Macbeth quotes

Cards (10)

  • 'brave' gives the idea that he's courageous and daring and willing to do what others cant do (foreshadows regicida)
  • This Supernatural soliciting cannot be ill' (1.2) - starts to dwell on witches prophecies
  • Knows What he is about to do is morally corrupt but is too excited to be King shown as a whak man because ha's easily influenced by manipulation. In Jacobaan era being manipulated by a woman = weak goes against men's sterotype
  • Is this my hand. Come a dagger 1 see let me before me ? The handle towards clutch thee': 'rhetorical question changes from noble to disloyal quickly'
  • emphasises his obession with becoming King and Hilling Dunean
  • Shows signs of madness and hallucinations. Also shows deteriation of his state of mind and the witches questioning his sanity. audience would feel betrayed on behalf of Duncan and dislike Macbeth
  • 'scorpions is my mind' (3.2).: 'Full of metaphor, reference to scorpions implies to the reader that M is corrupted by his own desire for power which forashadus his mental state deteriorating. as poison encases his mind.'
  • Let not light see my block and deep desires (2.4). Light signifies God. shows M is ashamed of his actions and doesn't want God to 300 see his actions but still wants to be king suggesting he's cowardly and struggles to face the reality of his actions
  • Black Symbolisas wil and supernatural relations of M. Witches earlier in play. described as darkness by Banque. witches influenced his mind which shows Daap suggests these desire come from deep within M.
  • Shows LM was a catalyst to his downfall fnot the cause , guilty about thoughts of murdering duncan