Stars hide your fires Flashcards
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Stars
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noun meant to illuminate believes he can control his destiny stars symbolise his ambition wants his ambition hidden
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Hide
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imperative seen as a facade - hiding from others commanding nature suggest how powerful he believes he is equivocation(half-truth)subtle link to witches
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Fires
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noun link to fires of hell his ambitions are sacrilegious end up in hell for his actions connotations of destruction metaphor for the destruction of his ambitious causes
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Light
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noun
metaphor for good or Gods
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Deep
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adjective
suggests ambition always been there
possibly witches recognised this, didnt choose banquo
tragic flaw
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Rhyming couplets
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same as witches
shakespeare making a subtle connection between M and witches = evll
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Contrast
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between light and black
M wants to see the good him
understand he knows right from wrong
moral battle
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Alliteration
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hard sounds of “d”
reflect his frustration at news or determination to achieve
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Monosyllabic Words
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reflect his speed in changing from noble to corrupt or his lack of hesitation at this moment
he knows what he needs to do
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Evaluation
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Macbeth’s moral character tempted and his regression from a “noble” character to one who is more human
audience and wife privy to his thoughts
