Act 2 scene 4 Flashcards
1
Q
“Hours dreadful and things strange, but this sore night Hath trifled former knowings.”
A
Means that the man has seen bad things but this is much worse.
2
Q
“By th’clock tis day and yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp.”
A
Shows the impact of regicide on the natural world.
3
Q
“That darkness does the face of the earth entomb”
A
Means the world is buried in darkness and evil.
4
Q
“A falcon towering in her pride of place was by a mousing owl hawk’d at and killed.”
A
References the great chain of being, shows that the food chain has reversed.
5
Q
“Those that would make good of bad, and friends of foes.”
A
Echoes the witches and shows the supernatural impact.
