Macbeth Flashcards
1
Q
What are key themes shown through Macbeth?
A
- Tragic hero
- Highly renowned
- Good to bad
- Downfall
- Error or frailty
- Hamartia
2
Q
“Vaulting ambition”
A
- Admitting hamartia
- Descends into evil
- Ambition stronger than morality
- Fatal flaw
3
Q
“Tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues”
“devilish” - Malcolm
A
- Violent ambition ruined his noble characteristics
4
Q
“I will not yield”
“Before my body I throw my warlike shield”
A
- Brave
- Honourable
5
Q
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?”
A
- Conscious
- Doubts whether he’s done the right thing
- Guilt
6
Q
“brave Macbeth”
“noble partner”
A
- well respected
- capable warrior
7
Q
“My dearest love”
“She should have died hereafter”
A
- Lost ability to feel after LM’s death
8
Q
“unseamed him from the nave to th’chaps”
A
- Gruesome
- Violent
- Final
9
Q
How is Banquo presented as a foil to Macbeth?
A
Parallels at start
React differently to witches
10
Q
How is Duncan presented as a foil to Macbeth?
A
Kind and compassionate king compared to Macbeth’s tyranny
