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This is the reference to a bird in Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 5:

"The raven himself is hoarse

That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan

Under my battlements."

Ravens have many symbolic meanings, both positive and negative, but in this case it seems clear that she is using a raven as a symbol or harbinger of death.

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