macbeth
,“Brave Macbeth- well Captain A1 S2 - Captain praises Macbeth for his fearless In the Shakespearean
he deserves that Ross Captain Ross is fighting and addresses him with high era a man was judged
name,” reporting Macbeth's regard. by his bravery on the
ambition heroism on the - The epithet characterises Macbeth as battlefield and his
battlefield and for brave. capacity to kill.
slaying - Shows how Macbeth deserves this title
Macdonwald- a and he has rightfully earned it unlike
public traitor and later.
enemy of the king. - Brave creates a semantic field of
courage and emphasis that Macbeth's
bravery has no limits and that he can do
nonsensical actions such as regicide.
- Due to the patriarchal society of the
time, Macbeth's character was judged
by his bravery not honesty or wisdom
- This was a flaw meaning royals, such as
king Duncan were wrongfully assessing
their nobles
- This later becomes ironical as Duncan's
wrongful judgement of Macbeth costs
him his life.
“Till he unseamed him - How macbeth brutally killed macdonwald Reflects the normalcy
from the nave to the - Graphic imagery and metaphot of violence in the
chops” emphasises brutality and Macbeth's medieval world
capacity for extreme violence
- Unseamed implies an almost surgical
precision reflecting his impressive and
brutal skill with a sword.
- Merciless nature foreshadows reg.
- May seem savage to normal audience
, “Stars hide your fires, Macbeth A1 S4 #1 - conflict Macbeth’s deep and
let not light see my dark Macbeth has been - Shows the conflict between Macbeth’s dark desires would be
and deep desires” ambition granted the title of ambition and his awareness of the recognised by a
Thane of Cawdor magnitude of his sins. Jacobean audience as
and the first - ‘Stars’ creates a semantic field of truth, a call to the
prophecy of the light and morality connoting religious supernatural, creating
witches has been imagery whilst darkness represents fear amongst the
fulfilled. secrecy and sin. JUXTAPOSITION audience.
- By asking the stars to hide Mac is
ashamed but is still willing to pursue his The Great Chain of
dark desires Being was a developed
- ‘Stars’ act as a metaphor for God and hierarchy created to
the people around him, showing he order all life, the king
understands the consequences of ‘hell’ was placed right at the
(stars connote fire) when committing top as he was the most
regicide. divine.
#2- nature ( stars)
- By using natural imagery Shakespere
emphasises that Macbeth has evil
embedded within him and that these
thoughts are uninfluenced by LM
- Perhaps the natural imagery illustrates
Macbeth's ambition as so powerful that it
can change the natural order
- The use of imperatives to command the
natural world (something crafted by the
hands of God) creates blasphemy and
denotes macbeth destroying the great
chain of being
- The witches have transformed Macbeth
and are a catalyst in his change
“Vaulting ambition, Macbeth A1 S7 - IMAGERY and PERSONIFICATION Shakespeare explores
which o’erleaps itself” Macbeth reflects on conveys a horse that leaps- ambition as a human
ambition his ambition to uncontrollable and dangerous energy. flaw regardin the
become king and - VERB vaulting describes mammoth like renaissance concern
realises its potential ambition which is HAMARTIA with hubris (extreme
to self-destruct. - Ambition is a human-like force pride which often leads
controlling and plaguing his innocent to a tragic downfall.)
mind.
”is this a dagger which i macbeth A2 S1 - VIVID IMAGERY- hallucination can be dea monologue
see before me, the in ths siloliquy interpreted as a manifestation by the (obsession with the
handle towards my ambition/ macbeth supernatural forces tempting macbeth supernatural)- the
hand?” guilt/ experiences towards regicide dagger can be seen as
supernat hallucinations from - handle being towards his hand is a temptation sent by
ural his “heat-oppressed symbolic of his ambition to kill duncan the witches to lure
mind” before the and the guilt that intercept with it macbeth into
murder of the king - foreshadows the violent actions macbeth damnation.
is about to commit
- RETHORICAL QUESTION shows his
internal conflict and confusion.
