Macbeth: Kingship
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Point: Duncan as the ideal king.
Quote: "So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off" (Act 1, Scene 7)
Literary Devices: Simile, Personification
Analysis: Duncan is depicted as a virtuous king whose murder would be a grave sin.
Further Analysis: His virtues are personified as angels, emphasizing his righteousness.
Word Zoom: "Virtues"
Analysis of Word: Suggests moral excellence and kingly qualities.
Literary Devices Effect on Reader: Elicits admiration and sympathy for Duncan, highlighting the heinousness of regicide.
Word Effect on Reader: Reinforces Duncan’s moral authority and the gravity of Macbeth’s betrayal.
Shakespeare's Authorial Intent: To establish Duncan as the epitome of good kingship.
Link to Jacobean Context: Reflects the belief in the divine right of kings and the sanctity of the monarch.
Link to In-Play Context: Sets up the moral conflict for Macbeth in contemplating regicide.
Point: Duncan as the ideal king.
Quote: "So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off" (Act 1, Scene 7)
Literary Devices: Simile, Personification
Analysis: Duncan is depicted as a virtuous king whose murder would be a grave sin.
Further Analysis: His virtues are personified as angels, emphasizing his righteousness.
Word Zoom: "Virtues"
Analysis of Word: Suggests moral excellence and kingly qualities.
Literary Devices Effect on Reader: Elicits admiration and sympathy for Duncan, highlighting the heinousness of regicide.
Word Effect on Reader: Reinforces Duncan’s moral authority and the gravity of Macbeth’s betrayal.
Shakespeare's Authorial Intent: To establish Duncan as the epitome of good kingship.
Link to Jacobean Context: Reflects the belief in the divine right of kings and the sanctity of the monarch.
Link to In-Play Context: Sets up the moral conflict for Macbeth in contemplating regicide.
Point: Duncan as the ideal king.
Quote: "So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off" (Act 1, Scene 7)
Literary Devices: Simile, Personification
Analysis: Duncan is depicted as a virtuous king whose murder would be a grave sin.
Further Analysis: His virtues are personified as angels, emphasizing his righteousness.
Word Zoom: "Virtues"
Analysis of Word: Suggests moral excellence and kingly qualities.
Literary Devices Effect on Reader: Elicits admiration and sympathy for Duncan, highlighting the heinousness of regicide.
Word Effect on Reader: Reinforces Duncan’s moral authority and the gravity of Macbeth’s betrayal.
Shakespeare's Authorial Intent: To establish Duncan as the epitome of good kingship.
Link to Jacobean Context: Reflects the belief in the divine right of kings and the sanctity of the monarch.
Link to In-Play Context: Sets up the moral conflict for Macbeth in contemplating regicide.
Point: Duncan as the ideal king.
Quote: "So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off" (Act 1, Scene 7)
Literary Devices: Simile, Personification
Analysis: Duncan is depicted as a virtuous king whose murder would be a grave sin.
Further Analysis: His virtues are personified as angels, emphasizing his righteousness.
Word Zoom: "Virtues"
Analysis of Word: Suggests moral excellence and kingly qualities.
Literary Devices Effect on Reader: Elicits admiration and sympathy for Duncan, highlighting the heinousness of regicide.
Word Effect on Reader: Reinforces Duncan’s moral authority and the gravity of Macbeth’s betrayal.
Shakespeare's Authorial Intent: To establish Duncan as the epitome of good kingship.
Link to Jacobean Context: Reflects the belief in the divine right of kings and the sanctity of the monarch.
Link to In-Play Context: Sets up the moral conflict for Macbeth in contemplating regicide.
Point: Duncan as the ideal king.
Quote: "So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off" (Act 1, Scene 7)
Literary Devices: Simile, Personification
Analysis: Duncan is depicted as a virtuous king whose murder would be a grave sin.
Further Analysis: His virtues are personified as angels, emphasizing his righteousness.
Word Zoom: "Virtues"
Analysis of Word: Suggests moral excellence and kingly qualities.
Literary Devices Effect on Reader: Elicits admiration and sympathy for Duncan, highlighting the heinousness of regicide.
Word Effect on Reader: Reinforces Duncan’s moral authority and the gravity of Macbeth’s betrayal.
Shakespeare's Authorial Intent: To establish Duncan as the epitome of good kingship.
Link to Jacobean Context: Reflects the belief in the divine right of kings and the sanctity of the monarch.
Link to In-Play Context: Sets up the moral conflict for Macbeth in contemplating regicide.
Point: Duncan as the ideal king.
Quote: "So clear in his great office, that his virtues / Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against / The deep damnation of his taking-off" (Act 1, Scene 7)
Literary Devices: Simile, Personification
Analysis: Duncan is depicted as a virtuous king whose murder would be a grave sin.
Further Analysis: His virtues are personified as angels, emphasizing his righteousness.
Word Zoom: "Virtues"
Analysis of Word: Suggests moral excellence and kingly qualities.
Literary Devices Effect on Reader: Elicits admiration and sympathy for Duncan, highlighting the heinousness of regicide.
Word Effect on Reader: Reinforces Duncan’s moral authority and the gravity of Macbeth’s betrayal.
Shakespeare's Authorial Intent: To establish Duncan as the epitome of good kingship.
Link to Jacobean Context: Reflects the belief in the divine right of kings and the sanctity of the monarch.
Link to In-Play Context: Sets up the moral conflict for Macbeth in contemplating regicide.