FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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allegory
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figurative language
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irony
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foreshadowing
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Detailed explanation-1: -“I think not of them [the witches]”, dramatic irony.
Detailed explanation-2: -The moment at which Banquo so very nearly draws his sword on a potential intruder (actually Macbeth) is a master-stroke of dramatic irony: Banquo has no idea of what the audience knows. The dagger speech (32-65) is, deservedly, one of the most celebrated in Shakespeare.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macbeth Act 2 Scene 3: Analysis Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not. As the porter is answering the door and talking about the gates of hell, the audience knows about a hellish deed that has been committed-Duncan’s Murder.
Detailed explanation-4: -Banquo has been dreaming about them, but Macbeth lies and says they’ve slipped his mind. He then tells Banquo to stick with him, and he’ll be rewarded in the future.
Detailed explanation-5: -In Act I, Scene iii, the witches tell Macbeth, ‘’All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter. ‘’ When the audience hears this prophecy, situational irony is exemplified because the play is a tragedy, but one would expect a prophecy that the main character becoming king would be positive.