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act 2 scene 1 events and quotes Flashcards

1
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“A heavy summons lies like lead upon me….(Banquo)

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And yet I would not sleep: merciful powers, Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature”

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What does Banquo mean when he talks about the “powers” and how he cannot sleep?

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A burden is lying upon him- the supernatural powers
-his intuition knows something is wrong- his virtues as a character and his loyalty is showing

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“My bosom franchised….(Banquo)

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and allegiance clear, I shall be counsell’d”

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What does Banquo mean in the “bosom” quote?

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Banquo is saying his allegiance is with the king-shows his loyalty

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“Is this a dagger…

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which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”

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What literary technique is used when Macbeth says “Is this a dagger?”

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foreshadowing- he does eventually kill Duncan

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“Fatal vision” highlights what?

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how he is terrified

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“Or art thou but A dagger of the mind….

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a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?”

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What does the quote “heat-oppressed brain” show?”

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he has too many thoughts about killing the king in his brain- it is overwhelming him

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“As this which now….

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I draw”

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What does “I draw” mean?

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he is in control of his own fate- ironic as he is not, the witches are and he is too indecisiveness to be in control

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“And on thy blade and dudgeon…

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gouts of blood”

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What does “on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood” convey?

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its sinister and evil

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“It is the…

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bloody business”

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What does “bloody business” mean?

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When Macbeth is going to kill Duncan, it will be literally bloody and also figuratively bloody as he will then be involved in a crime

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16
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“Nature seems dead…

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and wicked dreams abuse”

17
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The usage of nature conveys what?

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the inversion of the natural order- nature knows what he is doing is wrong

18
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What does “wicked dreams abuse” mean?

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it is a further inversion of the natural order- he is having nightmares and bad dreams

19
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The word “abuse” adds to what?

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the semantic field of violence and brutality

20
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Macbeth being psychologically unstable leads to what?

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his decisiveness- his speech and behaviour has drastically changed

21
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“The curtain’d sleep…

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witchcraft celebrates”

22
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“the wolf, whose howl’s…

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his watch, thus with his stealthy pace.”

23
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What qualities of a wolf does Macbeth also have in this soliloquy?

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Being aggressive, strong and dominating

24
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“With Tarquin’s ravishing strides…

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towards his design moves like a ghost”

25
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Macbeth has described how he will kill Duncan very vividly- why is this shocking?

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He was very indecisive beforehand about the regicide- now he has planned it all out

26
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What has Macbeth personified death as?

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a ghost

27
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His decisiveness shows what?

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how easily he has been coersed by Lady Macbeth

28
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“While I threat, he lives…

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Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives”

29
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What does the quote “While I threat, he lives” mean?

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the longer he takes and the more time he wastes, his courage is dying- erratic, impulsive behaviour

30
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“I go and it is done…

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the bell invites. Hear it not Duncan”

31
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What does “I go and it is done” trigger?”

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his peripetia- it is the pivotal turning point of no return- his savagery, brutality and anarachy

32
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“For it is a knell…

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That summons thee to heaven or to hell”

33
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What is a knell and what does it symbolise?

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A knell is a funeral bell and it symbolises how Duncan will be needing a funeral soon

34
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What would the audiences reaction be to Macbeth talking in such detail of the murder he is going to commit?

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shocked, disturbed, deeply concerned- how in the previous speech he has changed so much and so drastically in such a short period of time

35
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What is the symbolism of Macbeth using the animal of a wolf?

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It’s in contrast to what Lady Macbeth called him (a cat)- highlights how he is becoming more manly and masculine and becoming more determined in his capability and capacity for evil

36
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What do the rhyming couplets show?

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Shows how certain he is within himself- shows his capacity for evil and how in control he is

37
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What does Macbeth talking about Hecate in his speech show?

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He has summoned the goddess of witchcraft- however he doesn’t care/feel worried about it as he believes he is completely in control of his own fate/destiny and even the witches cannot change that

38
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His fatal flaw (his ambition) has made Macbeth what?

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This cruel, savage character- he was driven by ambition and this is the outcome of his overmastering ambition

39
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What do the rhyming couplets also mirror?

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The witches rhythm of speech- the witches are in control of everything so by Macbeth mirroring the rhyming couplets, it shows that he is now in control

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