Deceit

Question 1

Topic sentence 1

Answer 1

From the beginning of the play, the witches deceive Macbeth.
‘fair is foul and foul is fair’
‘juggling fiends’

Question 2

‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’

Answer 2

L = paradox/chiasmus. Predict MB king, good as leads to murder, which evil, to achieve ambition. Shows equivocation ( use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth) of witches.
inverses moral order
C = illegal meetings
S = chant in catalectic trochaic tetrameter- associate with chants and spells
R = shock/thrill

Question 3

‘Juggling fiends’

Answer 3

L = metaphor. MB realises he has been deceived by the witches as agents fo the devil and that he has damned his soul to Hell for murdering a king.
C = DRK

Question 4

Topic sentece 2

Answer 4

Macbeth hides his ambition to become king after hearing the witches’ prophecies but LMB encourages him to be a deceitful murderer.
‘stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires’
‘look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it’

Question 5

‘Stars hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires.’

Answer 5

L = adjectives ‘black’ and ‘deep’ suggest MB knows his murderous ambition is morally wrong but also very strong.
The stars symbolize the light of heaven – he does not want God to see what he is planning to do, but he is going to commit the murder anyway. Damn soul

Question 6

‘Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it.’

Answer 6

L = metaphors. Serpent represents sin and evil.  
D = LMB like Eve in Genesis tempting MB to commit sin.
C = James I had a medal struck bearing a flower and snake to commemorate discovery of Gunpowder plot.  
R = Jacobean audience would recognise this. Shows murderers like MB will be discovered & punished.

Question 7

Topic sentence 3

Answer 7

Macbeth deceives Lady Macbeth
‘be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck, until thou applaud the deed’
‘apply to Banquo; present him eminence’
‘why do you keep alone of sorriest fancies’

Question 8

‘Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed’

Answer 8

I = MB conceals things

 1. loves her and wants to protect her
 2. symptom that they are becoming emotionally distant

Question 9

‘Apply to Banquo; present him eminence’

Answer 9

I = MB conceals things

 1. loves her and wants to protect her
 2. symptom that they are becoming emotionally distant

Question 10

‘Why do you keep alone of sorriest fancies’

Answer 10

accusing MB of addressing and showing worries

IRONIC as she was worrying previously.

Question 11

Topic sentence 4

Answer 11

Macbeth lies and deceives others after the murder of King Duncan
‘there’s daggers in men’s smiles’
‘a have a strange infirmity’

Question 12

‘There’s daggers in men’s smiles’

Answer 12

L = metaphor. Malcolm and Donalbain realise another Thane murdered their father. They cannot trust anyone and must flee to safety.

Question 13

‘I have a strange infirmity’

Answer 13

LMB and MB lie and claim MB seeing a ghost is because he is ill. Try to conceal B’s murder
R = audience despise MB for lying and for murdering an innocent friend.