Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

MacbethQuotes MACBET

Macbeth CHARACTER key quotes with analysis

TermDefinition
Will have you as our rarer monsters are painted upon a pole and underwrit here may you see the tyrant. MACBETH IS A TYRANT Dehumanisation of Macbeth - monsterous and tyrannical Declarative Context: natural order being restored. James I / VI ancestors restored to the throne
For brave Macbeth — well he deserves that name MACBETH ORIGINALLY BRAVE, LOYAL AND RESPECTED Adjective 'brave' Phrase 'well he deserves' - praise and respect
What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won MACBETH REWARDED FOR HIS LOYALTY Contrast between 'lost' and 'won' - link tot @fair is foul and foul is fair' etc. Complimentary adjective 'noble' = great reputation for being brave and loyal
Is this a dagger which I see before me? MACBETH DOUBTING IF HE SHOULD KILL DUNCAN Part of soliloquy. Rhetorical question = doubt and guilt
Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed. MACBETH DISMISSIVE OF LADY MACBETH Contrast to previous 'partner in greatness' Imperative 'be' - commanding her - in control. CONTEXT - conforming more to traditional gender role with his wife.
I will be satisfied. Deny me this, And an eternal curse fall on you! MACBETH IS DESPERATE TO RETAIN HIS POSITION AND IS NAIVE ABOUT EXTENT OF HIS POWER Threatens witches after demanding they show him apparitions. Imperatives used repeatedly in this scene, then inverted with threat at the end. Modal verb "will"
I am in blood steeped in so far that I should wade no more MACBETH REGRETFUL AND DOUBTFUL BUT KNOWS IT CAN'T BE UNDONE Imagery = violent Metaphor = visceral representation of guilt Modal verb 'should' = doubt and regret
Created by: IS2010
 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards