Macbeth

Cards (7)

  • "so foul and fair a day I have not seen" (act 1)
    • Alternatively, Macbeth's emulation of the witches' paradoxical and oxymoronic phrases before encountering them suggests a predestined susceptibility to manipulation and deception. While his overreaching ambition causes his downfall, the supernatural forces exerted influence over him are a catalyst for the inevitability of his tragic fate.
  • Visual image on "have not seon":

    The phrase "have not seen" evokes a vivid image o blindness, potentially foreshadowing how Macbeth will be metaphorically blinded by the irresistible allure of the supernatural prophecies. This blindness foreshadows how his unchecked hubris becomes a driving force leading him astray.
  • ‘Tell me" "call em" (Act 4).
  • Imperative phrases: 

    Macbeth's hubris is explicit as he enters, he speaks with imperative phrases such as "tell me" and "call'em".Fuelled by insatiablegreed and an unbridled hunger for power, this marks Macbeth's intentional engagement with the witches for the first time.
    • This deliberate encounter underscores his abandonment of resistance to evil, signifyin departure from any pretence
    of morality.
  • Personal pronoun "me":

    The imperativeness embodied in the command "tell!" coupled with the personal pronoun "me," implies Macbeth's authoritative demand for universal respect and obedience, extending even to the supernatural realm. His illegitimate title of King has evidently inflated his sense of self-importance and his hubris has made him believe he can supersede the power of the supernatural.