Macbeth

Macbeth

1. Macbeth is seen at the start of the play as fiercest warrior who is highly respected others, but first appearance witness the opposite of typical soldier conduct, .

   • "Noble Macbeth has won"
     • Battle given size and an importance which magnifies qualities of macbeth, raisingaudiences curiosity + anticipation to meet the mighty champion. but when witches mentions his name questions authority and assurance. Contrasts to end of play when called tyrant
     • "My worthy cowder"
       • Dramatic irony - king overlooks B, Shakespeare focus on M and l.m other character exist in outline and principal
   • "So foul and fair a day i have not seen"
     • Similar to witches, sets up important connection between him and the witches, this connection is consolidated in Act 3- alliteration
   • "Against the use of my murder"
     • Already thinking about murder- image of death he sees, reveals his true nature of greed in his soliloquy- shows audience that hes putting on a facade,
     • "Instruments of darkness "
       • Banquos reaction different- he is concerned that men are easily tempted into sin by I.O.D, but the witches words echo in macbeths head and the prophecy appeals to him
       • "Come what come may, time an hour runs through the roughest day"
         • Macbeth is saying whatever will happen will happen, shakespeare's use of rhyming couplets suggest that macbeth doesn't want to think furthe on the matter of becoming king, but very dismissal suggests its importance and it will prey on his mind
   • "Speak, i charge you!"
     • Imperative used- diff. reaction to banquo= hes calms, even tho witches only answer macbeth. Key point when assessing what extent M is master of his own density

2. M associates himself with darkness and evil, seen as a villain, we hear from his own heart of his ambition, weakness -wrongness of his behaviour, leads him to go insane and paranoid and becomehated

   • "is this the dagger i see before me..in form as palpable"
     • Sh leaves possibilities open to audience, 1-dagger is M imagination 2- dagger is conjured by the witches to spur M imagination. 2 posibil. = maintain the ambiguity surrounding supernaturalforces in play SN.isola.
       • Structure of soliloquy reveals further tension, opening lines marked by questions,exclamations n repetition suggesting uncertainty n anxiety. longer sentences with adj. create sense of deliberation and suspense. even at the end mind still not at rest
   • "How is't with me when every noise appeals me"
     • Mind conjures with hallucinations Left alone, regular verse creates a contrasting sense of stability only one charact. present= his thoughts as soliloquy means can speak his mind and has nobody to deceive him but himself - uses imagery-darkness and blood
   • "Nature seems dead..wicked dreams"
     • Word 'nature' should be a contrary force to his hallucination but to m seems'dead'and allows wicked dreams to affect to deceive sleeping man indicating he's still hallucinating
   • "To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus"
     • Soliloquy= to persuade himself of how foolproof his plan is -spends alot of time to manipulate murders by indicating b calls 'all dogs'
   • "scorched the snake"
     • Snake=symbolic can be b or witches predictions about B children- indicates it is wounded but still dangerous n threaten them in future. he eats in 'fear and sleeps 'affliction of these terrible dreams- he is 'scorched by his own sin'-wants peace supern. isolation
   • "Scarf up the tender eye"
     • Metaphor= reversal of characters, women have to be sheltered from this
   • "Bones are marrowless thy blood is cold"
     • M guilt n imagination combine to see unstoppable ghost out of vengeance SN isolat. i is repeated n shakes off his fears in his speech 'all causes shall give wa final lines confidence has returned
   • "macduff..shalt not live"
     • Believes= invincable talking with confi. to witches contrast. beginni. of playshows no remorse now

3. Relationship with lady macbeth: masculinity is challengedn manhood but confusion make him lay in his thoughts, see this thru. asides thoughout play shows his confusion nweekness bc hes easily influenced by witches n l.m

   • "Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye... tears shall drown by the wind"
     • Combination of simile and metaphor - so many tears that the wind will be the stopped. in his soliloquy expresses the fear that Ducan's virtues 'will plead like angels. he is aware that his 'vaulting ambition'- only reason to kill, he realises is an untrustworthy motive. Audience= sympathy forshadows the murder
   • "Screw your courage to the sticking place...be so much more the man "
     • L.m-doesn't realize that the murder will torment her, m tragedy more profound- he does realize and still gives in to ambition=shows greed is overpowering dominated by a women
   • "Shall sleep no more"
     • Afraid to sleep- sleep for the innocent -filled with guilt

4. M end of play becomes violent n inconsistantrealizes nobody is freely loyal to him and beh. prevents him from consid. his situation calmly, but he shows determination till the end

   • "is fallen..the yellow leaf"
     • Short sol. at the end= led to conclude murders brought no happiness he knows he willl not have 'hounour,love' as a soldier known he has been beaten as he messes with his armour. tired of living repi. of tomorrow= future has no real meaning but not scared
   • "Life'sbut a walking shadow"
     • Sympathy,life is an illusion - feels sorry for himself, forshadows his death
   • "Juggling friends"
     • Tricked at the end n witches are meddling creatures but will not surender