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Macbeth act2
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- 1Soliloquy 'Is this a dagger which I see before me'Demonstrates the consequences of regicide mentally.
Breaks out of iambic pentameter. Indicates that he is going insane. - 2A bell rings = stage directions 'The bell invites me'The bell seals Duncan's faith and invites him to his death.
- 3Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood' 'The multitudinous seas incarnadine'Hypophora- answering his own questions.
Blood emblematic off his guilt.
Hyperbolic metaphor demonstrates the extent of his guilt - 4'A little water clears us of this deed'Juxtaposes Scrooge's previous statements. Demonstrates the heartlessness of Lady Macbeth and how she is mocking Macbeth's guilt.
- 5Soliloquy- comic relief 'Equivocator'Foreshadows the equivocations of the apparitions which leads to Macbeth's death.
- 6'His silver skin laced with golden blood'Wealthy metals used to describe him demonstrates the high value he held and how he held Scotland down. Similar to the blood of gods.
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