violence Flashcards
(12 cards)
what is the key quote for LM and what act
“Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
(act 2 scene 2)
what is the translation of “Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
hand me the daggers those who are asleep are dead and are no longer than a picture
what is happening when LM says “Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
macbeth had returned from killing duncan and is in a frenzied state
what are the language feature sin this quote “Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
simile
motif of sleep
what is the use of the simile in this quote “Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
- lm is trivializing nad making the murder seem insignificant by comparing it to a picture - she is trying to undermine regicide
- by making the death insignificant she is emasculating macbeth by mocking his fear
- reveals her belief that violence lack ever lasting consequence, reflecting her cold attitude towards their actions
how does the motif of sleep link with the quote “Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
- sleep represents innocence throughout the play ‘sleepwalking’ - her lack of sleep and the dismissal of sleep links too a loss of innocence - focused on being a barbaric tyrant
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what is teh context for the quote “Give me the daggers; the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.”
- play was created to appeal to James concerns - regicide - through the quote we see a chaos of M fear and Lm trying to downplay the fear - serves as a reminder to the audience that if anyone commits regicide this chaos will follow them
- by committing regicide and dismissing the significance of the dead she is disrupting the natural chain of being
what is another quote of LM
“Dash’d teh brains out”
analysis “Dash’d teh brains out”
- plosive on the word dash’d creates a brutal sound mirroring her brutal rejection of motherly instincts - her tendency for violence takes superiority over motherhood leading to her willingness to extinguish human life
- juxtaposition between forceful word ‘Dash’d” and delicate “brains” reflects her character of a fragile exterior with a harsh interior
what is the quote for violence and macduff
“i have no words; my voice is my sword”
anaysis “i have no words; my voice is my sword”
violent metaphor : the restoration of scotland necessitates physical violence - ambition is to restore scotland
- macbeth has disrupted the natural order so much it needs physical violence to combat it
- short sentance the short length of time scotland will have to suffer under macbeths rule
