act 3 scene 2 events and quotes Flashcards
What motif keeps recurring in the scene and what does it present?
sleep- it represents peace and innocence
“Nought’s had…
(Lady Macbeth)
all’s spent, where our desire is got without content”
“Tis safer to be that…
(Lady Macbeth)
which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy”
What does “Tis safer to be that which we destroy than by destruction dwell in destruction joy mean?”
it’s better to be the murdered than to live in a constant state of fear (being the murderer)
it’s safer to be what we destroy-now just get on with Macbeth being King- safer to not dwell on the past
What does Lady Macbeth keep saying to Macbeth to reassure him?
“What’s done is done”
What does Macbeth say that shows they haven’t completely eradicated the threat of Banquo?
“We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it”
“Ere we will…
eat our meal in fear and sleep”
“Better be with the dead…
whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace”
What does the quote “better be with the dead whom we, to gain our quote, have sent to peace” mean?
they would rather be dead as in order to gain their peace, they had to kill them- “sent to peace”.
they killed in order to gain peace but it has resulted in their minds being tortured
“in restless…
ecstasy”
What does “in restless ecstasy” mean?
Macbeth has lost the gift of being able to sleep- he is envious of the dead
What does “Duncan is in his grave; after life’s fitful fever he sleeps well” mean?
Duncan is in the state of eternal sleep, in peace and serendipity
“Nothing…
can touch him further”
“Duncan is in his grave…
after life’s fitful fever, he sleeps well”
“Gentle my lord, sleek o’er your rugged looks…
(Lady Macbeth)
Be bright and jovial among your guests tonight”
