macbeth flashcards 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureMacbethGCSEAll boards Created by: sunsetdiamondCreated on: 15-04-20 18:06 macbeth speech repeats the witches so foul and fair a day I have not seen 1 of 26 macbeth believes he could be king Glamis and thane of cawdor the greatest is behind 2 of 26 macbeth (aside) sibilance cannot be bad cannot be good this supernatural soliciting cannot be ill cannot be good 3 of 26 macbeth has no reason to kill Duncan i have no spur... only vaulting ambition which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other 4 of 26 macbeth hallucination takes as a reason to kill duncan Is this a dagger I see before me, the handle toward my hand 5 of 26 macbeth hallucination blood=guilt will all great neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hand 6 of 26 macbeth mental frailty oh full of scorpions is my mind dear wife 7 of 26 macbeth alliteration list now I am cabined cribbed confined bound to saucy doubts and fears 8 of 26 macbeth reptition guilt blood it will have blood they say blood will have blood 9 of 26 macbeth bloody vulgar reflection of hero at start I'll fight till from my bones my flesh be hacked give me my armour 10 of 26 witches rhyme and ambiguity all is not as it seems fair is foul foul is fair hover through the fog and filthy air 11 of 26 witches single macbeth out as wicked something wicked this way comes 12 of 26 Duncan too trusting of lady mac fair and noble hostess 13 of 26 lady macbeth metaphor bible reference look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't 14 of 26 lady macbeth calls macbeth childish and weak letting i dare not wait upon "I would" like the cat in the adage 15 of 26 lady macbeth banquet hallucination chair why do you make such faces? when all is done you look but on a stool 16 of 26 lady macbeth hallucinates mental frailty out damned spot! out, I say! 17 of 26 banquo suspects macbeth killed duncan I fear thou play'dst most foully for it 18 of 26 macduff finds out macbeth killed wife and son bleed bleed poor country great tyranny 19 of 26 macduff tells macbeth he wasnt of woman born macduff was from his mothers womb untimely ripped 20 of 26 theme: ambition motivates macbeth to commit deeds "I have no spur... 21 of 26 theme:loyalty betrayal loyalty rewarded betrayal punished the macbeths pretend to be loyal 22 of 26 theme:kingship good rulers and bad. bad king kills and is false.they believe good kings are picked by god 23 of 26 theme: good and evil macbeth is noble at start ambition tempts him and evil is linked to gender 24 of 26 theme: supernatural witches/ power seems limited/ drive the action of the play/visions could be ambiguous 25 of 26 theme: reality and appearance characters hide thoughts and appear different to truth. "look the innocent flower... characters speak in paradoxes 26 of 26
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