Macbeth - Themes - Supernatural Flashcards

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1
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Finish the quote: ‘so foul and fair…

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a day I have not seen’

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what does ‘so foul and fair a day I have not seen’ show

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echos the witches - becomes their mouthpiece - vessel of their misconduct

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Finish the quote: ‘tell…’ and ‘call…’

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..me’

..em’

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what does ‘tell me’ and ‘call em’ show

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imperative phrases

embracing his tyrannical demeanour - talking about the witches

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Finish the quote: ‘why do you dress me in..

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borrowed robes’

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what does ‘why do you dress me in borrowed robes’ show

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suggests he’s being awarded a title which does not belong to him - given by the witches

moves around the hierarchy throughout play - temporary

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