Macbeth Assorted Other Good Quotes Flashcards
Act 1 Scene 5
raven omen
‘The raven himself is hoarse/That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan ‘
- DEATH, BIRDS
- LM before the murder
- ravens as omen of death
LM
Act 1 Scene 5
pall me
‘Come, thick night/and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell’
- DARKNESS
- LNK end of the book, hell is murky
- LM before the murder
LM
Act 1 Scene 7
angels trumpet tongued
‘that his virtues/Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued against/the deep damnation of his taking-off’
- RELIGION, MONARCHY
- such a good and noble king M feels guilty about killing
- CONT: Shakespeare funded by James I who is a Scottish king so wants to make him look good
M
Act 2 Scene 2
as pictures, infirm
‘Infirm of purpose/Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the dead/ Are but as pictures/ Tis the eye of childhood/That fears a painted devil’
- M + LM
- LNK - resembled my father, LM is a hypocrite
- calling him useless and a coward
LM
Act 3 Scene 2
scorched
‘We have scorched the snake, not killed it’
- EVIL IMAGERY
- snake refers to banquo, ironic as they were snakes earlier
- evil imagery
M
Act 5 Scene 5
fears = numb
’ I have almost forgot the taste of fears’
- contrast to monolgue and killing of Duncan, numb instead of brave
M