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Macbeth

Aimee Prescott English 52 cards

Macbeth

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  1. 1MACBETHA play written by William Shakespeare ,about treachery and ambition.MACBETH
  2. 2Act 1 Scene 3 'For brave Macbeth'Macbeth fought with courage.
  3. 3'Disdaining fortune'Macbeth fights in impossible circumstances.
  4. 4'smoked with bloody execution'Macbeth is a quick and lethal fighter.
  5. 5'Like valour's minion carv'd'.Macbeth fights like a butcher,fierce and frenzied.
  6. 6'What are you?'Macbeth's confusion at meeting the witches for the first time.
  7. 7'All hail Macbeth'The witches know Macbeth even though this is impossible.
  8. 8'Thane of Glamis....Thane of Cawdor '.The witches seem well informed about Macbeth ,even telling him things he is not yet aware of.
  9. 9'supernatural soliciting'The witches pasing information to Macbeth.
  10. 10'Cannot be ill,cannot be good.'Macbeth is aware that the message from the witches could be evil.
  11. 11'Why hath it given me earnest of success,commencing in a truth?'Macbeth's confusion shows even more,why has part of the prediction already come true.
  12. 12'Against the use of nature'Suggests macbeth might be thinking of killing the king.
  13. 13'horrible imaginings....but fantastical'The horrible thought of killing the king dominates his mind.
  14. 14Act 1 scene 4 'He was a gentleman on whom I built absolute trust'Duncan talking about the last Thane of Cawdor.
  15. 15'O worthiest cousin'Macbeth deserves the best reward for his victory according to Duncan.
  16. 16'The sin of my ingratitude'Duncan feels as if he hasn't given Macbeth enough praise.
  17. 17'That proportion of both thanks and payment.....thy due'Macbeth has fulfilled his duties in such a way that Duncan can never repay him.
  18. 18Act 1 scene 5. 'thy nature is too full o'th'milk of human kindnessLady Macbeth telling her husband he is to kind and soft to kill the king.
  19. 19'to catch the nearest way'To be king quickly.
  20. 20'That I may pour my spirits in thine ear'Lady Macbeth is using her voice to convince her husband to kill Duncan.
  21. 21'valour of my tongue''Lady Macbeth is going to say things that shouldn't be said.
  22. 22'metaphysical'supernatural.
  23. 23'Come ,you spirits'Lady Macbeth almost summoning up evil spirits.
  24. 24'unsex me here'Lady Macbeth,asking to be turned into a sexless being,to take any feminity away.
  25. 25'Shall sun that morrow see'Lady Macbeth ,meaning Duncan will not live until the morning-Lady Macbeth intends to kill Duncan.
  26. 26'This nights great business into my dispatch.'Lady Macbeth making the arrangements to kill the king.
  27. 27'We will speak further'Macbeth is not entirely convinced about killing Duncan.
  28. 28Act 1 scene 7 'It were done quickly'Macbeth,showing his impulsive and courageous side.
  29. 29'th'assassination'Macbeth,implying the murder is preplanned.
  30. 30'To plague th'inventor'Macbeth realising that his actions may come back to haunt him.
  31. 31'clear in his great office'Macbeth sees Duncan as a great king.
  32. 32'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent'Macbeth,he has no real reason to do this horrible thing.
  33. 33'Vaulting ambition'This ambitious leap to King is to much for him'
  34. 34'We will proceed no further in this business'Macbeth ,commands Lady Macbeth,he doesn't want to kill the king.
  35. 35'honour'd me of late.....Golden opinions.Macbeth,saying what good opinion the king has of him.
  36. 36'Was the hope drunk'Lady Macbeth,questioning why Macbeth is changing his mind.
  37. 37'a coward....letting I dare not wait upon I would'.Lady Macbeth calling her husband a coward
  38. 38'Prithee ,peace'Macbeth,telling his wife to be quiet.
  39. 39'break this enterprise'Lady Macbeth .accusing her husband of breaking his promise.
  40. 40'much more the man'Lady Macbeth,telling her husband that being king would make him even more of a man.
  41. 41'babe that milks me'Lady Macbeth,evidrnce that she had a child.
  42. 42'And dash'd the brains out'Lady Macbeth,she would rather kill her own child than break a promise to her husband.(violent act).
  43. 43'If we should fail ?'Macbeth,insecure about the success of the murder.
  44. 44'But screw your courage to the sticking-place'Lady Macbeth telling her husband to increase his courage.
  45. 45'And we'll not fail'.Lady Macbeth,has ultimate confidence.
  46. 46Act 2 scene 1 "Is this a dagger I see before me"Macbeth starts to hallucinate,shoing his insecurity and signs of madness to come.
  47. 47"Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain"Macbeth is indecisive due to to many stressful thoughts in his head.
  48. 48"The very stones prate of my whereabout"Macbeth is very aware of doing and evil deed,even the stones are talking of his whereabouts.
  49. 49"Wicked dreams abuse the curtain'd sleep"Macbeth talks of having bad sleep and nightmares,signs of his insecurity and fear.
  50. 50Act 3 scene 2 "We have scorched the snake,not killed it"Reference to evil creatures and evil deeds.
  51. 51"O,full of scorpions is my mind"This shows Macbeth's mind feels like it has been poisoned and it seems as if his thoughts are stinging him (confusion)
  52. 52"The bat is flying to the goddess of witchcraft"Animal imagery is linked to darkness and the supernatural.

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