macbeth Flashcards
(15 cards)
“when the hurly burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won”
hint at achieving own desires but not without loss
“smoked with bloody execution”
initially paints macbeth as powerful, metaphor that foreshadows dagger scene
“unseamed from the nave to the chops”
graphic imagery foreshadows macbeth’s demise
“bellona’s bridegroom”
alludes to him being married to the goddess of war, representative of lady macbeth
“so foul and fair a day i have not seen”
echoes the witches language, influence of the supernatural
“to win us to our harm, the instruments of the darkness tell us truths”
banquo is suspicious of the witches, knows the truths will lead macbeth to his downfall
“that is a step on which i must fall or overleap”
must give up his ambition or get over his opposition (malcolm)
“stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires”
fears his ambition, juxtaposition implies his internal conflict of right and wrong
“too full of the milk of human kindness”
lady macbeth sees his kindness as hindering his ambition
“unsex me here”
lady macbeth calls on evil spirits to strip her of her femininity and humanity
“look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it”
supernatural, decieving (fair and foul)
“vaulting ambition which overleaps itself”
his ambition is uncontrollable, ambition is his hamartia
“jump the life to come”
macbeths soliloquoy he realises the consequences of his actions (hell) but is willing to suffer for them
“was the hope drunk wherein you dressed yourself?”
lady macbeth mocks him, macbeth has no soberity in his decisions
“when you durst do it then you were a man”
manipulation, he is more of a man when acting daringly
