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Macbeth act 5
Flashcards do conjunto (5)
- 1'Washing her hands' 'All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this hand.'Cleaning the guilt and blood off. Juxtaposes a little water clears us of this deed.
Hyperbolic metaphor reflects Macbeths hyperbolic metaphor (Neptune's ocean)
Gender stereotypes have been put back. - 2'Seyton' 'Hang those that talk of fear'Play on sounds by Shakespeare as it sounds like he is calling Satan. Demonstrates his downfall from grace.
Highlights his tyrannical behaviour. - 3'Tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow' 'Out, out, brief candle'Point of agnorisis. Nihilistic Macbeth. Rejection of god as believes there is no purpose to life.
Could refer to Lady Macbeth's candle or life. - 4Untimely ripped Juggling fiends.Point of agnorisis. Realises that he will die at this point as he is not of woman born.
Shows his mistrusting of the supernatural even though they told the truth but he interpreted wrong. - 5'The usurpers cursed head' 'Dead butcher and his fiendlike queen'Portray Macbeth as a horrific tryanic murderer and alikens Lady Macbeth to the three witches.
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- GCSE English FlashCards sobre Macbeth act 5, criado por Abdul Raffey em 16-06-2021.
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