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1 Rhetorical Devices in Shakespeare’s Macbeth Power Presentation, © June by Prestwick House, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN: Item #:

2 Table of Contents – By Device
View Presentation By Act Allusion (28 slides) Climax (5 slides) Hyperbole (9 slides) Amplification (3 slides) Conduplicatio (7 slides) Litotes (3 slides) Anadiplosis (7 slides) Diacope (3 slides) Metaphor (28 slides) Anaphora (7 slides) Enthymeme (7 slides) Metonymy (15 slides) Antithesis (7 slides) Epistrophe (7 slides) Oxymoron (17 slides) Apostrophe (15 slides) Epithet (9 slides) Parallelism (5 slides) Asyndeton (7 slides) Extended Metaphor (28 slides) Parenthesis (7 slides) Chiasmus (5 slides) Hyperbaton (4 slides) Paronomasia (5 slides)

3 Table of Contents – By Device
View Presentation By Act Personification (21 slides) Sarcasm (4 slides) Symploce (7 slides) Polysyndeton (7 slides) Scesis Onomaton (5 slides) Synecdoche (15 slides) Pun (10 slides) Simile (13 slides)

4 Table of Contents – By Act
View Presentation By Device Act I Act II Allusion Parallelism Allusion Amplification Parenthesis Antithesis Anaphora Paronomasia Extended Metaphor Apostrophe Personification Hyperbole Chiasmus Scesis Onomaton Metaphor Climax Simile Parenthesis Enthymeme Symploce Personification Epistrophe Synecdoche Pun Epithet Extended Metaphor Hyperbaton Hyperbole Metaphor Metonymy Oxymoron

5 Table of Contents – By Act
View Presentation By Device Act III Act IV Act V Allusion Anaphora Allusion Anadiplosis Antithesis Anadiplosis Antithesis Apostrophe Asyndeton Apostrophe Asyndeton Conduplicatio Conduplicatio Epistrophe Extended Metaphor Diacope Epithet Hyperbole Litotes Extened Metaphor Metaphor Oxymoron Metaphor Metonymy Parenthesis Metonymy Personification Pun Oxymoron Polysyndeton Sarcasm Personification Simile Scesis Onomaton Polsyndeton Synecdoche Symploce Synecdoche

6 Allusion ALLUSION Contents by Act Contents by Device ALLUSION A reference to a fairly well known event, place, or person. The reference may appear in the form of a simile, metaphor, analogy, or it may not be within any other rhetorical device at all. PLAY Slide 1 of 28

7 First Witch: I come, Graymalkin.
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i First Witch: I come, Graymalkin. Slide 2 of 28

8 First Witch: I come, Graymalkin.
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i First Witch: I come, Graymalkin. Slide 3 of 28

9 Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i First Witch: I come, Graymalkin. Graymalkin was a general term for any old or ugly female cat. In Scottish legend, grimalkin was a fairy cat that lived in the highlands. Slide 4 of 28

10 Sergeant: … they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: … they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memorize another Golgotha … Slide 5 of 28

11 Sergeant: … they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: … they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memorize another Golgotha … Slide 6 of 28

12 Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: … they meant to bathe in reeking wounds, Or memorize another Golgotha … Golgotha is the New Testament name for the hill outside of Jerusalem on which the Crucifixion of Jesus took place. Slide 7 of 28

13 Ross: … that Bellona’s bridegroom …
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Ross: … that Bellona’s bridegroom … Slide 8 of 28

14 Ross: … that Bellona’s bridegroom …
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Ross: … that Bellona’s bridegroom … Slide 9 of 28

15 Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Ross: … that Bellona’s bridegroom … Bellona was an ancient Roman goddess of war. Her husband, or bridegroom, would have been Mars. Ross is saying that Macbeth fought with the ferocity of the god of War. Slide 10 of 28

16 Lady Macbeth: Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would”
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would” Like the poor cat i’ the adage? Slide 11 of 28

17 Lady Macbeth: Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would”
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would” Like the poor cat i’ the adage? Slide 12 of 28

18 Allusion Act I, scene vii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would” Like the poor cat i’ the adage? All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws is a medieval English proverb. Also Simile Slide 13 of 28

19 Macbeth: Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Macbeth: Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? Slide 14 of 28

20 Macbeth: Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Macbeth: Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? Slide 15 of 28

21 Allusion Act II, scene ii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Macbeth: Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? Neptune was the Roman god of Water and the Sea. Thus, no amount of water will wash the blood off of Macbeth’s hands. Slide 16 of 28

22 Macduff: Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macduff: Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight With a new Gorgon. Slide 17 of 28

23 Macduff: Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macduff: Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight With a new Gorgon. Slide 18 of 28

