SUPERNATURAL Flashcards
Key ideas of supernatural
Irrésistible allure of supernatural holds immense power, leveraging individuals ambitions and desires. Succumbing to this force leads to an inevitable downfall.
•Supernatural forces are agents of devil, as they employ temptation reminiscent of serpents tactics with Adam and eve
‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen’
Emulating the witches paradoxes- in M’s first line, he echoes paradoxical expression ‘fair is foul and foul is fair’
Foreshadows he will become vessel for twisted misconduct
Or, this is predestined susceptibility to manipulation and deception. Overreaching ambition causes downfall, but supernatural exert influence as a catalyst for tragic fate
‘Have not seen’ metaphorically blinded by irresistible allure of supernatural prophecies
‘Tell me’ ‘Call em’
Imperatives: M’a hubris is explicit- he speaks with imperatives
M’s intentional first engagement with witches- fuelled by hunger for power
•abandonment of resistance of evil-departure of morality
‘Me’ authoritave demand for universal respect, even the supernatural realm
Illegitimate title of king has inflated his self importance and his hubris make him believe he can supersede supernatural
‘Come you spirits… unsex me here’
Pour my spirits’
Imperative ‘come you’ commanding familiarity with supernatural
She calls upon dark forces without hesitation l, seeking freedom from femininity
Androgynous nature would be shown to be supernatural in Jacobean era as gender roles were rigid-any break=possessed
Syntax ‘spirits’ ‘unsex’ supernatural intervention is imperative for her desire to be successfully ‘unsexed’
‘Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under
‘All hail macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter’
Both personify appearance vs reality- LM assumes role of fourth witch, employing cunning schemes to manipulate M
•Both witches and LM employ deceptive methods to manoeuvre acquiring power over M.
Biblical allusion-serpent draws parallels to the Creation account in Genesis
Short sentence- both exploit M’s hubris to employ deceptive influence
Short sentence signifies targeted approach. They stroke his ego and satisfy ambitions to obscure judgement and make him manipulative
Instruments of darkness-BANQUO
Auditory image on instruments-malevolent musicality
Words possess hypnotic trance for M
Instruments-deliberate orchestration of their deceit, framing their speech as manipulative that enchants victims
•Darkness plosives:harsh sounds foreshadowing dark,grim destiny witches are ready to inflict upon Macbeth
Banquos good judgement of ‘darkness’ indicates his immunity to hypnotic and malevolent musicality
