Macbeth, Part 6: Figurative Language and Rhetoric

Question 1

Read the passage. What does Macduff mean by "Bestride our down-fall’n birthdom”?

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defend our country because it is in danger

Question 2

Read the passage. What does Malcolm mean when he calls Macduff’s "noble passion” a "child of integrity”?

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Macduff’s passionate response to Malcolm is the product of his good character.

Question 3

Read the passage. What does Malcolm mean when he says, "My more-having would be as a sauce / To make me hunger more”?

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Each thing that he possessed would make him even greedier.

Question 4

Read the passage. What is the effect of the alliteration in the phrase "devil more damn’d”?

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It emphasizes the wickedness that Macduff sees in Macbeth.

Question 5

Read the passage. What is the effect of the hyperbole in the lines "Uproar the universal peace, confound / All unity on earth”?

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It emphasizes how destructive Malcolm would be as king of Scotland.

Question 6

Read the passage. What is the effect of the metaphor in the lines "Let’s make us medicines of our great revenge, / To cure this deadly grief”?

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It suggests that killing Macbeth will relieve Macduff’s terrible pain.

Macbeth, Part 6: Figurative Language and Rhetoric Answers