Macbeth-golden quotes Flashcards
‘i have no ___ to ___ the sides of my ___ but only vaulting ___ which ___ itself and ___ on one another’
spur,prick,intent,ambition,o’erleaps,falls
analysis:
-harmatia isnt ambition its the love for his wife bc witches wernt enough for him to kill duncan
-repeated f sound shows agression bc u bare ur teeth
‘fair is ___ and ___ is ___ hover through the ___ and ___ air’
foul,foul,fair,fog,filthy
analysis:
deception, u cant trust the universe.
-a lot of traitors in play 1st thane of cawdor exectuded for being traitor then got given to macbeth who was traitor.
-fate bc duncans death was inevitable bc of traitors.
-macbeth cldve avoided his fate.
-in greek tragedy hero tries to avoid fate. macbeth cldve waited to to become kind thru heir in a ‘fair’ way but decided to kill duncan in a ‘foul’ way
-trachaic tetrameter-> witches childish
‘out ___ spot! out i say! ___ two why then its time to do’t. ___ is murky.Fie my ___,fie.A ___ and afeard? what need we ___ who knows it when none can cal our ___ to account’
damned,one,hell,lord,soldier,fear,power
analysis:
-realises shes going to hell
-blood represents christian guilt
-murky hell links to filthy air
-end shows if ppl find out she dont need to worry bc she has the power which is wrong ppl find out and turn against them
‘___ you spirits that ___ on mortal thoughts ___ me her and ___ me from the crown to the ___ top full of ___ ____’
come,tend,unsex,fill,toe,direst,cruelty
analysis:
-rejection of patriarchy
-shakespear doesnt want king to he cruel bc gunpowder plot means james can go kill plotters.shake doesnt want this
-bc kingship n cruelty dont go thther which is why macbeth dont succeed
- real macbeth gets away w murder bc he dont kil banquo
-women excluded from power which motavates lady nacbeth more to manipulate husband
-witches r ugly w beatds bc if they were feminine presenting they wld hv no stayus
‘less then ___ and ___’
‘not so ___, yet much ___’
‘thou ___ get kings though thou be ___’
macbeth,greater,happy,happier,shalt,none
analysis:
-flattery of king james.banquo was relative to james so hes presented good
-divine right of kings bc shake is sayin james comes from nobles chosen by god
-banquo is antithesis
‘i would while it was ___ in my face have ___ my ___ from his ____ gums and ___ the brains out had i so ___ as you ___ done to this’
smiling,plucked,nipple,bonesless,dashd,sworn,have
analysis:
-abonded feminity ->losing her baby lead her to violence which she wants macbeth to influct on duncsn
-killing duncan is revenged death bc god took away her baby si she punsihing god by regocide
-manipulating nacbeth to making a promise srs as life n death
-society made her eveil bc main job for women is providing heir n kids n she cldnt do that
‘out,out brief candle lifes a ___ shadow a poor ___ ‘
walking,player
analysis:
-out out is copying L macbeths language-> similaity in evilness and shows there in tune
- poor player meaning life is pointless bc god has a plan for you so its like ur js reading a script no matter wat u do ur gnna end up where god wants u. so hes blaming his life on god n not taking responsibility
-dark humour bc someone playin macbeth bc play
-shake is manmade he went from glove maker to play amker
‘look the the ___ flower but be the ___ under it’
innocent,serpant
analysis:
-genasis when eve eats apple bc serpant influenced her into doin it,L macbeth influences macbeth like eve done to adam and seprant done to eve
-flattering james bc of his book demonology says women more evil then mean so shake agreeing w his views
-james put serpant on a medal after gunpoweder plot
‘i gin to be ___ of the sun and wish yhe ___ a the wold were now __’
weary,estate,undone
analysis:
-macbeth kns hes coming to an end so he wishes world falls apart bc hes angry which is childish reaction
-shake showing audience if u try overthrow king then everything will fall apart for u
