Act I Scene VII: FIRST STEP - Robert Lindblom Math ...



Act I Scene VII: FIRST STEP

|Passage |Diction/ What connotations or |What does Lady Macbeth’s diction lead |Syntax |What does this sentence structure |

|(Act, Scene and |associations do the words have? |us to believe? | |emphasize? |

|Lines) | | | |What feelings do the types of |

| | | | |sentences create? |

|I.vii.39-49 |drunk – alcohol, unbalanced, |MB is not thinking rationally by |1) Rhetorical questions |1) Effect of RQs: wants MB to really|

| |incoherent, not rational, |questioning Duncan’s murder. He is | |consider how he is being a coward by|

| |temporary |allowing his emotions of fear to | |changing his mind |

| | |control him and to make him weak. | | |

| |pale – sick, white, scared, |However, people’s doubts and emotions | | |

| |unnourished |are temporary. | |2) If “hope” has fallen asleep, it |

| | | |2) Personification: “Hath it |can be awakened. |

| |coward – weak, lacking bravery | |(hope) slept since?” | |

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|I.vii.53-67 |beast – animal, ruthless, |It was dangerous for MB to tell LMB |1) Repetition of “man” |1) Plays upon MB’s masculinity |

| |dangerous |about the witches’ prophecies because | | |

| | |she will now do anything to make sure |2) new born babe analogy |2) emphasizes how horrific it was |

| |man – masculine, strong, provider,|the prophecies come true. MB is not | |for MB to change his mind. Using |

| |protector |being the strong, masculine man in the | |such an extreme example makes MB |

| | |relationship. Being a coward is just as| |realize how bad it was to back out |

| |babe – innocent, young |bad as brutally killing something | |of the plan. |

| | |innocent. | | |

| |dashed – blood, brutal, ruthless | | | |

|I.vii.69-82 |Screw—attached, permanent, secure |If you are secure and confident, you |1) Appositive—the warder of the |1) Additional information to |

| | |can do anything. |brain— |emphasize that memory guards the |

| | | | |brain. So just as the Duncan’s |

| |Convince—persuade, talk to, lure |Memories/thoughts/ideas are ephemeral | |guards turned on him, will memories |

| | |things; they are easy to lure, persuade| |turn on us? |

| | |(just as Macbeth’s were by the witches)| | |

| | | | |2) Means: We can do anything when |

| | |Faculties/Senses (of the guards) are | |Duncan is unguarded. The idea of |

| |Natures—faculties, senses, |still, cold, permanent. Under these |2) Rhetorical question—“What |being unguarded—Banquo’s skepticism |

| |instinct |circumstances, it should be easy to |cannot you and I perform upon the |kept him guarded—Macbeth was |

| |Death—ending, permanent, still, |kill the King. |unguarded Duncan?” |different. He was unguarded (and |

| |cold, dark | | |look where it has gotten him. |

Act I Scene VII: SECOND STEP (Using the analysis from other side)

|Passage |How does this passage make Macbeth |Persuasive Technique |How do diction and/or syntax work to build ethos, appeal to |

|(Act, Scene and Lines) |feel? |Ethos/Pathos/Logos? |pathos, or appeal to logos? Short Answer. |

|I.vii.39-49 |Macbeth feels like a coward for |Logos, |Even though MB feels fine—even resolute in his decision to no |

| |changing his mind about killing |Pathos |longer kill Duncan, LMB’s rhetorical questions about MB being |

| |Duncan. He sees how his emotions | |weak and sick make MB feel like there is something wrong with |

| |instead of his logic were swaying | |his decision—that his decision reflects poorly on him. Not |

| |his opinion | |wanting to look like a coward, not wanting to look weak, he |

| | | |let’s LMB continue with her plan. Also, LMB’s logic is correct.|

| | | |His original thoughts were to kill Duncan and become king; |

| | | |there is no reason why those thoughts (and Macbeth’s |

| | | |intentions) should change. |

|I.vii.53-67 |Macbeth feels his masculinity |Pathos |LMB’s appeal to emotion makes MB cower with embarrassment. |

| |threatened. He also feels guilty | |Appealing to his lack of ‘manhood’ and comparing her drive to |

| |for changing his mind. | |his makes Macbeth feel small and weak. By making him feel small|

| | | |and weak, she increases her chance of successfully persuading |

| | | |him. |

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|I.vii.69-82 |Macbeth is impressed by her drive. |Ethos, |Lady Macbeth practices what she preaches. She confident, |

| |He thinks that her spirit rivals |Logos |secure, and vows to do something with permanency—kill the king.|

| |that of males. | |She sets up the perfect plan and not only does Macbeth follow |

| |He finishes her envisioned outcome | |it, but he is able to complete the idea. |

| |when he says that everyone would | | |

| |think the guards did it. | | |

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