24 Allusion Act II, scene iii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macduff: Approach the chamber, and destroy your sight With a new Gorgon. In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three sisters, the most monstrous of which was Medusa, who had snakes growing from her scalp instead of hair. A single look at Medusa could turn a mortal into stone. Slide 19 of 28

25 My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar.
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: … under him My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar. Slide 20 of 28

26 My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar.
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: … under him My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar. Slide 21 of 28

27 Allusion Act III, scene i
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: … under him My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar. Mark Antony was a high-ranking official on Julius Caesar’s staff, but he did not attain the height of his power as one of the Roman Triumverate until after Caesar’s assassination. Also Simile Slide 22 of 28

28 Macbeth: … ere to black Hecate’s summons
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: … ere to black Hecate’s summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night’s yawning peal. Slide 23 of 28

29 Macbeth: … ere to black Hecate’s summons
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: … ere to black Hecate’s summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night’s yawning peal. Slide 24 of 28

30 Allusion Act III, scene ii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: … ere to black Hecate’s summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night’s yawning peal. Hecate is a very ancient Greek goddess associated with the underworld, magic, and communication with the dead. By Shakespeare’s time, she was generally thought of as a goddess of witches. Slide 25 of 28

31 Macbeth: Why should I play the Roman fool and die On mine own sword.
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: Why should I play the Roman fool and die On mine own sword. Slide 26 of 28

32 Macbeth: Why should I play the Roman fool and die On mine own sword.
Allusion Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: Why should I play the Roman fool and die On mine own sword. Slide 27 of 28

33 Allusion Act V, scene viii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: Why should I play the Roman fool and die On mine own sword. In ancient Rome, it was customary for military officers of high rank to kill themselves rather than be taken prisoner and either put on display or ransomed. Slide 28 of 28

34 The addition of details and information to a stated word or idea.
Amplification AMPLIFICATION Contents by Act Contents by Device AMPLIFICATION The addition of details and information to a stated word or idea. PLAY Slide 1 of 3

35 Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
Amplification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here … Slide 2 of 3

36 Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
Amplification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here … Also Scesis Onomaton Slide 3 of 3

37 ANADIPLOSIS / CONDUPLICATIO
Contents by Act Contents by Device ANADIPLOSIS / CONDUPLICATIO Anadiplosis repeats the last word or words of a sentence, phrase, or clause at or near the beginning of the next. Conduplicatio takes an important word from anywhere in one sentence and repeating it at the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase. PLAY PLAY Slide 1 of 7

38 Anadiplosis / Conduplicatio
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: It will have blood: they say blood will have blood. Slide 2 of 7

39 Anadiplosis / Conduplicatio
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: It will have blood: they say blood will have blood. Slide 3 of 7

40 Anadiplosis / Conduplicatio
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: I am bent to know, By the worst means, the worst. Slide 4 of 7

41 Anadiplosis / Conduplicatio
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: I am bent to know, By the worst means, the worst. Slide 5 of 7

42 Anadiplosis / Conduplicatio
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene i Doctor: Unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. Slide 6 of 7

43 Anadiplosis / Conduplicatio
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene i Doctor: Unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. Slide 7 of 7

44 ANAPHORA / EPISTROPHE / SYMPLOCE
Contents by Act Contents by Device ANAPHORA / EPISTROPHE / SYMPLOCE The repetition of an important word or words in consecutive sentences, clauses, or phrases. Anaphora repeats the first word or phrase in successive sentences. Epistrophe repeats words or phrases at the end of successive sentences. Symploce combines the two and repeats one word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses. PLAY PLAY PLAY Slide 1 of 7

45 Anaphora / Epistrophe / Symploce
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Weird Sisters: Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine. Slide 2 of 7

46 Anaphora / Epistrophe / Symploce
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Weird Sisters: Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine. Slide 3 of 7

47 Anaphora / Epistrophe / Symploce
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter! Slide 4 of 7

48 Anaphora / Epistrophe / Symploce
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter! Slide 5 of 7

49 Anaphora / Epistrophe / Symploce
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: What I believe, I’ll wail; What know, believe; and what I can redress, As I shall find the time to friend, I will. Slide 6 of 7

50 Anaphora / Epistrophe / Symploce
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: What I believe, I’ll wail; What know, believe; and what I can redress, As I shall find the time to friend, I will. Slide 7 of 7

51 ANTITHESIS Antithesis
Contents by Act Contents by Device ANTITHESIS The use of contrast in language to bring out a contrast in thought, usually expressed in opposites. PLAY Slide 1 of 7

52 Lady Macbeth: What hath quench’d them hath given me fire.
Antithesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Lady Macbeth: What hath quench’d them hath given me fire. Slide 2 of 7

53 Lady Macbeth: What hath quench’d them hath given me fire.
Antithesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Lady Macbeth: What hath quench’d them hath given me fire. Slide 3 of 7

