"Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it"
Lady Macbeth
'Innocent flower'- Deceiving
'Serpent'- Biblical, adam and eve symbolic
of temptation
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"A little water will clear us of this deed"
Lady Macbeth
'little water'- Downplays the severity of the murder
'Us'- Partnership with Macbeth
This shows her lack of guilt and remorse
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"Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here"
Lady Macbeth
'Come' and 'Unsex'- Command verbs
'you spirits'- Communicating with the witches (AO3- supernatural)
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"All the perfumes in Arabia will not sweeten this
little hand"
Lady Macbeth
"All the perfumes in Arabia'- Hyperbolic
Emphasises Lady Macbeth's overwhelming
guilt.
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'Out damn spot, Out I say!"
Lady Macbeth
'Out damn spot'- blood spots upon her hand are
symbolic of her guilt
Repetition of 'Out' conveys desparation
Exclamation mark emphasises fear
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"Vaulting ambition overleaps itself"
Macbeth
'Vaulting'- Imagery of a horse and jockey
'Overleaps itself'- When a horse jumps over an obstacle, what is the other side is unknown, Macbeth is referring to the risk he is taking in killing Duncan
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"O full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife"
Macbeth
"Full of scorpions'- Metaphor used to show that his guilt is invaded and stinging him
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"Macbeth shall sleep no more"
Macbeth
Emphasises guilt through hyperbolic language 'sleep no more'
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"Is this a dagger which I see before me?"
Macbeth
"dagger'- symbolic of both temptation and guilt
hallucinations are the consequences of his wrongdoings sent by the witches
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"Instruments of darkness tell us truths"
Banquo
'Instruments of darkness'- Metaphor about the witches, conveys their danger
'truth'- Shows the witches capabilities of forming correct predictions
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"I fear thou played most foully for it"
Banquo
'fear'- Shows Banquo's suspicions on Macbeth being responsible for Duncans murder
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"O horror, horror, horror!"
Macduff
Repetition of 'horror'- Emphasises Macduffs sheer shock when he came across Duncan's body
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'Tyrant Macbeth'
Macduff about Macbeth
'tyrant'- Oppressive and cruel ruler, reveals contrast to 'noble' and 'brave' Macbeth earlier on in the play.
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"All hail Macbeth"
The Witches
Could be used for the theme of fate, ambition and the supernatural
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"Valiant cousin, worthy gentleman"
Duncan
'Valiant' and 'cousin' depict Macbeth's honour and excellence which he has obtained through loyalty and performance in battle.
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"Silver skin, laced with his golden blood"
Duncan, said by Macbeth
'Silver' and 'gold' connote wealth and value
Metaphor shows how Duncan was highly valued in society, this makes his regicide even worse.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
"A little water will clear us of this deed"
Back
Lady Macbeth
'little water'- Downplays the severity of the murder
'Us'- Partnership with Macbeth
This shows her lack of guilt and remorse
Card 3
Front
"Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here"
Back
Card 4
Front
"All the perfumes in Arabia will not sweeten this
little hand"
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