Flashcards
Macbeth
Cards in this deck (4)
- 1Blood as a motifPunishment-"blood will have blood"
Lineage-Donaldbain warns Malcolm to run
Bloody dagger- Vision caused by "bloody business’
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's hands-"Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this". "out damned spot". Can't move on.
Symbol of bravery - ‘Smok’d with bloody execution’. - 2Order vs DisorderDuncan represents Order, when he's killed Macbeth starts a "war with mankind".
Horses go crazy and eat each other.
Earth personified to show horror at murder.
Pathetic fallacy (storm) when witches arrive. Disrupt order. - 3Loyalty vs DeceptionMacbeth - start-bad at decepetion "your face".."is a book" "look like the flower"
Looks sad at Duncan's death and deceives men to kill Banquo. Then struggle with inner feelings ‘make our faces vizards to our hearts"
Hecate chants about how she will mislead Macbeth with fake spirits.
Donalbain tells Malcolm ‘There’s daggers in men’s smiles’
Trusting Duncan ‘There’s no art / To find the mind’s construction in the face.’Irony - 4Supernatural vs ReligionLady Macbeth - Imperative language (‘come’ and ‘unsex’) . Controlling
Witches - First seen. Significant. Manipulate Macbeth cause bad events."foul""fair"
Banquo ghost- guilt hallucination by Hectate and Macbeth.