Control/Macbeth Flashcards
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Q
“I could with my barefaced power sweep him from my sight, / And bid my will avouch it, yet I must not,”
A
Macbeth acknowledges his ability to control others using violent means by saying that “I could with my barefaced power sweep him from my sight, / And bid my will avouch it, yet I must not,” (3.1) when pondering what to do about Banquo. “Barefaced” implies he could be shameless and outright in his murderous ways, while “sweep him from my sight” connotes a godlike control over reality.
