Macbeth: Key Quotes Analysis & Annotation
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A worksheet focusing on analyzing key Shakespearean quotes from Macbeth, designed for Grade 7 students.
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Macbeth: Key Quotes Analysis & Annotation
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Extract from Macbeth: Macbeth's Soliloquy (Act 2, Scene 1)
Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but
A dagger of the mind, a false creation,
Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
I see thee yet, in form as palpable
As this which now I draw.
Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going;
And such an instrument I was to use.
Mine eyes are made the fools of the other senses,
Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still,
And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood,
Which was not so before. There's no such thing:
It is the bloody business which informs
Thus to mine eyes.
Now o'er the one half-world
Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse
The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates
Pale Hecate's offerings; and withered murder,
Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf,
Whispering with wolfish howl,
With my snout I could drink the present strife
And catch the nearest way: Thou sure and firm set earth,
Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear
Thy very stones prate of my whereabouts,
And take the present horror from the time,
Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives:
Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
1.
What literary device is primarily used in the phrase 'dagger of the mind' and what does it suggest about Macbeth's mental state?
[3 marks]2.
Identify one example of imagery from the passage and explain its significance.
[2 marks]3.
Why does Macbeth refer to the dagger as 'a false creation'?
[2 marks]4.
What is the significance of the mention of 'Witchcraft' and 'Hecate' in this passage?
[2 marks]5.
How does Shakespeare’s use of alliteration in 'Whispering with wolfish howl' enhance the mood?
[3 marks]6.
Describe how Macbeth’s hallucination reflects his moral conflict.
[3 marks]7.
What is the overall tone of this excerpt? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
[3 marks]8.
Explain the significance of the phrase 'Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.'
[3 marks]B
Creative Writing Prompt: Macbeth’s Inner Voice
Imagine you are Macbeth just after he sees the hallucination of the dagger. Write a monologue or inner speech that expresses his thoughts and feelings at this moment. Use descriptive language and include at least three literary devices.
1.
Create an original monologue that captures Macbeth's inner conflict and obsession with power. Be expressive and vivid.
2.
Include at least three literary devices in your writing (e.g., metaphor, repetition, alliteration).
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