Psyche Flashcards
Which pivotal quote from Lady Macbeth foreshadows the deterioration of her, and her husband’s psyche’s?
“though it will make us mad”
___, ___, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking _____ […] struts and ____ his ____ upon the ____ […]
Signifying nothing.
Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow […] struts and frets his hour upon the stage […]
Signifying nothing.
Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow […] struts and frets his hour upon the stage […]
Signifying nothing.
- L____________B______
- B_______ ________, _______
- N________, P_______
- “H___ ______” - Given a ________ time to _____ an i________
- “U____ _____ s______” - Macbeth had the _______ to be a ______, a ______ of ________
- “O___” is ________, echoing LM, _______ his loss of _______ _______.
- “____” - Listening to Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
- Life is a thing of Brevity
- Blank Verse, Direct
- Nihilistic, Profound
- “His Hour” - Given a short time to make an impact
- “Upon the stage” - Macbeth had the potential to be a hero, a purveyor of greatness
- “Out” is Repeated, echoing LM, mourning his loss of Lady Macbeth.
- “Out” - Listening to Lady Macbeth
“But now I am cabin’d, cribbed, confined, bound into saucy doubts and fears - But Banquo’s safe”
“Now” - Previous Freedom
- Lost through subversion
“I” - Solitude
- Fighting Alone
“Banquo’s Safe” - Heaven, Salvation, Banquo is an example of what Macbeth could have been.
“But now I am ________, _______, confined, ______ into ______ doubts and _____”
“But now I am cabin’d, cribbed, confined, bound into saucy doubts and fears”
“Is ____________ which I see before ________”
“Is this a dagger at which I see before me”
“Is this a dagger at which I see before me”
- “Dagger” represents the _____________ _________ and Macbeth’s _________ __________
- Macbeth is _________ ______
- U________ A_________
- T_________
- D________ the P_______ of A_________
- An _______ into __________ __________
- “Dagger” represents the physical weapon and Macbeth’s psychological torment
- Macbeth is Easily Strayed
- Unchecked Ambition
- Taunting
- Demonstrates the Power of Ambition
- An insight into Macbeth’s Subconscious
“Out ________ spot, out I say […] hell is ________”
“Out damned spot, out I say […] hell is murky”
“Out damned spot, out I say […] hell is murky”
J_____________ I________
“D_____”
Discuss Begging and Falsehoods
Discuss the Spot as a Symbol
Discuss the blurred line of Good Vs Bad
Juxtaposing Ideas
Imperative of “Out” suggests that LM believes she still holds her false power; whilst begging to be spared by the powers at be
“Damned” - Destined for hell
“Spot” - Minute, Small Symbol, causing a large impact
“Hell is Murky” - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are a product or original Sin, right and wrong are “murky” ideas
Why does Lady Macbeth attempt to “Out” the spot? Why isn’t it effective?
She believe’s she is the representative of God on earth, as queen. She attempts to command the spirits but because she is an Usurper, her claim to the throne is contrived and false.
What C_____ is Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s claim to the throne?
Contrived
Why Soliloquy’s Important?
They conventionally tell the truth as they’re a character’s inner thoughts
“_______ is stuck in my _______”
“Amen is stuck in my throat”
“Amen is stuck in my throat”
“Amen” - Prayer is a ______ of ________, ______ is no ______ ______ __ _______
“Stuck” - _________ ________ be ____
Acknowledgement of Damnation
“Amen” - Prayer is a source of salvation, Macbeth is no longer entitled to salvation
“Stuck” - Physically cannot be said
Acknowledgement of Damnation
What is presented as an outlet that frees from the corroding Psyche?
Sleep
