macbeth Flashcards
(23 cards)
significance of how the play begins
media res- encapsulating the themes of conflict and tension, including the sinister tone set by the witches, reflective of the influence of the supernatural
fair
fair is foul and foul is fair
chiasmus - emphasis of the blurring of morals. deception, manipulation and influence
all hail
all hail macbeth that shalt be king hereafter
playing on macbeths ambition which is his hamartia leading to his demise
you should
you should be women and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so
never shake
never shake thy gory locks at me
a little
a little water clears us of this deed
look like
look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t
neptunes
neptunes ocean wash this blood clean from my hands
they say
they say blood, will have blood
these terrible
these terrible dreams that shake us nightly
sleep: peace innocence, vulnerability. the disruption of sleep signifies the moral decay and intense guilt experienced by lady macbeth and macbeth
out
out damned spot out i say
dead
dead butcher
life is but
life is but a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
loss of control
all the perfumes
all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this hand
hyperbole- the smell of guilt is so strong that nothing can replace it.
a fruit
a fruitless crown
stars
stars hide your fires. let not light see my black and deep desires
whats done
whats done cannot be undone- consequences of ambition are irreversible
what type of tragedy is macbeth
Aristotelian tragedy
a sailors
a sailors wife had chestnuts in her lap, and munched and munched and munched
the queen
the queen my lord is deaddead
his silver
his silver skin laced with golden blood
a falcon
a falcon towering at her pride of place was by a mousing owl hawked and killed
theres no art
theres no art to find the minds construction in the face of