54 Macbeth: ’Tis better thee without than he within.
Antithesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: ’Tis better thee without than he within. Slide 4 of 7

55 Macbeth: ’Tis better thee without than he within.
Antithesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: ’Tis better thee without than he within. Slide 5 of 7

56 Ross: It [Scotland] cannot Be call’d our mother, but our grave.
Antithesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Ross: It [Scotland] cannot Be call’d our mother, but our grave. Slide 6 of 7

57 Ross: It [Scotland] cannot Be call’d our mother, but our grave.
Antithesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Ross: It [Scotland] cannot Be call’d our mother, but our grave. Slide 7 of 7

58 APOSTROPHE Apostrophe
Contents by Act Contents by Device APOSTROPHE A break in the flow of dialogue in which a character addresses a power, a force, or another character not present in the scene at the time. PLAY Slide 1 of 15

59 Lady Macbeth: Come, you spirits
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! Slide 2 of 15

60 Lady Macbeth: Come, you spirits
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! Slide 3 of 15

61 Lady Macbeth: Come, thick night,
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, Slide 4 of 15

62 Lady Macbeth: Come, thick night,
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, Slide 5 of 15

63 Macbeth: … come, Fate, into the list, And champion me
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: … come, Fate, into the list, And champion me Slide 6 of 15

64 Macbeth: … come, Fate, into the list, And champion me
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: … come, Fate, into the list, And champion me Slide 7 of 15

65 Macbeth: Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day,
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale! Slide 8 of 15

66 Macbeth: Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day,
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale! Slide 9 of 15

67 Macbeth: [Aside.] Time, thou anticipatest my dread exploits.
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene ii Macbeth: [Aside.] Time, thou anticipatest my dread exploits. Slide 10 of 15

68 Macbeth: [Aside.] Time, thou anticipatest my dread exploits.
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene ii Macbeth: [Aside.] Time, thou anticipatest my dread exploits. Slide 11 of 15

69 Macduff: Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure, For goodness dare not check thee. Slide 12 of 15

70 Macduff: Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure, For goodness dare not check thee. Slide 13 of 15

71 Macduff: O nation miserable! With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d,
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: O nation miserable! With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again, Since that the truest issue of thy throne By his own interdiction stands accursed, And does blaspheme his breed? Slide 14 of 15

72 Macduff: O nation miserable! With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d,
Apostrophe Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: O nation miserable! With an untitled tyrant bloody-scepter’d, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again, Since that the truest issue of thy throne By his own interdiction stands accursed, And does blaspheme his breed? Slide 15 of 15

73 ASYNDETON / POLYSYNDETON
Contents by Act Contents by Device ASYNDETON / POLYSYNDETON A series of words, phrases, or clauses. Asyndeton uses no conjunctions in the series. Polysyndeton places a conjunction after every item except the last. PLAY PLAY Slide 1 of 7

74 Asyndeton / Polysyndeton
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: I grant him bloody, Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful, Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name. Slide 2 of 7

75 Asyndeton / Polysyndeton
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: I grant him bloody, Luxurious, avaricious, false, deceitful, Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name. Slide 3 of 7

76 Asyndeton / Polysyndeton
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: The king-becoming graces, As justice, verity, temperance, stableness, Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness, Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them … Slide 4 of 7

77 Asyndeton / Polysyndeton
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: The king-becoming graces, As justice, verity, temperance, stableness, Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness, Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them... Slide 5 of 7

78 Asyndeton / Polysyndeton
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene iii Macbeth: that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honor, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny and dare not. Slide 6 of 7

79 Asyndeton / Polysyndeton
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene iii Macbeth: that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honor, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny and dare not. Slide 7 of 7

80 Climax CLIMAX Contents by Act Contents by Device CLIMAX A parallel series of words, phrases, or clauses arranged so that they proceed from the least to the most important. PLAY Slide 1 of 5

81 First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!
Climax Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter! Slide 2 of 5

82 First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!
Climax Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter! Slide 3 of 5

83 Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor!
Climax Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! Slide 4 of 5

84 Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor!
Climax Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! Slide 5 of 5

85 Diacope DIACOPE Contents by Act Contents by Device DIACOPE Repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase as a method of emphasis. PLAY Slide 1 of 3

86 Macbeth: It will have blood: they say blood will have blood.
Diacope Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: It will have blood: they say blood will have blood. Slide 2 of 3

87 Macbeth: It will have blood: they say blood will have blood.
Diacope Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: It will have blood: they say blood will have blood. Also Conduplicatio Slide 3 of 3

88 Enthymeme ENTHYMEME Contents by Act Contents by Device ENTHYMEME An informal syllogism that omits either one of the premises or the conclusion. PLAY Slide 1 of 7

