Turn, hell-hound, turn. Flashcards

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Turn

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  • 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
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Hound

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noun
animalistic connotations lower Macbeth’s status
Great Chain of Being
lack of respect from Macduff

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Hell

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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

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Hell-Hound

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noun
mythological creature who guards gates of hell
ironic as the King serves God not the Devil

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Embedded Clause

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heightens difference between the two men

Macduff now honourable and Macbeth disgraced

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Evaluation

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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”

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