Kingship Flashcards
1
Q
“Too full o’ the milk of human kindness “
A
When lady Macbeth receives her husband letter about the witches prophecies, she’s worried he’s too kind to be a king. To her the essence of a king is to be evil.
2
Q
“All hail Macbeth
Hail to thee thane of glamis
All hail Macbeth
Hail to thee thane of Cawdor
All hail Macbeth
Thou shall be king hereafter “
A
This structures the rest of the play and foreshadows what is to come for Macbeth. This motivates him for the rest of the play
3
Q
“Stars hide your fire let not light see my dark and deep desires”
A
Rhyming couplet conveys Macbeth’s feelings at this point, he is determined to kill the king.
4
Q
Macbeths fatal flaw
A
Macbeths fatal flaw is his ambition, which is the reason of his hamartia.
-ruins divine right of kings
