How Shakespeare presents Duncan Flashcards
1
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Para 1: Kind and merciful king who rewards his subjects well.
A
‘What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.’
2
Q
Para 1: Kind and merciful king who rewards his subjects well.
A
‘So well thy words become thee as thy wounds:/ They smack of honour both.’
3
Q
Para 2: Also quite naive
A
‘There’s no art/ to find the mind’s construction in the face.’
4
Q
Para 2: Also quite naive
A
‘My worthy Cawdor’
5
Q
Para 3: His murder breaks Scotland as a country, showing the importance of divine right of kings
A
‘Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope/ The Lord’s anointed temple.’
6
Q
Para 3: His murder breaks Scotland as a country, showing the importance of divine right of kings
A
‘Some say the Earth/ Was feverous and did shake.’
