Macbeth: Madness Flashcards
1
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Act 2 Scene 1
dagger in air
A
‘Is this a dagger which I see before me/The handle toward my hand’
- MADNESS, SUPERNATURAL
- deciding whether to murder Duncan or not
- CONT: some production have no dagger, implying Macbeth is crazy, while some have the dagger implying supernatural/witch presence
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2
Q
Act 2 Scene 2
sleep never
A
‘Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more,/Macbeth does murder sleep: …Macbeth shall sleep no more’
- MADNESS, GUILT, SLEEP
- straight after Duncan’s murder
- divine punishment (for king-slayer)
- CONT: DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS, BACKING JAMES I
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3
Q
Act 3 Scene 2
ak47 i got scorpions in my mind
A
‘O, full of scorpions is my mind dear wife’
- MADNESS, GUILT
- ordered killing on banquo
- paranoid and scared
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