Macbeth and Argument Analysis Flashcards
Finish the quote
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash………”
“this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red.”
Finish the quote
“Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour….”
“….upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
Finish the quote
“Come, thick night,
And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell…..”
“…..That my keen knife see not the wound it makes,
Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark,
To cry, ‘Hold, hold!’”
Finish the quote
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward…..”
“….my hand? Come, let me clutch thee:
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”
Fill in the blanks
“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this ____ pace from day to day
To the last _____ of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted _____
The way to _____ death. Out, ____, brief _____!
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Fill in the gaps
“All the ______ of Arabia will not ______ this little hand. “
“All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. “
Fill in the gaps
“Yet do I fear thy ______;
It is too full o’ the ______ of human _______.”
“Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness.”
Fill in the gaps
“Screw your _______ to the sticking-place,
And we’ll not ______.”
“Screw your courage to the sticking-place,
And we’ll not fail.”
Fill in the gaps
“That which hath made them drunk hath made me ________,
What hath ________them hath given me fire.”
“That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold,
What hath quenched them hath given me fire.”
What are the three apparitions and what do they foreshadow?
1st apparition- The severed head
Represents that Macduff will be a threat to Macbeth’s reign. Macduff murders Macbeth.
2nd apparition- The bloodied child
Represents that Macbeth cannot be killed by anyone woman born. He is killed by Macduff who was born of a c-section.
3rd apparition- The royal child and tree
Represents that Macbeth will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane. The soldiers who travel to Dunsinane to attack Macbeth hide behind logs from Birnam Wood.
Why is Macbeth originally reluctant to kill King Duncan?
- King Duncan is a good, virtuous king who treats his people well.
- Duncan values Macbeth highly as he is a loyal soldier who has fought for him.
- Macbeth won’t be accepted into heaven if he kills Duncan.
How does Lady Macbeth convince Macbeth to kill King Duncan?
Recall the quote that shows this.
Lady Macbeth accuses him of cowardice and insults his lack of manhood.
“When you durst do it, then you were a man
And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man”
Explain the significance of the following quote:
“I have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself
And falls on th’other”
(Answers will vary)
Macbeth compares making the decision of whether to go ahead with the murder of King Duncan with horse riding. He describes being unable to commit regicide by comparing himself to a rider who cannot use his spurs to get his horse to go faster. The only thing that is keeping him going is ambition which is similar to a rider who overestimates their ability to leap over an obstacle and fail. This displays that he would be unwilling to go ahead with the plan if it wasn’t for his desire to become king, which will lead him down a dangerous path.
How does Lady Macbeth defy traditional gender roles?
Provide a quote to support your explanation.
- She takes on masculine characteristics in order to commit the murder of King Duncan. She exchanges the gentleness and weakness of femininity for the strength and courage of manhood.
- She controls Macbeth and dictates his actions. She is in full control of the murderous plots. The Elizabethan audience would have understood women to be submissive and controlled by their husbands, unlike Lady Macbeth.
Possible quote-
“Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full
Of direst cruelty!”
What is the structure of the introduction of an argument analysis essay?
BDCAT B- Background information D- Details of text C-Contention A-Arguments T-Tone