89 Macbeth: This supernatural soliciting
Enthymeme Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? … If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature? Slide 2 of 7

90 Macbeth: This supernatural soliciting
Enthymeme Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? … If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature? Slide 3 of 7

91 Enthymeme Act I, scene iii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth? … If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature? Macbeth’s reasoning is based on two faulty, unstated premises: (1) that an evil prediction cannot promise positive advantage and actually come true, and (2) a good prediction cannot tempt a person to commit evil. Slide 4 of 7

92 Lady Macbeth: Thou’ldst have, great Glamis,
Enthymeme Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Thou’ldst have, great Glamis, That which cries, “Thus thou must do, if thou have it …” Slide 5 of 7

93 Lady Macbeth: Thou’ldst have, great Glamis,
Enthymeme Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Thou’ldst have, great Glamis, That which cries, “Thus thou must do, if thou have it …” Slide 6 of 7

94 Enthymeme Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Thou’ldst have, great Glamis, That which cries, “Thus thou must do, if thou have it …” Lady Macbeth’s unstated premise is that there is only one way by which Macbeth can become king. Slide 7 of 7

95 Epithet EPITHET Contents by Act Contents by Device EPITHET An adjective or adjective phrase that identifies a particular and significant trait of the noun being modified PLAY Slide 1 of 9

96 Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor!
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Slide 2 of 9

97 Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor!
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Slide 3 of 9

98 Third Apparition: Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene i Third Apparition: Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him. Slide 4 of 9

99 Third Apparition: Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene i Third Apparition: Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him. Slide 5 of 9

100 Macbeth: … and our high-placed Macbeth
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene i Macbeth: … and our high-placed Macbeth Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath To time and mortal custom. Slide 6 of 9

101 Macbeth: … and our high-placed Macbeth
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene i Macbeth: … and our high-placed Macbeth Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath To time and mortal custom. Slide 7 of 9

102 Hold fast the mortal sword.
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: Let us rather Hold fast the mortal sword. Slide 8 of 9

103 Hold fast the mortal sword.
Epithet Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: Let us rather Hold fast the mortal sword. Slide 9 of 9

104 The placement of words in an unusual or unexpected order.
Hyperbaton HYPERBATON Contents by Act Contents by Device HYPERBATON The placement of words in an unusual or unexpected order. PLAY Slide 1 of 4

105 To give thee, from our royal master, thanks …
Hyperbaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Angus: We are sent To give thee, from our royal master, thanks … Slide 2 of 4

106 To give thee, from our royal master, thanks …
Hyperbaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Angus: We are sent To give thee, from our royal master, thanks … Slide 3 of 4

107 We are sent to give thee thanks from our royal master.
Hyperbaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Angus: We are sent To give thee, from our royal master, thanks … We are sent to give thee thanks from our royal master. Slide 4 of 4

108 Hyperbole HYPERBOLE Contents by Act Contents by Device HYPERBOLE The exaggeration of some part of a statement in order to give it emphasis or focus PLAY Slide 1 of 9

109 Duncan: Thou art so far before,
Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Duncan: Thou art so far before, That swiftest wing of recompense is slow To overtake thee. … More is thy due than more than all can pay. Slide 2 of 9

110 Duncan: Thou art so far before,
Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Duncan: Thou art so far before, That swiftest wing of recompense is slow To overtake thee. … More is thy due than more than all can pay. Slide 3 of 9

111 Macbeth: blow the horrid deed in every eye,
Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind. Slide 4 of 9

112 Macbeth: blow the horrid deed in every eye,
Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind. Slide 5 of 9

113 Macbeth: this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Macbeth: this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Slide 6 of 9

114 Macbeth: this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene ii Macbeth: this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Slide 7 of 9

115 Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene i Lady Macbeth: All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Slide 8 of 9

116 Hyperbole Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene i Lady Macbeth: All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Slide 9 of 9

117 Litotes LITOTES Contents by Act Contents by Device LITOTES A form of understatement that is made through negation, with the intention of emphasizing the opposite of the literal meaning of the words. PLAY Slide 1 of 3

118 Macbeth: Whose absence is no less material to me.
Litotes Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: Whose absence is no less material to me. Slide 2 of 3

119 Macbeth: Whose absence is no less material to me.
Litotes Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene ii Macbeth: Whose absence is no less material to me. Slide 3 of 3

120 METAPHOR / EXTENDED METAPHOR
Contents by Act Contents by Device METAPHOR / EXTENDED METAPHOR A metaphor is a comparison that equates two dissimilar objects or concepts. An extended metaphor continues the comparison for a few sentences, or more. PLAY PLAY Slide 1 of 28

121 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me In borrow’d robes? Slide 2 of 28

122 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me In borrow’d robes? Slide 3 of 28

123 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me In borrow’d robes? Political rank and office are metaphorically compared to clothing several times in this play. Slide 4 of 28

