MACBETHS FEARS

Question 1

HOW DOES SHAKESPEARE PRESENT MACBETHS FEARS

Answer 1

AMBITION AND GUILT - DRIVEN TO COMMIT REGICIDE AND GUILT AND FEAR OF BEING CAUGHT HAUNT HIM
SUPERNATURAL - PROPHECIES/BANQUOS GHOST - PARANOIA AND FEAR BECOMES OBSESSSED WITH SECURING HIS POWER AND ELIMINATING THREATS TO HIS RULE
VISIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS

Question 2

MACBETHS FEAR:AMBITION AND GUILT:QUOTES

Answer 2

I HAVE NO SPUR… BUT ONLY VAULTING AMBITION WHICH OVERLEAPS ITSELF AND FALLS ON THE OTHER
WILL ALL GREAT NEPTUNES OCEAN WAS THIS BLOOD CLEAN FROM MY HAND ?NO

Question 3

MACBETHS FEAR: SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS:QUOTES

Answer 3

ALL HAIL MACBETH THAT SHALT BE KING HEREAFTER
IS THIS A DAGGER WHICH I SEE BEFORE ME THE HANDLE TOWARD MY HAND
THOUGH CANST NOT DAY I DID IT.NEVER SHAKE THY GORY LOCKS AT ME

Question 4

I HAVE NO SPUR… BUT ONLY VAULTING AMBITION WHICH OVERLEAPS ITSELF AND FALLS ON THE OTHER

Answer 4

ADMITS LACK OF JUSTIFICATION FOR THE MURDER
RECOGNISES HIS AMBITION AS THE SOLE DRIVING FORCE LEADING TO HIS DOWNFALL
LACK OF MOTIVATION
PROPELLING HIM FORWARDS WITHOUT CONSIDERING CONSEQUENCES

Question 5

WILL ALL GREAT NEPTUNES OCEAN WAS THIS BLOOD CLEAN FROM MY HAND ?NO

Answer 5

OVERWHELMING GUILT AND THE FUTILITY OF WASHING AWAY HIS SINS HIGHLIGHTING THE INESCAPABLE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS

Question 6

ALL HAIL MACBETH THAT SHALT BE KING HEREAFTER

Answer 6

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN AND HIS DESIRE FOR POWER
INSTILLS A SENSE OF FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT ACTIONS HE MUST TAKE TO FUFIL IT AND WHAT CONSEQUENCES MAY FOLLOW

Question 7

IS THIS A DAGGER WHICH I SEE BEFORE ME THE HANDLE TOWARDS MY HAND

Answer 7

SYMBOLISING HIS IMPENDING REGICIDE AND DESCENT INTO MADNESS
CONSUMED BY FEAR AND PARANOIA
psychological pressure he feels as he contemplates committing regicide.

Question 8

THOUGH CANST NOT DAY I DID IT.NEVER SHAKE THY GORY LOCKS AT ME

Answer 8

Macbeth’s plea to Banquo’s ghost demonstrates his guilt and increasing instability, as he tries to deny responsibility for his crimes while confronting the consequences of his actions.
He is terrified of the consequences of his actions being exposed and seeks to rationalize his guilt by denying his responsibility for Banquo’s murder. The ghost’s appearance intensifies Macbeth’s fear of being caught and punished for his crimes, leading to his increasing paranoia and mental unraveling.