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Macbeth act4
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- 1'Something wicked this way comes'Referring to Macbeth. Ironic as the most wicked of all creatures believes Macbeth is wicked. Also, ironic as the witches corrupted Macbeth in the first place.
- 2Equivocation from the apparitions. 'An armed head' 'A bloody child' 'A child crowned with a tree' 'A show of eight kings'Armed head foreshadows Macbeth's own beheading.
Bloody child refers to the untimely ripped Macduff. May also be the child that Macbeth couldn't have.
Crowned child represents Malcolm holding Birnam wood.
Represents Banquo's lineage. - 3Son= rip 'He has killed me mother. Run away I pray you!Highlights the tyranny of Macbeth and how he is willing to kill innocent people for his own personal satisfaction.
- 4'Healing Benediction'Edward the confessor. Represents the power of the kings and that the good they do for the people. Juxtaposes Macbeth who causes metaphorical diseases whereas one cures them.
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- GCSE English Flashcards on Macbeth act4, created by Abdul Raffey on 15/06/2021.
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