Macbeth Flashcards
Who does macbeth kill?
King Duncan
Banquo
Macduffs Family
young sidward
Drunken guards
What is macbeths hamartia?
His ambition
4 quotes of macbeth ?
“If chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without my stir”
“That is a step on which i must fall down or o’er leap stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires”
“out out brief candle”
“Is this a dagger i see before me”
What does “if chance will have me king, why may chance crown me without my stir” mean?
Macbeth is hoping he will not have to do anything to become king that fate will take care of it
What does “That is a step which i must fall down or o’er leap stars , hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deepest desires” mean
Macbeth is now committed to killing duncan it shows the growth of evil in macbeth
What does “out,out brief candle” mean
Macbeth is referring to life in general as being like a candle that can suddenly be put out
What does “is this a dagger i see before me” mean
Macbeth speaks this famous soliloquy when he is taken over by his guilt and growing insanity for killing Duncan. His imagination brings forth the picture of a dagger in front of him, which symbolizes the impending murder.
