Macbeth Flashcards
Ambition
Despite being loyal brave soldier in beginning MB cannot resist the power of his vaulting ambition
LM ambition also knows no bounds both willing to disobey god to fulfill
Power
Battle for power seen throughout arguably most powerful characters are females - witches LM both able to manipulate protagonist however power of god is omnipotent
Lm telling m yo be deceitful
Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it
Lm nonchalant about murder
A little water clears us of this deed
After muder - lm berating m for feeling guilt
Tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil
Lasy macbeth sleep walking scene (3 quotes)
- out damn spot out
- the thane of fife had s wife where is she now
- hell is murky
M being punished by god after murder
Amen stuck in my throat
Mabeths first words in the plsy
So foul and fair a day I have not seen
Act 3
M becomes king but is plsgued by insecurity has banquo murderd but then sees his ghost
Dagger soliloquy
Act 2 scene one m hallucinats a bloody dagger going to duncans room
Macbeth deeper descends into madness abd vonsiders murdering his best friend
O full of scorpions is my mind
M distanced from lm when about to murder and begin to take control over relationship
Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck
M knows he’s turning evil
By asking Lady Macbeth to be “innocent of knowledge” Macbeth is asking her to be innocent of evil. Macbeth knows that he is becoming evil, and he does not want to drag his wife down with him, because he loves her.
At the same time, his attitude for his wife is becoming more “frosty” and mean, which shows that he is trying not to love her