Macbeth Quotes and techniques

Question 1

P1) “for brave Macbeth(well he deserves that name)”

Answer 1

parenthesis - adding extra information, highlighting how truly brave he is
word choice - brave, courageous, valiant, fearless

Question 2

P1) “O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman”

Answer 2

word choice - valiant similar to brave, emphasizes how truly brave they both consider him
word choice - worthy, deserving of Duncans respect and of being in his inner circle

Question 3

P1) “stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires”

Answer 3

personification - asking stars to turn out their lights, so that Macbeth’s thoughts are not revealed and no light is shed on them.

Question 4

P2) “You shall put this night’s great business into my dispatch”

Answer 4

Tone - Commanding, unusual for a women and unusual for a man to allow that in the time period

Question 5

P2) “Art thou afeard?”

Answer 5

Rhetorical question - challenging Macbeth’s pride as a warrior, asking him if he is a coward again adds to unusual relationship

Question 6

P3) “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”

Answer 6

word choice - nothing, connotations of empty or meaningless, no matter what he did nothing mattered in the end
juxtaposition - full of sound and fury (hustle and bustle, load noises, war) contrasts with signifying nothing (meaningless, empty, pointless or futile)

Question 7

P3) “Juggling fiends”

Answer 7

metaphor - constantly switching their meanings, tricksy
word choice - fiends, evil being from hell sent to torment the living

Question 8

P3) “and damned be he who first cries “Hold! Enough”

Answer 8

Tone - angry, use of words like damned be he comes full circle back to the valiant warrior willing to risk his life for his honour