Quotes by Theme: Supernatural Flashcards
Thesis for the supernatural
Arguably, Shakespeare employs Macbeth’s questionable morality as a construct to reflect contemporary views about witchcraft and supernatural forces. Macbeth’s moral compass becomes more flawed as the play develops, especially as he continues to interact with the witches more. I would argue that he does this in order to
Why do the witches use trochaic tetrameter “Fair is foul and foul is fair”
Different from everybody else to suggest that they are unworldly. Also it is almost childish and repetitive, he does this to undermine the credibility of the witches to suggest that he doesn’t believe witchcraft exists
Come to my woman’s breast and take my milk for gull, you murdering ministers
Imperative suggesting she has dominion
Ministers in a church (religious time period) would have provided help or service, however, here she employs them as servants, power of evil becoming more evil.
Patriarchal society is what causes her to seek power, as she must rid herself of femininity in order to achieve power
out dammed spot
she is cursing out of anger
damned to hell
spot suggests that she cannot get rid of her guilt
trying to transfer the damnation of her soul to this blood, the blood that she caused
