Macbeth

Macbeth

Witches
1. "When the battle is lost and won"
  1. The war has two sides and it is either last or won but this battle has lost and won
2. "Fair is foul and foul is fair"
  1. Opposites is put together
  2. To be fair everything is ungreateful
  3. Paradox: The phrase employs, as it foreshadows the deception of Macbeth that prophecies of witches would lead him to greatness, but they would destroy him instead
  4. Consonance: It is a very good use of consonance “f”, as fair, foul, foul, fair shows mastery of the playwright
  5. Symbolism: The witches are symbolic of foul but give fair advice and Macbeth outwardly appears to be a hero, but inwardly he is a dastard and plotter
Macbeth
1. "Stars hide your fires/ Let not light see my black and deep desires"
  1. Juxtaposition "light" and "dark"
  2. Internal Conflict
2. "I have almost forgot the taste of fear... I have supped full of horrors; Direness familiar to my slaughterous thoughts Cannot once start me"
  1. "I have almost forgot the taste of fear" Macbeth is becoming emotionless
  2. He has become the worst he can be
  3. "I have supped full of horrors" Metaphore to dining with the devil
3. "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and fret his hour upon the stage and then he heard no more"
  1. Macbeth's shadow hides the lies /sins
  2. Metaphore for fate
  3. Lady Macbeth time on stage has come to an end
Lady Macbeth
1. "Unsex me here"
  1. Get rid of her femininity
2. "Come to my woman's breast/ And take my milk for gall"
  1. "Gall" is poison
  2. Get rid of her milk and make them poison
3. "Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood"
  1. Make her more evil
4. Look like th' innocent flower,/ But be the serpent under't"
  1. "Serpent" Biblical reference
  2. Commit the evil deed but act like you didn't do it
Macduff
1. "Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped
  1. The first man to be born from a cesarean section

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