Macbeth Act 1 Scene 2
- Created by: tiffgrego
- Created on: 01-04-17 16:59
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- Act 1,Scene 2
- Delays Macbeth's entrance
- builds tension and anticipation
- "For brave Macbeth"
- hyperbole exaggerates Macbeth's good reputation to add impact to his eventual downfall
- sets him up as noble to fit tragic hero criteria
- juxtaposes with the "Devilish Macbeth" of (Act 4)
- "Disdaining Fortune"
- links to theme of fate and fortune
- Fortune was important to Jacobean audiences
- suggests a disturbance to fate/natural order
- sets up position on Fortune's Wheel
- animal imagery, hyperbole and repetition "doubly redoubled) emphasise reputation
- "Bellona's bridegroom"
- suggest Macbeth is God-like
- implies good and innocent qualities
- hyperbole
- suggest Macbeth is God-like
- "What he hath lost, Macbeth hath won"
- repeats concept mentioned by withches
- evokes fear as suggests an ability to predict future
- moving up on Fortune's Wheel
- audience expect downfall
- builds anticipation
- audience expect downfall
- repeats concept mentioned by withches
- Delays Macbeth's entrance
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