appearance vs reality Flashcards
1
Q
- paradox, equivocal oxymoron, dramatic irony
- witches and macbeth
- foreshadows
- duplicate
A
‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’
‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen’
2
Q
- banquo
- agents of evil = devils and witches
- decieving
- prophecies have consequences and are dangerous
- aligning to dark supernatural forces will end in a tragedy
- hint: music
A
‘The instruments of darkness tell us truths ; win us with honest trifles, to betray’s in deepest consequences’
3
Q
- simile
- Biblical allusion to Adam and Eve
- gunpowder plot
A
‘look like th’innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t’
4
Q
- reference to Lucifer who had war on God
A
‘Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell’
5
Q
- appearance vs corrupted morals
- colour resemblance
- simile
A
‘Black Macbeth will seem as pure as snow’
6
Q
- alliteration remind us of fair foul
- betrayal
- desires can be hidden
A
‘False face must hide what the false heart doth know.’
