Macbeth Catastrophe Quotes Analysis and Context

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In the quote "devil" (or later on "damn...black...cream") what device is used?
contrast
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Contrast between what?
how Macbeth was perceived at the beginning of the play and how he is perceived at the end of the play
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Here we can see Macbeths what?
downfall
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At the start he was what?
admired
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But by the end he is what?
cursed
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Regicide in the 1600s was considered what?
a mortal sin
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therefore there is no redemption for who?
tragic heros
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Could link to the Jacobean belief in what?
The divine right of kings
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How?
since this has proved that only rightful heirs are chosen to be king
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We could also talk about the deceptiveness of what?
Macbeths appearance
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On the exterior Macbeth is what?
appears innocent
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However internally, Macbeth is what?
(2)
corrupt and immoral
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In the quote "butcher" what language device is used?
a metaphor
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This statement is what?
ironic
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This is because at the start of the play Macbeth is what?
praised for his violence
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But by the end he is what?
criticised for his violence
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Here we can view Macbeth as a?
tragic hero
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Since his hamartia has led to what?
his downfall
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The journey of the character show that violence was used for what?
personal gain
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A butcher is associated with what?
meat
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this reinforces the idea of a what?
tyrannical ruler
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We may also say that they view people as what?
expendable
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This is because they feel humans life has no what?
value
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This shows Macbeths what?
immorality
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Contrast between what?

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Here we can see Macbeths what?

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At the start he was what?

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But by the end he is what?

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