macbeth Flashcards
hubris
excessive pride
foreboding
hinting something bad will happen
dramatic irony
dramatic irony is where the audience knows something the characters don’t.
Soliloquy
When a character speaks their thoughts aloud to an audience.
Hamartia
A characters fatal flaw
tyrant
A cruel and oppressive ruler.
who killed king Duncan
macbeth
“Is this a …….. which i see before me”
dagger
“……. me here”
unsex
“Out ……. spot!”
damn’d
Fair is ……, and foul is fair”
foul
“A little …… clears us of this deed”
Water
“….. cousin”
valliant
Patriotic
Devoted to his country and its rightful king.
-this is seen when macduff eventually kills macbeth because he is loyal to the proper king and not macbeth which shows his is patriotic
key quote: “when you durst do it,then you were a man”
lady macbeth act 1 scene 7
Analysis
lady macbeth attacks macbeth’s masculinity to manipulate him into committing murder displaying her power through deception
key quote: “life….is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,signifying nothing”
macbeth,act 4,scene 4
Analysis
macbeth pessimistic view reflects his realisation that all his ambitious actions were ultimately meaningless and will lead to his defeat
Key quote: “Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires”
Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 4
Analysis
Macbeth commands the natural world to hide his evil intentions from God, suggesting awareness of the blasphemous consequences.
Key quote: “Come you spirits … Unsex me here”
Lady Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 5
Analysis
Lady Macbeth commands evil spirits to strip her of feminine traits, subverting gender roles through unnatural means.
Key quote: “Out, damned spot: out, I say!”
Lady Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1
Analysis
Lady Macbeth’s desperate pleading and hallucinations symbolise her loss of power and mental instability due to her guilt.
Key quote: “Fair is foul and foul is fair”
Three Witches, Act 1, Scene 1
Analysis
The witches’ paradoxical language warns of deception and upheaval, foreshadowing the corruption of natural order.
paradoxical language
it mean two thing that dont make sense with each other
pessimistic view
tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
