Kingship Flashcards
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“Heart oppressed brain “
Macbeths soliloquy before killing Duncan
Oxymoron “oppressed brain “
Shows how desire for power desire for kingship has destroyed Macbeth mentally
Shows how desperate he was to become king but shows how much he was willlinh to become king he accepts that he was being controlled but he is willing to go through
Great chain of being - Jacobean king was chosen by god and their heirs would subsequently become kings later on , he is destroying the chain and imbedding himself into it hence why he is suffering to much
Shows what the witches target the witches choose Macbeth because he had T what it required to become the king and the witches saw that
The king is a symbol of vid and the witches are w symbol of satin and by using Macbeth by taking out the king they have taken out their biggest enemy
