Thurs 28th May B

Question 1

‘Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires’. Who speaks this line?

Answer 1

Macbeth

Question 2

Who is Macbeth addressing?

Answer 2

The stars

Question 3

Telling the stars to ‘hide your fires’ is an example of what two techniques?

Answer 3

Personification and an imperative (= a sentence which involves telling someone or something what to do)

Question 4

Give two adjectives used by Macbeth here to describe his wishes

Answer 4

Black and deep

Question 5

‘Black’ and ‘deep’ are what types of word?

Answer 5

Adjectives

Question 6

What desires is Macbeth talking about?

Answer 6

His desire to murder Duncan and become King

Question 7

‘Stars’ and ‘light’ are examples of what kind of symbolism?

Answer 7

Religious symbolism

Question 8

Give two words which use religious symbolism in this quotation

Answer 8

Stars and light

Question 9

What is the name of the view of the universe with God at the top, important in Shakespeare’s time?

Answer 9

The Great Chain of Being

Question 10

How could Macbeth be seen here to disrupt the Great Chain of Being?

Answer 10

He is ordering the stars what to do but he is not God

Question 11

Fill in the blanks: ‘S___ h___ your f___; let not l____ see my ____ and ____ desires’

Answer 11

Stars hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires