macbeth quotes 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishMacbethGCSEEdexcel Created by: eviewooddsCreated on: 05-04-22 18:43 "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" - Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3 => line echoes the witches => M = innately evil and linked to the witches from the start => witches already control him 1 of 6 "Murder yet is but fantastical" - Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3 => moment of change, witches have already disturbed him => treasonous thoughts 2 of 6 "Is this a dagger which I see before me" - Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 1 => dagger = confusion, moral dilemma, mental instability, anxiety, psychological 3 of 6 "Macbeth shall sleep no more!" - Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 2 => sleep = recurring theme in the play => foreshadows LM's inability to rest => guilt 4 of 6 "We have scorched the snake, not killed it" - Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2 => metaphor for his fear of Banquo and his loss of power 5 of 6 "O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!" - Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2 => despair => venomous => poisoned and suffering 6 of 6
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