124 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Duncan: [to Macbeth] I have begun to plant thee, and will labor To make thee full of growing. Banquo: There if I grow, The harvest is your own. Slide 5 of 28

125 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Duncan: [to Macbeth] I have begun to plant thee, and will labor To make thee full of growing. Banquo: There if I grow, The harvest is your own. Slide 6 of 28

126 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Duncan: [Macbeth] is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; It is a banquet to me. Slide 7 of 28

127 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Duncan: [Macbeth] is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; It is a banquet to me. Slide 8 of 28

128 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poison’d chalice To our own lips. Slide 9 of 28

129 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poison’d chalice To our own lips. Slide 10 of 28

130 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other— Slide 11 of 28

131 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other— Slide 12 of 28

132 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, Not cast aside so soon. Slide 13 of 28

133 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, Not cast aside so soon. Slide 14 of 28

134 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have bought Golden opinions from all sorts of people, Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, Not cast aside so soon. Here is another metaphoric comparison of title and rank with clothing. Slide 15 of 28

135 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk Wherein you dress’d yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? Slide 16 of 28

136 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk Wherein you dress’d yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? Slide 17 of 28

137 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk Wherein you dress’d yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? This is both a mixed metaphor (hope as a garment and hope as a drunken person), and another iteration of the garment motif. Slide 18 of 28

138 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macbeth: The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. Slide 19 of 28

139 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macbeth: The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. Slide 20 of 28

140 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb To appease an angry god. Slide 21 of 28

141 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb [Malcolm] To appease an angry god. [Macbeth] Slide 22 of 28

142 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: [to Macduff] Be this [the news that Macduff’s family has been slain] the whetstone of your sword. Slide 23 of 28

143 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: [to Macduff] Be this [the news that Macduff’s family has been slain] the whetstone of your sword. Slide 24 of 28

144 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene iii Caithness: Meet we the medicine of the sickly weal, And with him pour we, in our country’s purge, Each drop of us. Slide 25 of 28

145 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene iii Caithness: Meet we the medicine of the sickly weal, And with him pour we, in our country’s purge, Each drop of us. Slide 26 of 28

146 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene v Macbeth: Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Slide 27 of 28

147 Metaphor / Extended Metaphor
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene v Macbeth: Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Slide 28 of 28

148 Oxymoron OYMORON Contents by Act Contents by Device OYMORON A paradox or self-contradictory statement reduced to two words, usually a noun and adjective. PLAY Slide 1 of 17

149 Second witch: When the battle’s lost and won.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i Second witch: When the battle’s lost and won. Slide 2 of 17

150 Second witch: When the battle’s lost and won.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i Second witch: When the battle’s lost and won. Slide 3 of 17

151 Three Witches: Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i Three Witches: Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Slide 4 of 17

152 Three Witches: Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene i Three Witches: Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Slide 5 of 17

153 Macbeth: So foul and fair a day I have not seen.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: So foul and fair a day I have not seen. Slide 6 of 17

154 Macbeth: So foul and fair a day I have not seen.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: So foul and fair a day I have not seen. Slide 7 of 17

155 Banquo: why do you start, and seem to fear
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: why do you start, and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? Slide 8 of 17

156 Banquo: why do you start, and seem to fear
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: why do you start, and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? Slide 9 of 17

157 Banquo: who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate. Slide 10 of 17

158 Banquo: who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: who neither beg nor fear Your favors nor your hate. Slide 11 of 17

159 Lady Macbeth: wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Lady Macbeth: wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win. Slide 12 of 17

160 Lady Macbeth: wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win.
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iv Lady Macbeth: wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win. Slide 13 of 17

161 Macbeth: I am bent to know,
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: I am bent to know, By the worst means, the worst. For mine own good. Slide 14 of 17

162 Macbeth: I am bent to know,
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: I am bent to know, By the worst means, the worst. For mine own good. Slide 15 of 17

163 Macduff: Such welcome and unwelcome things at once
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: Such welcome and unwelcome things at once ’Tis hard to reconcile. Slide 16 of 17

164 Macduff: Such welcome and unwelcome things at once
Oxymoron Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: Such welcome and unwelcome things at once ’Tis hard to reconcile. Slide 17 of 17

165 PARALLELISM / CHIASMUS
Contents by Act Contents by Device PARALLELISM / CHIASMUS Parallelism uses of the same general structure and syntax for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences. Chiasmus forms of parallel structure in which the original word order is switched for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences in a paragraph PLAY PLAY Slide 1 of 5

166 Parallelism / Chiasmus
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii First Witch: So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo! Second Witch: Banquo and Macbeth, all hail! Slide 2 of 5

167 Parallelism / Chiasmus
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii First Witch: So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo! Second Witch: Banquo and Macbeth, all hail! Slide 3 of 5

