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Macbeth: Act Four/Five Analysis. Predictions (Quote the 2nd set of predictions for Macbeth; explain how they come to fruition). BEWARE MACDUFF - Macduff kills him in the end
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Macbeth: Act Four/Five Analysis
Predictions (Quote the 2nd set of predictions for Macbeth; explain how they come to fruition) • BEWARE MACDUFF -Macduff kills him in the end • NEVER VANQUISHED TIL BIRNAM WOOD COMES TO DUNSINANE HILL -Malcolm has soldiers disguise their numbers with tree branches as they approach the castle • NONE OF WOMAN BORN SHALL HARM MACBETH-Macduff was not “born” in the natural sense; he was “untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb (c-section).
Use of Figurative Language • Simile • “black Macbeth will seem as pure as snow” • Metaphor • “Life’s but a walking shadow” • Personification • “our country sinks beneath the yoke/it weeps, it bleeds” • Hyperbole • “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”
Motifs: blood, clothing, sleeplessness, deceptive appearances, darkness, insanity, weather, and disruption in nature • Blood: “My soul is too much charged/with blood of thine already” • Clothing: “like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief” • Sleeplessness: “in this slumbery agitation” • Deceptive Appearances: “None of woman born shall harm Macbeth” • Darkness: “How is it now, you secret, black and midnight hags?” • Insanity: “Some say he’s mad; others that lesser hate him call it valiant fury” • Weather: “Though you untie the winds and let them fight agains the churches” • Disruption in Nature: “I should pour the sweet milk of concord into hell, uproar the universal peace, confound all unity of earth”
Examples of Irony • Verbal • “They were well at peace when I did leave ‘em” • Situational • Macduff is not “born” of woman • Dramatic • “Each new morn/new widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows/strike heaven on the face” (spoken by Macduff prior to learning his family has been slaughtered)
Tragic Hero Pattern (1-6) • Man of High Estate. -Macbeth is war hero and thane 2) A Flaw in Character. -Macbeth is overly ambitious 3) Intrusion of Time and a Sense of Urgency. -The king will only be staying for one night 4) Misreadings and Rationalizations. -The witches provide deceptive predictions 5) Murder, Exile, Alienation of Enemies and Allies. -Banquo, Macduff’s family, et. al. 6) Gradual Isolation of the Tragic Hero. -His thanes flee the castle/country
Tragic Hero Pattern (7-12) 7) Mobilization of the Opposition. - M&M storm the castle 8) Tragic Recognition of the Flaw by the Tragic Hero: Too Late. -He realizes it was all for nothing 9) Last, Courageous Attempt to Restore Lost Honor/Greatness. -He is willing to fight until the flesh is hacked from his bones 10) Audience Recognizes Potential for Greatness. -Opts not to fight Macduff…initially 11) Death of the Tragic Hero. -Macbeth is slain 12) Restoration of Order. -Malcolm is king!