Read the excerpt in which Macbeth responds to the apparition’s prophecies in act 4, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . Then live, Macduff: what need I fear of thee? But yet I’ll make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder. Enter your answer in the box. Macbeth’s personification of [Blank 1] shows how much control it has over him.
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 6 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lord: He did: and with an absolute "Sir, not I,” The cloudy messenger turns me his back, And hums, as who should say "You’ll rue the time That clogs me with this answer.” Lennox: And that well might Advise him to a caution, to hold what distance His wisdom can provide. Some holy angel Fly to the court of England and unfold His message ere he come, that a swift blessing May soon return to this our suffering country Under a hand accursed! Which line from the text contains an example of personification?
Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 6 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lennox and a lord are discussing the murders that have taken place over the last several days. Lennox: My former speeches have but hit your thoughts, Which can interpret further: only, I say, Things have been strangely borne. The gracious Duncan Was pitied of Macbeth: marry, he was dead: And the right-valiant Banquo walk’d too late What does Lennox mean when he says, "My former speeches have but hit your thoughts”?
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth has come to the witches to learn what is in store for his reign as king. Macbeth: I conjure you, by that which you profess, Howe’er you come to know it, answer me: Though you untie the winds and let them fight Against the churches What does Macbeth emphasize with the personification in "you untie the winds and let them fight”?
Read the excerpt from act 4 scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The witches are gathered around their cauldron, creating a potion. First Witch: Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. Second Witch: Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Third Witch: Harpier cries ’Tis time, ’tis time. First Witch: Round about the cauldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter’d venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i’ the charmed pot. Which quotation from the text contains an example of onomatopoeia?
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . The witches are gathered around their cauldron, creating a potion. All: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. How does the onomatopoeia in the word bubble contribute to an eerie mood in the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth meets with the witches to ask about his future as king. Macbeth: I conjure you, by that which you profess, Howe’er you come to know it, answer me: Though you untie the winds and let them fight Against the churches; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up; Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown down; Though castles topple on their warders’ heads; Though palaces and pyramids do slope Their heads to their foundations; though the treasure Of nature’s germens tumble all together, Even till destruction sicken; answer me To what I ask you. How do the hyperboles in this excerpt most contribute to the urgent mood?
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