Malcolm

Question 1

Malcolm
All quotes

Answer 1

‘strong sorrow’
‘let’s not consort with them’
‘at no time broke my faith’
‘truest issue of thy throne’
‘it weeps, it bleeds’
‘of every sin that has a name’
‘Hail, King of Scotland’
‘make us even with you’

Question 2

Malcolm
1st point and quotations

Answer 2

Innocent victim feels ‘strong sorrow’ for his father’s death, pathos, son of Duncan links him to kind qualities, intelligent, immediately realises lack of safety in Scotland ‘let’s not consort with them’ fleds England

Question 3

Malcolm
2nd point and quotations

Answer 3

Tests Macduff, contrasts his father’s naivety, pretends to be avaricious and see if Macduff will be loyal to the country, wise, admits it was a lie and that he ‘at no time broke my faith’ trustworthy, moral, idyllic king, Macduff says ‘truest issue of thy throne’ superlative he is rightful king

Question 4

Malcolm
3rd point and quotations

Answer 4

Patriotic ‘it weeps, it bleeds’ Scotland personified as vulnerable woman suffering under Macbeth’s tyrannical reign, he is ‘of every sin that has a name’ part of a catalogue of negative attributes, no end to Macbeth’s cruelty, religious lexis, malevolent, eager to fight for Scotland

Question 5

Malcolm
4th point and quotations

Answer 5

Noble, provides hope for future, part of the destruction of Macbeth, good trumps evil as he returns to throne, rightful order is restored ‘Hail, King of Scotland’ delight of people, well-respected, authoritative ‘make us even with you’ benevolent, restore Scotland back to glory