Turn, hell-hound, turn. Flashcards
Turn
- imperative
- repetition
- Macduff believes he is more powerful than Macbeth
- morally stronger
- embedded clause he could reflect Macbeths isolation from Macduff or Thanes
- ironic Macduff thinks he is higher in GCoB but isn’t
Hound
noun
animalistic connotations lower Macbeth’s status
Great Chain of Being
lack of respect from Macduff
Hell
noun
recognises evil in Macbeth = where the Devil lives
connotations of death and destruction
metaphor for how Macbeth has changed for Scotland
Macduff recognises Macbeth will go to hell
Hell-Hound
noun
mythological creature who guards gates of hell
ironic as the King serves God not the Devil
Embedded Clause
heightens difference between the two men
Macduff now honourable and Macbeth disgraced
Evaluation
Macbeth being forced to face the consequences of his actions
emotive downfall of Macbeth
ambition has blighted his life and after life
“noble” at the beginnning, at the end “hell-hound”