| “fair is foul and foul is fair”- witches | beginning before meeting Macbeth. Equivocation/ ambiguous. Mislead/ confuse. Guessing/ riddles. Trick/ chaos. |
| “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent underneath”. | Hide evil intentions. Public face: hiding motivations/ desires. Pure/ delicate/beautiful/unthreatening/. Symbolises evil/Predator/ cunning/ untrustworthy/ wary/ cautious. |
| “Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires”- Macbeth | before killing Duncan. Hiding ambition/ plan to kill king. Light VS Dark, Good VS Evil symbolism. Avoid being seen. Tone- sinister/ ominous mood, evil- extent of sin. |
| “False face must hide what false heart doth know”- Macbeth | Lying/ betraying/cheating/manipulating |
| “Terrible dreams that shake us nightly”. | Guilty conscience/ suffering/wakes him/no sleep/shaking/nightmares |
| “Torture of the mind”. | mind in pain and agony and anguish/ can’t escape being tortured/makes him vulnerable/ people will find out |
| “Make our faces vizards to our hearts”. | vizards= mask/ Theme= evil/-Imagery/Wants to hide inner demons/motives/feelings/thoughts/advises Lady M to do the same |
| “Duncan is in his grave”.”Sleeps well”. | *Shakespeare- people who deceive others are inevitably punished/also relates to fate/karma/- Social Context*He’s dead/ sleeps soundly/whilst Macbeth is being tortured by his own mind |
| Deceit | Leads to a guilty conscience |
Macbeth quotes on deception + appearance and reality
August 9, 2019