168 Parallelism / Chiasmus
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, Slide 4 of 5

169 Parallelism / Chiasmus
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, Slide 5 of 5

170 PARENTHESIS Parenthesis
Contents by Act Contents by Device PARENTHESIS Adding material into a sentence to provide additional, often tangential, information, disrupting the natural flow of the sentence. PLAY Slide 1 of 7

171 Sergeant: The merciless Macdonwald— Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
Parenthesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: The merciless Macdonwald— Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villainies of nature Do swarm upon him—from the western isles of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name— Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel … Slide 2 of 7

172 Sergeant: The merciless Macdonwald— Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
Parenthesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: The merciless Macdonwald— Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villainies of nature Do swarm upon him—from the western isles of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name— Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel … Slide 3 of 7

173 Ross: And Duncan’s horses—a thing most strange and certain—
Parenthesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iv Ross: And Duncan’s horses—a thing most strange and certain— Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race, Turn’d wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, Contending ’gainst obedience, as they would make War with mankind. Slide 4 of 7

174 Ross: And Duncan’s horses—a thing most strange and certain—
Parenthesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iv Ross: And Duncan’s horses—a thing most strange and certain— Beauteous and swift, the minions of their race, Turn’d wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out, Contending ’gainst obedience, as they would make War with mankind. Slide 5 of 7

175 Lennox: And the right valiant Banquo walk’d too late,
Parenthesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene vi Lennox: And the right valiant Banquo walk’d too late, Whom, you may say, if’t please you, Fleance kill’d, For Fleance fled. I do think That, had he Duncan’s sons under his key— As, an’t please heaven, he shall not—they should find What ’twere to kill a father. Slide 6 of 7

176 Lennox: And the right valiant Banquo walk’d too late,
Parenthesis Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene vi Lennox: And the right valiant Banquo walk’d too late, Whom, you may say, if’t please you, Fleance kill’d, For Fleance fled. I do think That, had he Duncan’s sons under his key— As, an’t please heaven, he shall not—they should find What ’twere to kill a father. Slide 7 of 7

177 PARONOMASIA Paronomasia
Contents by Act Contents by Device PARONOMASIA The use of similar sounding words to create an oxymoron, paradox, or antithesis PLAY Slide 1 of 5

178 Banquo: … why do you start, and seem to fear
Paronomasia Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: … why do you start, and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? Slide 2 of 5

179 Banquo: … why do you start, and seem to fear
Paronomasia Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: … why do you start, and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? Slide 3 of 5

180 Lady Macbeth: What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily …
Paronomasia Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily … Slide 4 of 5

181 Lady Macbeth: What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily …
Paronomasia Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene v Lady Macbeth: What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily … Slide 5 of 5

182 PERSONIFICATION Personification
Contents by Act Contents by Device PERSONIFICATION The giving of human attributes to something—an animal, an inanimate object, or an abstract concept—that is non-human. PLAY Slide 1 of 21

183 Macbeth: [Aside] If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: [Aside] If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir. Slide 2 of 21

184 Macbeth: [Aside] If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Macbeth: [Aside] If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me Without my stir. Slide 3 of 21

185 To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other— Slide 4 of 21

186 To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other— Slide 5 of 21

187 Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk Wherein you dress’d yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? Slide 6 of 21

188 Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Lady Macbeth: Was the hope drunk Wherein you dress’d yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? Slide 7 of 21

189 Macduff: Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macduff: Confusion now hath made his masterpiece. Most sacrilegious Murder hath broke ope The Lord’s anointed temple and stole thence The life o’ the building. Slide 8 of 21

190 Macduff: Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Macduff: Confusion now hath made his masterpiece. Most sacrilegious Murder hath broke ope The Lord’s anointed temple and stole thence The life o’ the building. Slide 9 of 21

191 Hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us …
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Donalbain: our fate, Hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us … Slide 10 of 21

192 Hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us …
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Donalbain: our fate, Hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us … Slide 11 of 21

193 Ross: Is’t night’s predominance, or the day’s shame,
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iv Ross: Is’t night’s predominance, or the day’s shame, That darkness does the face of earth entomb, When living light should kiss it? Slide 12 of 21

194 Ross: Is’t night’s predominance, or the day’s shame,
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iv Ross: Is’t night’s predominance, or the day’s shame, That darkness does the face of earth entomb, When living light should kiss it? Slide 13 of 21

195 Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds As if it felt with Scotland and yell’d out Like syllable of dolor. Slide 14 of 21

196 Strike heaven on the face, that it [Heaven] resounds
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Macduff: new sorrows Strike heaven on the face, that it [Heaven] resounds As if it felt with Scotland and yell’d out Like syllable of dolor. Slide 15 of 21

