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As soon as Macbeth commits murder, the weight of his conscience becomes almost ____ . C. palpable To creep through the castle without awakening anyone, Macbeth’s footsteps must be ____ . D. stealthy In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act II,…

By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Witch Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough. Apparition 1 Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn The power of man, for…

First Witch Familiar: Graymalkin the cat, tortures a sailor as revenge for his wife not sharing her chestnuts, pilot’s thumb Second Witch : Familiar: Paddock the toad, kills swine, later identifies the wickedness of Macbeth’s arrival by the pricking of…

A great perturbation in nature, to receive at once the benefit of sleep and do the effects of watching Doctor to Gentlewoman Out, damned spot, out, I say! One. Two. Why then, ’tis time to do ‘t. Hell is murky.…

What does Duncan give his hostess to show his gratitude? A Diamond Banquo wants the prediction made by the witches to come true for his sons. What does he refuse to do so that the prediction does come true? Kill…

“Miranda.—O my father/ I have broke your hest to say so!” (Act 3, Scene 1. Speaker=Miranda, Audience=Ferdinand (inadvertently Prospero) Context: Miranda breaks her word and speaks her name to her love Ferdinand, something her father forbade her to do. )…

Percy Shelly 18th century Parallels himself to Ariel and Edward Williams to Ferdinand in order to shield the love he feels for Jane (MIRANDA). Which is similar to the parallel that Shakespeare makes between himself and Prospero through the mention…

What’s happening in the first scene? A ship is trying to avoid being wrecked in a storm, the nobleman are bothering the mariners What is Synedoche The use of a part to represent a whole Synedoche is used when the…

What does Prospero instruct Ariel to do in this scene? Prospero tells Ariel to hang his royal wardrobe on the lime tree outside his cell. What does Prospero call Caliban in this scene? Prospero calls Caliban a “born devil.” Why…

Nuttall “Although the forgiveness [of Antonio] certainly takes place, it seems “merely technical”, as if inwardly weakened… the forgiveness of Antonio in ‘The Tempest’ seems deliberately contrived to kill any smile that might be starting in the audience.” Orgel “Repentance…