<span>Depending on which passage you are indicating, Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is a historical novel that is published in 1820 with three volumes. It has a subtitle of A Romance. Ivanhoe received a credit that made an increase of interest in the medievalism and romance.</span>
<span>Macbeth's mind is full of self-doubt. Lady Macbeth's death is a result of her guilt at her part in having killed King Duncan.</span>
<span>The description of Old Scratch infers he's a demon.... particularly the "great red eyes". The fact that he is "begrimed with soot" alludes to the fires of Hell. Would he frighten me? Defintely.</span>
