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Actually understand Macbeth Act 4, Scene 3. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
- Act 5, Scene 2
Actually understand Macbeth Act 5, Scene 2. Read every line...
- Act 5, Scene 2
Quick answer: When Lady Macbeth says, "Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums / and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you / have done to this," she is describing how she would...
Summary. In England, Duncan 's son Malcolm tests the loyalty of his newest recruit, Macduff. By demeaning his own nobility and professing himself to be a greater tyrant than Macbeth, Malcolm hopes to goad Macduff into an open display of his loyalties.
Actually understand Macbeth Act 4, Scene 1. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
Macbeth Children Quotes. Lady Macbeth speaks these lines when she is trying to shame Macbeth for questioning their plan. She uses the image of a child to make a graphic statement about her own ambition and capacity for violence.
After Ross leaves, Lady Macduff turns to her son. She tells the boy that his father is dead. The boy doesn't believe her, but asks if his father is a traitor. Lady Macduff says yes, Macduff is a traitor: a man who swore an oath and broke it and now must hang.
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The vague language of the Second Apparition begins to lure Macbeth into a false sense of security. When the final ghost appears in the form of a child wearing a crown and holding a tree branch, it begins by imploring Macbeth to be proud and fearless of others.