197 Malcolm: I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash Is added to her wounds. Slide 16 of 21

198 Malcolm: I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Malcolm: I think our country sinks beneath the yoke; It* weeps, it* bleeds, and each new day a gash Is added to her* wounds. * Refers to [our country] Slide 17 of 21

199 Macbeth: And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene v Macbeth: And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Slide 18 of 21

200 Macbeth: And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene v Macbeth: And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Slide 19 of 21

201 Macbeth: Our castle’s strength Will laugh a siege to scorn.
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene v Macbeth: Our castle’s strength Will laugh a siege to scorn. Slide 20 of 21

202 Macbeth: Our castle’s strength Will laugh a siege to scorn.
Personification Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene v Macbeth: Our castle’s strength Will laugh a siege to scorn. Slide 21 of 21

203 Pun PUN Contents by Act Contents by Device PUN A humorous ambiguity that relies on two or more words’ similar meanings or pronunciations. PLAY Slide 1 of 10

204 Donalbain: the near in blood, The nearer bloody.
Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Donalbain: the near in blood, The nearer bloody. Slide 2 of 10

205 Donalbain: the near in blood, The nearer bloody.
Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Donalbain: the near in blood, The nearer bloody. Slide 3 of 10

206 Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act II, scene iii Donalbain: the near in blood, The nearer bloody. The first use of blood refers to family relationships; fathers and sons are close “blood relations.” Bloody means covered in blood, as in being attacked, wounded, or killed. Thus, the pun says that Duncan’s close relations are likely to be killed as he was. Slide 4 of 10

207 Macbeth: [to the Murderers] I will put that business in your bosoms
Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: [to the Murderers] I will put that business in your bosoms Whose execution takes your enemy off, … Slide 5 of 10

208 Macbeth: [to the Murderers] I will put that business in your bosoms
Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: [to the Murderers] I will put that business in your bosoms Whose execution takes your enemy off, … Slide 6 of 10

209 Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene i Macbeth: [to the Murderers] I will put that business in your bosoms Whose execution takes your enemy off, … To execute business is to accomplish it. To execute, of course, also means to kill, as did the expression to take off. Thus, Macbeth is saying that the completion [execution] of the business will take off [execute] the Murders’ enemy [Banquo]. Slide 7 of 10

210 Macduff: The tyrant has not batter’d at their peace?
Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macduff: The tyrant has not batter’d at their peace? Ross: No; they were well at peace when I did leave ’em. Slide 8 of 10

211 Macduff: The tyrant has not batter’d at their peace?
Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macduff: The tyrant has not batter’d at their peace? Ross: No; they were well at peace when I did leave ’em. Slide 9 of 10

212 Pun Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macduff: The tyrant has not batter’d at their peace? Ross: No; they were well at peace when I did leave ’em. Macduff is asking whether Macbeth has troubled his family. Ross, using at peace in its common euphemistic sense, is saying that the family are dead. Slide 10 of 10

213 Sarcasm SARCASM Contents by Act Contents by Device SARCASM A sharp remark usually intended as a rebuke or retort; the power of sarcasm usually derives from an unexpected emphasis or word use. PLAY Slide 1 of 4

214 Lennox: Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too,
Sarcasm Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene vi Lennox: Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too, For ’twould have anger’d any heart alive To hear the men deny’t. Slide 2 of 4

215 Lennox: Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too,
Sarcasm Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene vi Lennox: Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too, For ’twould have anger’d any heart alive To hear the men deny’t. Slide 3 of 4

216 Sarcasm Act III, scene vi
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene vi Lennox: Was not that nobly done? Ay, and wisely too, For ’twould have anger’d any heart alive To hear the men deny’t. The sarcasm relies on the context. On the surface, Lennox is praising Macbeth’s killing Duncan’s groom, but in reality, he is expressing his doubt about the truthfulness of Macbeth’s claims. Slide 4 of 4

217 The use of a series of synonymous statements to emphasize an idea.
Scesis Onomaton SCESIS ONOMATON Contents by Act Contents by Device SCESIS ONOMATON The use of a series of synonymous statements to emphasize an idea. PLAY Slide 1 of 5

218 Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
Scesis Onomaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here … Slide 2 of 5

219 Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
Scesis Onomaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well It were done quickly. If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here … Also Amplification Slide 3 of 5

220 Macbeth: I had else been perfect,
Scesis Onomaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock, As broad and general as the casing air: But now I am cabin’d, cribb’d, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. Slide 4 of 5

221 Macbeth: I had else been perfect,
Scesis Onomaton Contents by Act Contents by Device Act III, scene iv Macbeth: I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock, As broad and general as the casing air: But now I am cabin’d, cribb’d, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears. Also Simile Slide 5 of 5

