Dear Honor Students,
Please analyze the following quotes from Macebeth; identify the speaker, provide context for the meaning, and interpret the meaning.
1.
Yet do I fear they nature;
It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend to it.
2.
The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step
On which I must fall down or else o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.
3.
Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear
And chastise with the valour of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round.
1. Lady Macbeth says this quote right after she reads Macbeth’s letter about what just happened with the witches and the events immediately following after. Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth is to kind and too much of a coward to be able to betray people to get to the point of being king of Scotland.
ReplyDelete2. Macbeth says this quote after he finds out that Duncan plans to make his son king after he dies or abdicates the throne. Macbeth does not want people to know that he is becoming “evil”, this could indicate he feels a little guilt for what he is planning to do.
3. Lady Macbeth is also saying this quote right after she reads Macbeth’s letter about what just happened with the witches and the events immediately following after. Lady Macbeth is saying, come here and let me tell you (Macbeth) how bad the things are that would get in your way, and give to you from me the courage and valor that are yours by virtue of your royalty.
Comment By:
Leah Eisenberg
1. Lady Macbeth once said, “Yet do I fear they nature; It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend to it,” (I.v.6-10).Lady Macbeth says this quote right after she reads Macbeth’s letter about what just happened with the witches and the events immediately following after. Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth is to kind and too much of a coward to be able to betray people to get to the point of being king of Scotland.
ReplyDelete2. Macbeth once thought to himself, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires,” (I.iv.48-51).Macbeth thinks this after he finds out that Duncan plans to make his son king after he dies or abdicates the throne. Macbeth does not want people to know that he is becoming “evil”, this could indicate he feels a little guilt for what he is planning to do.
3. Lady Macbeth once said to herself, “Hie thee hither,That I may pour my spirits in thine ear And chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round,” (I.v.25-28).Lady Macbeth is also saying this quote right after she reads Macbeth’s letter about what just happened with the witches and the events immediately following after. Lady Macbeth is saying, come here and let me tell you (Macbeth) how bad the things are that would get in your way, and give to you from me the courage and valor that are yours by virtue of your royalty.
Comment By:
Leah Eisenberg
1. Lady Macbeth said after reading Macbeth’s letter about what just happened with the witches and the events immediately following after, “Yet do I fear they nature; It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend to it,” (I.v.6-10).Lady Macbeth is by herself when she says this outloud.. Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth is to kind and too much of a coward to be able to betray people to get to the point of being king of Scotland.
ReplyDelete2. Macbeth thinks to himself after he finds out that Duncan plans to make his son king after he dies or abdicates the throne, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires,” (I.iv.48-51). Macbeth does not want people to know that he is becoming “evil”; this could indicate he feels a little guilt for what he is planning to do.
3. Lady Macbeth says to herself also right after she reads Macbeth’s letter about what just happened with the witches and the events immediately following after, “Hie thee hither,That I may pour my spirits in thine ear And chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round,” (I.v.25-28). What Lady Macbeth is really saying in modern English terms is, “Come here and let me tell you (Macbeth) how bad the things are that would get in your way, and give to you from me the courage and valor that are yours by virtue of your royalty.”
Comment By:
Leah Eisenberg
1. Lady Macbeth says this quote after she reads the letter from Macbeth. In the letter Macbeth talks about what just happened with the witches. Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth is to compassionate to be able to deceive people in order to be king.
ReplyDelete2. Macbeth says this once he finds out that Duncan intends on making his son king after he dies. Macbeth knows that in order to be king he must do something to step Malcolm from becoming king. He also doesn’t want anyone to know that deep down he wants to be king so badly he’s willing to commit treason.
3. In the quote Lady Macbeth refers to the crown as the “golden round”. She says this after reading the letter that she received from Macbeth. She wants to show Macbeth what exactly will keep him from being king and what he must do in order to get the crown.
- Kirsten
1. Lady Macbeth said, “Yet do I fear they nature; It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend to it.” She said this quote after she reads the letter from Macbeth. In the letter Macbeth talks about what just happened with the witches. Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth is to compassionate to be able to deceive people in order to be king.
ReplyDelete2. Macbeth said, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.” He says this once he finds out that Duncan intends on making his son king after he dies. Macbeth knows that in order to be king he must do something to step Malcolm from becoming king. He also doesn’t want anyone to know that deep down he wants to be king so badly he’s willing to commit treason.
3. In the quote, “Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round.” Lady Macbeth refers to the crown as the “golden round”. She says this after reading the letter that she received from Macbeth. She wants to show Macbeth what exactly will keep him from being king and what he must do in order to get the crown.
-Kirsten
1. Lady Macbeth said, “Yet do I fear they nature; It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend to it.” She said this quote after she reads the letter from Macbeth. In the letter Macbeth talks about what just happened with the witches. Lady Macbeth is saying that Macbeth is to compassionate to be able to deceive people in order to be king. Lady Macbeth knows he has a soft spot for Duncan and killing him would probably be the hardest thing Macbeth would ever have to do.
ReplyDelete2. Macbeth said, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.” He says this once he finds out that Duncan intends on making his son king after he dies. Macbeth knows that in order to be king he must do something to stop Malcolm from becoming king. He also doesn’t want anyone to know that deep down he wants to be king so badly he’s willing to kill Duncan, one of his closest friends. If Macbeth was willing to kill Duncan, imagine how easy it would have been for him to kill a commoner. Macbeth could be seen has a monster.
3. In the quote, “Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round.” Lady Macbeth refers to the crown as the “golden round”. She says this after reading the letter that she received from Macbeth. She wants to show Macbeth what exactly will keep him from being king and what he must do in order to get the crown. Lady Macbeth is the master behind the entire plan. She would rather risk Macbeth’s life than her own. If she really wanted too she could have killed Duncan.
-Kirsten
1.
ReplyDeleteThe speaker
Yet do I fear they nature;
It is too full o'th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend to it.
The speaker is Lady Macbeth I worry about whether or not you have what it takes to seize the crown. You are too full of the milk of human kindness to strike aggressively at your first opportunity. You want to be powerful, and you don’t lack ambition, but you don’t have the mean streak that these things call for. The things you want to do, you want to do like a good man. There’s something you want, but you’re afraid to do what you need to do to get it. You want it to be done for you.
2.
The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step
On which I must fall down or else o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.
The speaker King Duncan, says that being The Prince of Cumberland, a step that is Not enough to make him a king.
He only needs signs of nobleness, like stars, that will shine
On all the people who deserve to be king.
3.
Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear
And chastise with the valour of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round.
Lady Macbeth is the speaker and she basically says “Let me tell you how bad the things that could get in the way, and I will give you valor because you were meant to be royalty.”