anaphora: the use of a word that is rhetoric to an earlier word in the sentence
- Act 4 Scene 3 (Macduff):
"Each day new widows howl, new orphans cry, and new sorrows slap heaven in the face, until it sounds like heaven itself feels Scotland’s anguish and screams in pain."
-This is an anaphora because it the speaker uses the word "new" three different times in the same sentence. This was whenever Macduff was talking about going against Macbeth.
Paradox: a statement or proposition that despite sons resigning from acceptable
premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, or logically unacceptable
-"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
-This was whenever Macbeth was talking about winning the battle. Winning the battle was described by "fair." But the fact that the weather was ugly was described by "foul."
Simile: comparison that uses like or as
-Act 5 Scene 2 (Macduff):
"Let us rather hold fast the mortal sword, and like good men bestride our down-fall'n birthday."
-This was during the battle. (Macduff's son had just been killed.)
Symbolism: something that has a different meaning
-Act 4 Scene 1 (Three witches):
"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble"
-The witches in the play represented the evil that Macbeth did. Macbeth was always followed by the three witches. The three witches also appeared as maids in the movie.
Personification: giving an inanimate object human characteristics or traits
-Act 1 Scene 5 (Lady Macbeth):
"The milk of human kindness."
-In this scene, Lady Macbeth goes into a soliloquy and talks about how she needs to be strong and un-female to help Macbeth achieve his goals of being king through his foul deeds.
Imagery: something that includes one of the five senses
-Act 1 Scene 1 (Introduction):
"Thunder and lightening"
-This describes the weather of the place. You can easily imagine it in your head.
- Act 4 Scene 3 (Macduff):
"Each day new widows howl, new orphans cry, and new sorrows slap heaven in the face, until it sounds like heaven itself feels Scotland’s anguish and screams in pain."
-This is an anaphora because it the speaker uses the word "new" three different times in the same sentence. This was whenever Macduff was talking about going against Macbeth.
Paradox: a statement or proposition that despite sons resigning from acceptable
premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, or logically unacceptable
-"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"
-This was whenever Macbeth was talking about winning the battle. Winning the battle was described by "fair." But the fact that the weather was ugly was described by "foul."
Simile: comparison that uses like or as
-Act 5 Scene 2 (Macduff):
"Let us rather hold fast the mortal sword, and like good men bestride our down-fall'n birthday."
-This was during the battle. (Macduff's son had just been killed.)
Symbolism: something that has a different meaning
-Act 4 Scene 1 (Three witches):
"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble"
-The witches in the play represented the evil that Macbeth did. Macbeth was always followed by the three witches. The three witches also appeared as maids in the movie.
Personification: giving an inanimate object human characteristics or traits
-Act 1 Scene 5 (Lady Macbeth):
"The milk of human kindness."
-In this scene, Lady Macbeth goes into a soliloquy and talks about how she needs to be strong and un-female to help Macbeth achieve his goals of being king through his foul deeds.
Imagery: something that includes one of the five senses
-Act 1 Scene 1 (Introduction):
"Thunder and lightening"
-This describes the weather of the place. You can easily imagine it in your head.