Rightful Kingship Flashcards
1
Q
Macbeth 1:7 - knows Duncan is a good king
A
“so clear in his great office”
2
Q
Macbeth 1:7 - (alliteration) recognises killing Duncan is a heinous deed that D doesn’t deserve.
A
“Deep damnation”
3
Q
Macbeth disrupts the order of the Great Chain of Being by killing Duncan
A
Symbolised by the unnatural, chaotic events that occur after Duncan’s murder:
-the darkness that ‘strangles’ the sun
-the falcon killed by the owl
-Duncan’s horses eating one another
