Macbeth Flashcards
What is the definition of nonpariel (noun)?
Having no match or equal; unrivalled
BANQUO
What is the definition of primogentiure?
The system of inheritance or succession by the first-born, specifically the eldest son
What is the definition of supersition?
A firm belief in the supernatural
What is the definition of usurper?
A person who takes a position of power illegaly
What is the definition of apparition?
A ghost or ghost-like image of a person
BANQUOS GHOST
What is the definition of avaricious?
Having extreme greed for wealth or material gain
MACBETH
What is the definition of equivocation?
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth
What are the quotes from L.A.M.B (lady macbeth, ambition, macbeth, banquo)
L- Out dammed spot- guilt and decent into madness
A-I dare do all that may become a man;Who dares do more is none-debating wether to kill duncan
M-Is this a dagger which I see before me?-hallucination and struggle before murder
B-to Banquo, the most loyal of them all-contrast to macbeth
What are the quotes from F.A.T.E (fate, ambition, tragedy, equivocation)
F- all hail macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of glamis!hail to thee, thane of cawdor!hail to thee king that shalt be-witches prophecy
A-I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other- all about ambition
T-out, out brief candle! Lifes but a walking shadow-futility of life
E- the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest triffles
What are quotes about banquo and supernatural imagery?
“The earth hath bubbles”
“Have we eaten on the insane root”
Distances himself from witches but macbeth with them
What quotes by banquo show ambition?
“Speak to me then”
“Seeds of time”
“I dream’d last night of the three weird sisters”
Interested by the prohecy, not as strong as macbeth
What quote by banquo suspects macbeth is evil?
“I fear thou played’st most foully for’t”
Suspects macbeth can identify evil as a moral person
What quotes about banquo show that he is loyal?
“Noble Banquo”
Worthy Banquo”
“No less deserv’d”
“Wisdom that doth guide his valour”
“Royalty of nature”
What quotes by Lady macbeth show her associating with the supernatural?
“Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be / What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature/ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness / to catch the nearest way.”
Word “fear” accosiated with supernatural and shows she wants to become queen
“Too full” suggests macbeth will be an obsticle
“Milk” connotations of feminity, a trait fir macbeth
