Examples in ACT 1 : Language Device: How it enhances plot, theme, or reader enjoyment:
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air" (1,1,10-11). Alliteration - In this quote, this states that the ending of these words rhyme. Fair and air are the words that make this alliteration.
- Creating dark and evil atmosphere.
“The prince of Cumberland! /That is a step
/On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,
/For in my way it lies. ”(1,4,48-50) Metaphor - Macbeth compares Malcolm to obstacles.
- Macbeth was saying that Malcolm is going to be the next king after his dad Duncan, which block his ambition of being the king.
- This also foreshadows the violence that Macbeth is going to use on people, in order to get the …show more content…
“(4,2,32-34) Simile and Metaphor - Lady Macduff’s son is comparing how he will live to what birds do. He will get by where he can. (simile)
- Lady Macduff uses her son’s fate comparing him to a bird. (metaphor)
- Foreshadowing that her son’s future is going to be tough without his parents, even being homeless...or die?
“Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.”(4,3,22) Allusion - The idea here is that Malcolm can't determine whether Macduff is friend or foe by looking at him.
- Malcolm cannot assume Macduff is a traitor because he looks and seems so much like a good guy.
- This supports the themes of illusion and …show more content…
To relate the manner, were, on the quarry of these murdered deer, to add the death of you.”(4,3,205-208) Personification and
Metaphor - Macbeth will do anything to stay in power. = Macduff was loyal to the previous king, Duncan, but Macduff knows that Macbeth is guilty of these crimes.
- Macduff has been mad at Macbeth for what he has done, but when Macduff recieves the news that his family has been murdered, that pushes Macduff over the edge.
Examples in ACT 5: Language Device: How it enhances plot, theme, or reader enjoyment:
“Here’s the smell of the blood still. /All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh!” (5,1,37-38) Hyperbole - Lady Macbeth was very weak, full of remorse and resentment. She's sorry for everything she's done and what she did to her husband. She thinks nothing can cover the crime that they did on the king Duncan.
- leading the suicide of herself.
- The guilt of herself can not disappear, which shows the real characteristic of Lady Macbeth,that she is not actually that cold-blooded, she still remains her conscience.
- This also refers the difference between gender --- The different reactions between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after the crime.
- Women are more sensitive and
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air" (1,1,10-11). Alliteration - In this quote, this states that the ending of these words rhyme. Fair and air are the words that make this alliteration.
- Creating dark and evil atmosphere.
“The prince of Cumberland! /That is a step
/On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,
/For in my way it lies. ”(1,4,48-50) Metaphor - Macbeth compares Malcolm to obstacles.
- Macbeth was saying that Malcolm is going to be the next king after his dad Duncan, which block his ambition of being the king.
- This also foreshadows the violence that Macbeth is going to use on people, in order to get the …show more content…
“(4,2,32-34) Simile and Metaphor - Lady Macduff’s son is comparing how he will live to what birds do. He will get by where he can. (simile)
- Lady Macduff uses her son’s fate comparing him to a bird. (metaphor)
- Foreshadowing that her son’s future is going to be tough without his parents, even being homeless...or die?
“Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.”(4,3,22) Allusion - The idea here is that Malcolm can't determine whether Macduff is friend or foe by looking at him.
- Malcolm cannot assume Macduff is a traitor because he looks and seems so much like a good guy.
- This supports the themes of illusion and …show more content…
To relate the manner, were, on the quarry of these murdered deer, to add the death of you.”(4,3,205-208) Personification and
Metaphor - Macbeth will do anything to stay in power. = Macduff was loyal to the previous king, Duncan, but Macduff knows that Macbeth is guilty of these crimes.
- Macduff has been mad at Macbeth for what he has done, but when Macduff recieves the news that his family has been murdered, that pushes Macduff over the edge.
Examples in ACT 5: Language Device: How it enhances plot, theme, or reader enjoyment:
“Here’s the smell of the blood still. /All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, Oh, Oh!” (5,1,37-38) Hyperbole - Lady Macbeth was very weak, full of remorse and resentment. She's sorry for everything she's done and what she did to her husband. She thinks nothing can cover the crime that they did on the king Duncan.
- leading the suicide of herself.
- The guilt of herself can not disappear, which shows the real characteristic of Lady Macbeth,that she is not actually that cold-blooded, she still remains her conscience.
- This also refers the difference between gender --- The different reactions between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after the crime.
- Women are more sensitive and