Macbeth as a noble/brave warrior

Question 1

Act 1, Scene 2

Answer 1

‘unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps’
‘Bellona’s bridegroom’
–>being compared with Mars the Roman god of war
‘Brave Macbeth’
‘smoked with bloody execution’

Question 2

Act 5, Scene 7

Answer 2

‘They have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly,/But, bear-like, I must fight the course.’
–> knows he is trapped but will still fight to the very end
–> still relying on his physical violence/strength

Question 3

Act 5, Scene 8

Answer 3

‘WHY SHOULD I PLAY THE ROMAN FOOL, and die on mine own sword’
–> He would rather die fighting than submit to another man’s authority

Question 4

Why is Macbeth presented as a great and noble warrior?

Answer 4

He fulfils the expectations of masculinity and proves his manhood. Shakespeare gives him a place to fall from –> all tragic heroes have to start at the top, so that they can fall

Question 5

What type of imagery does Shakespeare use at the beginning when he first introduces Macbeth, while he is being spoken about?

Answer 5

range of war imagery