Violence Quotes

Question 1

Macbeth 2:1 - sees a dagger (powerful symbol of violence). Foreshadows evil deeds he will commit.

Answer 1

“Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle towed my hand?”

Question 2

Macbeth 4:1 - orders murder of Macduff’s family, language is openly brutal - shows no remorse (change from earlier when he used euphemistic language).

Answer 2

“give to th’ edge o’ the sword his wife, his babes”

Question 3

Captain 1:2 - highlights M’s capacity for brutality

Answer 3

“unseamed him from the nave to the chops”

Question 4

Malcolm 4:3 - Malcolm vividly expresses Scotland’s suffering under Macbeth tyrannical reign.

Answer 4

“it weeps it bleeds and each new day a gash is added to her wounds”