Take home quiz macbeth
This speech is a good example to show Macbeth is
going to be crazy because of the thoughts in his mind.
He is thinking about to kill King Duncan. The idea of
killing someone makes Macbeth worried and he is not
sure to kill Duncan. With these thoughts he saw an
imaginary dagger. This dagger show him a way to
Duncan’s room. He saw this kind of imagination
because he feels guilty because of his bad thoughts
about going to kill Duncan. This dagger is flying and it is
covered with blood.
This imaginery dagger is the beginning of Macbeth’s
craziness signs. This kind of fatal visions will continue
after Macbeth killed Duncan.
The language in the text is quite difficult and there are
repetitions to make text more efficient.
Especially in line 35
“I have thee not,and yet i see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision,sensible
To feeling as to sight, or art thou…”(scene 2,act 1,line
35)
In Shakespeare language the repetition of word called
as epistrophe. The words ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ can be
example of epistrophe.
going to be crazy because of the thoughts in his mind.
He is thinking about to kill King Duncan. The idea of
killing someone makes Macbeth worried and he is not
sure to kill Duncan. With these thoughts he saw an
imaginary dagger. This dagger show him a way to
Duncan’s room. He saw this kind of imagination
because he feels guilty because of his bad thoughts
about going to kill Duncan. This dagger is flying and it is
covered with blood.
This imaginery dagger is the beginning of Macbeth’s
craziness signs. This kind of fatal visions will continue
after Macbeth killed Duncan.
The language in the text is quite difficult and there are
repetitions to make text more efficient.
Especially in line 35
“I have thee not,and yet i see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision,sensible
To feeling as to sight, or art thou…”(scene 2,act 1,line
35)
In Shakespeare language the repetition of word called
as epistrophe. The words ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ can be
example of epistrophe.