Act 3 Scene 1 Flashcards
1
Q
‘I fear thou hast played most foully for’t’
A
‘I fear thou hast played most foully for’t’
-Even Banquo is sceptical of Macbeth now
-Macbeth lives the ‘fair’ life but got there through ‘foul’ means
2
Q
‘We’
A
-Macbeth uses the royal ‘We’
- royal ‘We’ - God and I
3
Q
‘I’
A
royal ‘We’ shifts to ‘I’, shows Macbeth’s insecurity
4
Q
‘Our fears in Banquo stick _____’
A
‘Our fears in Banquo stick deep’
-shows dagger-like imagery
5
Q
‘Fruitless ______’ ‘Baron _______’
A
‘Fruitless crown’ ‘Baron sceptre’
- Macbeth is emasculated by his sterility
- throne is not secure as he doesn’t have an heir
6
Q
‘To be thus is _________, but to be safely ____’
A
‘To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus’
- Being King is well and good but if its not secured with a son then it is nothing
