macbeth quotes act 1

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act 1 , scene 4 " black and deep desires"
macbeth reveals that to achieve his desires, he will have ro ommit evil and wrong. this line demonstrates the extent of macbeths ambition. the plosive sounds suggest his harsh tone, further emphasing his evil
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act 1, scene 7 " vaulting ambition"
continuing on the horse metaphor here, macbeth is aware he can only draw on vaulting ambition: and extreme and uncontrollable lust for power. it is clear that his ambition is becoming more prominent
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act 2, scene 1 " is this a dagger i see before me?"
ir is clear that macbeth is wracked with fear and guilt over what he is about to do, the images and hallunsinations are symbols of his guilt and mental pain, yet also serve as a explaination that he does not live in the real world
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wicked dreams abuse
the personification of his own dreams make it seem as though his guilt nevee escapes him and is highly powerful. there is also a link established between the supernatural and dreams, so it is unclear if his dreams are self provoked or the witches
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heat opressed brain
macbeths mind is fit to burst with a multitude of harsh emotions, causing him great discomfort. in the Renaissance, heat was considered a fluid that could literally press on the brain and cause fever and delirium.
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act 2, scene 2 " sleep no more!"
macbeth is afraid to go to sleep- he is now deprived of all the comfort and peace in the world. This lack of sleep will drive him half insane and cause him to behave more and more erratically and tyrannically. He can't sleep and he can't trust atall.
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act 3, scene 1 " fears of banquo stick deep"
here macbeth reveals his insecurity, and feels alarmed by banquo. the concept of sticking suggets she cannot keep banquo off his mind, and is becomming obsessed with his fear.
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act 3, scene 2 " full of scorpions is my mind"
macbeths mind is full of painfull and wild emotions.Connotations of scorpion is death and dying. just like that, his mind is a weapon that craves death and evil- he also confuses his power with pain
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scortcd snake
a burning sensation thatis making him mad, and also the snae may be influencing him with evil thoughts
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act 3, scene 4 cabbined, cribbed, confined
he is loosing control and his loss of control and madness is becomming more prominent, linking to his growing discomfort and insecurity. repition of c suggests his mind is cramped and cluttered with a multitude of harsh emotions. imagery of constrain
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structure- " like a summers cloud" contrasting to imagery of constraint.
macbeth relief from bannquos ghost is recorded in a more lyrical and softer expression. this alternating structure shows a man moving from one state of mind to another, like the light iagery of summer contrasting with his dark thoughts- he is loosing
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structure- no iambic pentametre in lines 130-140
un usual manner and his nervous nature are present. the beats of the ip being unpresent suggests his heart has stopped.
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act 4, scene 1 something wicked this may comes
the links to the witches here is apparent- the rhyming of the words already frames him as spell like and evil. he has lost all sense of morality and really has developed a disturbed character
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act 5, scene 5 tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
this conveys the mechanical beat of time as it carries this poor player-king from scene to scene. the repitition emphasises how macbeth has long lived a battle with his own mind, and has now finally given up
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life is but a walking shadow, signifying nothing
these lines are philosophical musings on the fleeting nature of life and a mans role in it, which he has simply given up on. he is abandoning all hope in achieveing his goal, and life is basically futile
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out, out brief candle!
repition of words in prominent in macbeths final solioquy- it symbolouises how he has ran out of fueled ambitition, and has simply given up. the juxtaposition btween the passionate exclaimation mark and his self tragedy suggest he has been mentally d
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act 5, scene 7- lay on macduff
here macbeth turns back to being heroic, he uses imperatives to imply he is unafraid, and direct adress to prove he is a strong man.
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