Act 1 Scene 6, DRAMATIC IRONY Flashcards
1
Q
Duncan comes to castle and says ‘castle has pleasant seat’
A
-ironic as in the last scene they were on about his death
2
Q
‘Deep and broad’ ‘loads’ ~ LM to Duncan
A
- hyperbole
- semantic field of vastness and excess
- Duncan has done so much for them and even if they ‘double’ it, it won’t be sufficient enough
3
Q
Duncan to LM, ‘fair and noble hostess’
A
More dramatic irony
-parallel to ‘fair is foul’
