Macbeth - Themes - Guilt

Question 1

finish the quote: ‘the gory..

Answer 1

locks at me’

Question 2

what does ‘the gory locks at me’ show

Answer 2

banquos ghost - physical manifestation of his physical violence

locks - like mocks

Question 3

finish the quote: ‘is this a dagger..

Answer 3

which i see before me, the handle towards my hand’

Question 4

what does ‘is this a dagger which i see before me, the handle towards my hand’ show

Answer 4

trying to say it’s involuntary - ridding himself of any murder responsibility

refers to dagger as an instrument

Question 5

finish the quote: ‘had he not resembled my father…

Answer 5

i had done it’

Question 6

what does ‘had he not resembled my father… i’d had done it’ show

Answer 6

conscience - exposes inner cowardice

gender - ingrained fear of patriarchy

Question 7

finish the quote: ‘O full of..

Answer 7

scorpions my mind, dear wife’

Question 8

what does ‘O full of scorpions my mind, dear wife show’

Answer 8

metaphor

scorpions (noun) - poisonous - similar to how ambition has poisoned his mind

full (adjective) - engulfed in remorse