Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1
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- Created on: 27-01-19 13:11
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- Act 4 Scene 1
- Beginning
- 'Tell me, thou unknown power'
- He is demanding and wants to retain control.
- “Tell” is an imperative suggesting Macbeth is used to giving instructions.
- 'one word more'
- Macbeth attempts to command the apparition and is rebuffed by the witch.
- This implies that Macbeth does not have any power or control over the apparitions, or over his fate.
- 'Tell me, thou unknown power'
- Middle
- 'the
power of man'
- Macbeth is feeling confident at this point because he hears that no man of woman born can hurt him.
- Power implies that knows that he has power because he is king at the moment; he is arrogant.
- 'Had I three ears I’d hear thee'
- Mocking the repetition by saying if he had “three ears” suggests he is using humour to cope with a stressful situation.
- He’s acting sarcastically towards the witches; not taking them seriously.
- 'the
power of man'
- End
- 'sleep in spite of thunder'
- Macbeth reveals his uneasy thoughts and paranoia are affecting his sleep.
- He describes his paranoid thoughts as “thunder” which suggests it is noisy, constantly rumbling in the background, preventing his peace.
- 'what need I fear of thee?'
- Macbeth is relieved to hear that Macduff is not a threat to him, assuming he is born of a woman.
- The rhetorical question implies Macbeth is still not entirely convinced that he has no one to fear.
- 'sleep in spite of thunder'
- Beginning
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