Guilt Flashcards
1
Q
Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood from my hand?
A
L= hyperbolic imagery emphasises his crime. Even a god of the sea can’t clean it.
D=the blood can be washed but will stain his conscience.
2
Q
Wake Duncan with thy knocking, I would thou coulds’t
A
L=structure shows MB feels regret
C= he’s committed an act against God by killing the King. DRK
3
Q
They rise again… and push us from our stools
A
L= symbolises the throne. Banquo still threatens him from beyond the grave
4
Q
Give to the edge of the sword his wife, his babes…
A
L= emotive language as MB no longer feels guilt as he’s ordering the murder of infants
R= audience despises MB
