Important quotes

Question 1

Act 1
Unseamed him from the nave to the chaps

Quote can be used for:
. ambition
. power
. supernatural
. relationship between macbeth and the supernatural
. danger of patriarchy
. Lady Macbeth - (She calls Macbeth a coward) - The only thing that matters to Macbeth in a patriarchal society is power and reputation - by calling him a coward, she insults him and motivates him

Answer 1

. Unseamed - Verb, Metaphor - talking about the way Macbeth fights with his sword - We get the impression that Macbeth is super precise - Implies enjoyment on the battlefield

. Unseaming the enemy from the belly button to the chin - He is purposely inflicting pain on the enemy - making the enemy bleed out and die a slow and painful death - showing he is enjoying battle - he wants his enemies to suffer the most pain possible

. Early foreshadowing, he is fighting not to kill people, but to inflict pain and suffering - He has a dark side
. He is like an artist - painting a canvas - forcing the enemy to suffer before they die
. Witches are the catalyst that bring this to the surface

. Macbeth is patriarchal - killing the enemy - strong, manly - A man is supposed to be brave and powerful

. Freud and the idea of the id
. He was a neurologist and said that every human had three sections of the brain - the id, ego, superego - only part that is relevant right now is the id

. The id looks at our raw instinct, instinct of survival, instinct of worship
. survival instinct is that everybody wants to survive
. worship instinct, every body has the instinct to worship, not necessarily God - money, cars , God etc.
. In this moment , when Macbeth makes his enemy suffer because he is a slave to desire, he is worshipping power, the power over another human being
. Throughout the play his id, takes over to the point where the only thing he thinks about is his power and desire

Question 2

Act 5
Life is but a walking shadow
Brief candle
. Regret - regrets what he has done
. Change
. Ambition
. Power
. Kingship - Being king meant nothing - For Macbeth - it’s what got him killed
. Supernatural - how they tricked Macbeth to chase his shadows
. Danger of the supernatural - Act 1, Witches are described as an instrument Macbeth has been played as an instrument, they made him worship and idolize power

Answer 2

Life is but a walking shadow
Juxtaposition, Metaphor
. His wife has just died and the enemy army is waiting outside his castle
. Walking - chasing/ pursuing something - Macbeth was always chasing something, he was chasing something that is impossible to catch “shadow”.
. Macbeth is regretting what he has done, he has been addicted to power, titles but it’s never enough for him, He has tried to chase something he could never keep up with

Brief Candle
Metaphor
. Candle - symbolism - A candle will eventually go out - two ways to extinguish it - watch it burn out naturally
- or by human intervention - blowing it out
. The candle symbolizes human life, every single character in the play dies because of human intervention , every single candle is extinguished

. Macbeth understands the fragility of life
. These two quotes go against patriarchy - men aren’t supposed to feel sad or regret - this quote comes out when Lady Macbeth dies - as if the act Macbeth has put on has gone away - maybe everything he was doing was to prove how powerful and strong he was - the mask can now be removed - Now he can breathe

Question 3

Act 2
Heat oppresed brain
. Personification
. Symbolism
. Metaphors

. Power - shows how powerless Macbeth is
. Witches - The Witches opress Macbeth’s brain - they can control his actions

Answer 3

. Oppressed - He feels controlled and trapped - His brain feels controlled
. Heat - you can use heat to mold something - the heat is being used to change Macbeth’s brain - it has been transfigured - the heat is making him malleable
. The heat is a symbol of the Witches and Lady Macbeth - they are trying to alter Macbeth

Question 4

Act 1
Thunder, lightning, rain (stage directions)
. talking about stage directions = form

. Prophecies
. Witches
. Supernatural
. Ambition
. Power

Answer 4

. This stage direction can be seen as a warning
. Thunder is what you hear
. Lightning is what you see
. Rain is the aftermath
. This stage direction tells the story of the entire play
. We listen, see, then everything spreads

. Macbeth hears prophecies, He then kills the King, then the rain falls - Then he kills Banquo, Lady Macduff - it spreads and the rain goes everywhere