlite.mpl?words=macbeth&pd=0&page=themes.html&nfs=0&guide=%2fshakespeare%2fmacbeth ''Macbeth'']
[http://cgi.sparknotes.com/hlite.mpl?pd=0&page=themes.html&nfs=0&guide=%2flit%2fjaneeyre&words=jane,eyre ''Jane Eyre'']
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