Character Of Macbeth

Question 1

Quotation that shows M believe he and LM are equal

Answer 1

“My dearest partner in Greatness” - unusual to deem your partner equal due to the great chain of being and the social hierarchy
“Partner” has equal connotations

Question 2

Quotation that how’s M recognises his weakness

Answer 2

“Only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the ‘other”
Metaphor
Recognises ambition will be his downfall

Question 3

Quotation that shows Macbeth is admired

Answer 3

• “brave Macbeth”
  -“His brandis’d steel smoked with bloody execution
  Graphic imagery to show his aggression
  Metaphorical or literal to show thee speed of his sword

Question 4

What is Macbeth’s first line in the play and why is it so very significant

Answer 4

“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
This line echoes the witches’ words and establishes a connection between them and Macbeth