222 A comparison between unlike things using the word “like” or “as.”
Simile SIMILE Contents by Act Contents by Device SIMILE A comparison between unlike things using the word “like” or “as.” PLAY Slide 1 of 13

223 Sergeant: Doubtful it stood,
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. … with [Macbeth’s] brandish’d steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valor’s minion carved out his passage … Slide 2 of 13

224 Sergeant: Doubtful it stood,
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: Doubtful it stood, As two spent swimmers that do cling together And choke their art. … with [Macbeth’s] brandish’d steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valor’s minion carved out his passage … Slide 3 of 13

225 Sergeant: As whence the sun ’gins his reflection
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: As whence the sun ’gins his reflection Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seem’d to come Discomfort swells. [the fresh assault dismayed Banquo and Macbeth] … As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. [Banquo and Macbeth were] As cannons overcharged with double cracks … Slide 4 of 13

226 Sergeant: As whence the sun ’gins his reflection
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Sergeant: As whence the sun ’gins his reflection Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seem’d to come Discomfort swells. [the fresh assault dismayed Banquo and Macbeth] … As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. [Banquo and Macbeth were] As cannons overcharged with double cracks … Slide 5 of 13

227 Duncan: So well thy words become thee as thy wounds;
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Duncan: So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Slide 6 of 13

228 Duncan: So well thy words become thee as thy wounds;
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Duncan: So well thy words become thee as thy wounds; They smack of honor both. Slide 7 of 13

229 Banquo: New honors come upon him,
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould But with the aid of use. Slide 8 of 13

230 Banquo: New honors come upon him,
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene iii Banquo: New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould But with the aid of use. Slide 9 of 13

231 Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued against
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: his virtues Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued against The deep damnation of his taking-off, And pity, like a naked new-born babe … Slide 10 of 13

232 Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued against
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene vii Macbeth: his virtues Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued against The deep damnation of his taking-off, And pity, like a naked new-born babe … Slide 11 of 13

233 Angus: Now does he feel his title
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene ii Angus: Now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe Upon a dwarfish thief. Slide 12 of 13

234 Angus: Now does he feel his title
Simile Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene ii Angus: Now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe Upon a dwarfish thief. Slide 13 of 13

235 Synecdoche employs a part to represent the whole.
Synecdoche / Metonymy SYNECDOCHE / METONYMY Contents by Act Contents by Device SYNECDOCHE / METONYMY Metonymy uses one object to represent another with which it is closely associated. Synecdoche employs a part to represent the whole. PLAY PLAY Slide 1 of 15

236 Ross: Norway himself, with terrible numbers … began a dismal conflict
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Ross: Norway himself, with terrible numbers … began a dismal conflict Slide 2 of 15

237 Ross: Norway himself, with terrible numbers … began a dismal conflict
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Ross: Norway himself, with terrible numbers … began a dismal conflict Slide 3 of 15

238 The monarch of a nation was often referred to as the nation itself.
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act I, scene ii Ross: Norway himself, with terrible numbers … began a dismal conflict The monarch of a nation was often referred to as the nation itself. Slide 4 of 15

239 Malcolm: here from gracious England have I offer Of goodly thousands
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene ii Malcolm: here from gracious England have I offer Of goodly thousands Slide 5 of 15

240 Malcolm: here from gracious England have I offer Of goodly thousands
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene ii Malcolm: here from gracious England have I offer Of goodly thousands Slide 6 of 15

241 Ross: your eye in Scotland
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Ross: your eye in Scotland Would create soldiers, make our women fight, To doff their dire distresses. Slide 7 of 15

242 Ross: your eye in Scotland
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Ross: your eye in Scotland Would create soldiers, make our women fight, To doff their dire distresses. Slide 8 of 15

243 Synecdoche / Metonymy Act IV, scene iii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act IV, scene iii Ross: your eye in Scotland Would create soldiers, make our women fight, To doff their dire distresses. Of course Ross wants to accompany more than Malcolm’s eye back to Scotland. Slide 9 of 15

244 Macbeth: my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already.
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already. Slide 10 of 15

245 Macbeth: my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already.
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already. Slide 11 of 15

246 Synecdoche / Metonymy Act V, scene viii
Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: my soul is too much charged With blood of thine already. The blood, of course, refers to Macduff’s entire household whom Macbeth had slain. Slide 12 of 15

247 Macbeth: Accursed be that tongue that tells me so
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: Accursed be that tongue that tells me so Slide 13 of 15

248 Macbeth: Accursed be that tongue that tells me so
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: Accursed be that tongue that tells me so Slide 14 of 15

249 Macbeth is cursing the entire person, not merely the tongue.
Synecdoche / Metonymy Contents by Act Contents by Device Act V, scene viii Macbeth: Accursed be that tongue that tells me so Macbeth is cursing the entire person, not merely the tongue. Slide 15 of 15


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