macbeth

macbeth

1. fair is foul and foul is fair

   • contradiction
   • power
   • confusion

2. "fair is foul and foul is fair"

   • supernatural
   • power
   • contradiction
     • opposits to eachother
   • confuse the audience
     • want to read on
   • not possible
     • cant win and lose
       • which will it be
   • could mean good or bad
     • but is not known which it shall be

3. will all great Neptune's oceans wash this blood clean from my hands

   • blood as a metaphor for Macbeth's guilt in this scene
     • not actually b;ood
   • shows vast guilt
     • due to his actions
   • thought of if he even washed off the blood he would still be guilty
     • cant get away from it

4. is this a dagger which I see before me

   • supernatural
   • witches
   • temptation from witches
     • if it works he will be king
   • power
   • aspect of guilt
     • guilt that he even thought of killing the king
   • decision
   • chance to change his mind

5. hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis and as thane of Cawdor

   • confusion
     • draws in reader
   • creepy
   • supernatural
   • power
     • how could thy ever know
   • future prediction
     • not natural to be able to do such thing
   • temptation
     • audience wondering if it will work
   • his soon to be future

6. 25/03/23