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Macbeth- act 4: scene 2 - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth- act 4: scene 2
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"he is noble, wise, judicious"
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"things at the worst will cease, or else climb upward to what they were before"
This is represents the arc of tragedy. It is, in a way, a self-aware style comment that reflects the playwriting formula for tragic plays such as Macbeth, during Shakespeare's era and is a sign from Shakespeare that things will get much wore before they get their resolve
"as birds do, mother"
The bird imagery is reflective of innocence. It makes the fate that awaits the family much more tragic
Shakespeare uses Pathos and a natural conversation style throughout this part of the scene to create an emotional feeling within the audience to create a greater emotive response to their deaths and thus make the audience further despise Macbeth
"what is a traitor"
This line is incredibly significant as it poses a real question to the audience- who is a traitor, and what makes them a traitor? This is demonstrative of the divide between Macbeth and Macduff as they both prevail where the other does not
"the honest man"
This poses another question to the audience. The answer to this question changes the outlook on the play- Macbeth has technically never been dishonest, he has merely equivocated himself and so, he id an honest man- but does that give him the right to "hang" the dishonest people? And does that make Macbeth more or less of a tragic hero?
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The killing of Macduff's son in this scene is the only one to happen onstage in the whole play. This shows that Macbeth's crimes are now in the open and that he has fully descended into moral darkness for it