Madness Flashcards
1
Q
‘Macbeth does murder sleep’
Macbeth-A2S2
A
a person is at peace when asleep, so it shows that he is far from peace.
metaphorical
murdered ease/comfort that sleep brings.
2
Q
‘sleep/In the affliction…nightly’
Macbeth-A3S2
A
what they have done has made life worse.
guilt and madness keeps you awake.
3
Q
‘full of scorpions is my mind’
Macbeth-A3S2
A
as if mind is full of poison.
‘scorpions’, poisonous
metaphorical
