quotes for analsyis

Question 1

fair is foul and foul is fair
hover through the fog and filthy air

Answer 1

rhythm sound like casein a spell creates enigmatic tone

repetition f - fricative ghostly feel

juxtaposition between foul and fair = paradox that runs thru play - foreshadows M downfall

fog - concrete noun of mystery and unknown - reflects flat themes of deception

Question 2

foul and fair

Answer 2

antithetical parallelism - insinuates 2 polar opposites, represent 2 sides of macbeth

Question 3

out damned spot out i say

Answer 3

inability to cleanse of deed = religious connotations regicide = unforgivable sin contrasts ‘ a little water’

Question 4

noble macbeth

Answer 4

epithet
Duncans respect and admiration towards Macbeth asserted by describing warrior as ‘noble’
portrays Duncans kind uplifting nature - so grateful towards Macbeth

trusts Macbeth - trustworthy nature -hamartia- foreshadows will lead to his demise

Question 5

sleep no more Macbeth doth murder sleep

Answer 5

demonstrates immediate guilt
evoke small amount sympathy from audience
act of regicide still unforgivable in Jacobean society
idea of macebths guilt and regret strays from concept of 2 dimensional villain
Macbeths depth as character =unusual within antagonists - spark interest to 1600 audience

Macbeths frantic lang portrays fear of consequences of actions
‘sleep’ symbolises innocence with Macbeths lack of sleep emphasising guilt and culpability

Question 6

stars hide your fires let not see my black and deepest desires

Answer 6

shows macbeth feels guilty about thoughts of murdering Duncan in his pursuit of power
admitting his ambition and aware his thoughts are wrong
links in with societal belief at the timings appointed by god. believed thought of committing regiicde alone = great sin

macbeth originally shares these beliefs. plural nouns ‘stars’ and ‘fires’ create semantic filed of light conntates religious imagery . Macbeth wants to hide desires from god as he knows its wrong

juxtaposition light and descriptive adj black suggests macbeth is inwardly conflicted between path of morality and ambition

alliteration deep desires emphasis macbeth become corrupt by overpowering ambition as it contorts his thoughts and soon his actions

Question 7

fairis foul and foul is fiar

Answer 7

to end essay
sums up whole play
what happens when somone is manipulayed and takes unnatural proceeds

Question 8

“I cannot say amen”

Answer 8

Macbeth outside the church
no longer godly man - corrupted with satan
as symbolised by witches- also outsdei of society

Question 9

violent love

Answer 9

oxymoron

love of violence Macbeth cant live without it
descends into hell as he becomes a tyrannical ruler

Question 10

here you may see the tyrant

Answer 10

see everything macbeth has become
juxtaposes ‘brave macebth’

Question 11

all the perfumes of arabia will not sweeten this little hand.oh oh oh!

Answer 11

tricolour of exclamatory os
exclamatinos
short sentences
hyperbole

guilt - sleepwalking so guilty
feminine- falls insane due to guilt
perfume - gender roles, emphasis felines side coming out, vulnerability

ambition- so pent up with guilt form ambition