- handle towards my hand suggest that he
is ridding himself of responsibility of
murder as if the dagger is being offered
or rather forced upon him
- so he can acknowledge the immorality of
his actions yet ambition overpowers
,“Brave Macbeth- well Captain A1 S2 - Captain praises Macbeth for his fearless In the Shakespearean
he deserves that Ross Captain Ross is fighting and addresses him with high era a man was judged
name,” reporting Macbeth's regard. by his bravery on the
ambition heroism on the - The epithet characterises Macbeth as battlefield and his
battlefield and for brave. capacity to kill.
slaying - Shows how Macbeth deserves this title
Macdonwald- a and he has rightfully earned it unlike
public traitor and later.
enemy of the king. - Brave creates a semantic field of
courage and emphasis that Macbeth's
bravery has no limits and that he can do
nonsensical actions such as regicide.
- Due to the patriarchal society of the
time, Macbeth's character was judged
by his bravery not honesty or wisdom
- This was a flaw meaning royals, such as
king Duncan were wrongfully assessing
their nobles
- This later becomes ironical as Duncan's
wrongful judgement of Macbeth costs
him his life.
“Till he unseamed him - How macbeth brutally killed macdonwald Reflects the normalcy
from the nave to the - Graphic imagery and metaphot of violence in the
chops” emphasises brutality and Macbeth's medieval world
capacity for extreme violence
- Unseamed implies an almost surgical
precision reflecting his impressive and
brutal skill with a sword.
- Merciless nature foreshadows reg.
- May seem savage to normal audience
, “Stars hide your fires, Macbeth A1 S4 #1 - conflict Macbeth’s deep and
let not light see my dark Macbeth has been - Shows the conflict between Macbeth’s dark desires would be
and deep desires” ambition granted the title of ambition and his awareness of the recognised by a
Thane of Cawdor magnitude of his sins. Jacobean audience as
and the first - ‘Stars’ creates a semantic field of truth, a call to the
prophecy of the light and morality connoting religious supernatural, creating
witches has been imagery whilst darkness represents fear amongst the
fulfilled. secrecy and sin. JUXTAPOSITION audience.
- By asking the stars to hide Mac is
ashamed but is still willing to pursue his The Great Chain of
dark desires Being was a developed
- ‘Stars’ act as a metaphor for God and hierarchy created to
the people around him, showing he order all life, the king
understands the consequences of ‘hell’ was placed right at the
(stars connote fire) when committing top as he was the most
regicide. divine.
#2- nature ( stars)
- By using natural imagery Shakespere
emphasises that Macbeth has evil
embedded within him and that these
thoughts are uninfluenced by LM
- Perhaps the natural imagery illustrates
Macbeth's ambition as so powerful that it
can change the natural order
- The use of imperatives to command the
natural world (something crafted by the
hands of God) creates blasphemy and
denotes macbeth destroying the great
chain of being
- The witches have transformed Macbeth
and are a catalyst in his change
“Vaulting ambition, Macbeth A1 S7 - IMAGERY and PERSONIFICATION Shakespeare explores
which o’erleaps itself” Macbeth reflects on conveys a horse that leaps- ambition as a human
ambition his ambition to uncontrollable and dangerous energy. flaw regardin the
become king and - VERB vaulting describes mammoth like renaissance concern
realises its potential ambition which is HAMARTIA with hubris (extreme
to self-destruct. - Ambition is a human-like force pride which often leads
controlling and plaguing his innocent to a tragic downfall.)
mind.
”is this a dagger which i macbeth A2 S1 - VIVID IMAGERY- hallucination can be dea monologue
see before me, the in ths siloliquy interpreted as a manifestation by the (obsession with the
handle towards my ambition/ macbeth supernatural forces tempting macbeth supernatural)- the
hand?” guilt/ experiences towards regicide dagger can be seen as
supernat hallucinations from - handle being towards his hand is a temptation sent by
ural his “heat-oppressed symbolic of his ambition to kill duncan the witches to lure
mind” before the and the guilt that intercept with it macbeth into
murder of the king - foreshadows the violent actions macbeth damnation.
is about to commit
- RETHORICAL QUESTION shows his
internal conflict and confusion.
- handle towards my hand suggest that he
is ridding himself of responsibility of
murder as if the dagger is being offered
or rather forced upon him
- so he can acknowledge the immorality of
his actions yet ambition overpowers
