FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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analogy
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oxymoron
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a paradox
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an antithesis statement
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Detailed explanation-1: -The technical term for this is antithesis, when words are deliberately chosen to contrast. For instance, we have ‘foul’ and ‘fair’ from the witches and even Lady Macbeth says what has ‘quenched’ the servants has given her ‘fire’. She means it’s made them tired, but made her alert.
Detailed explanation-2: -’What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won’ While the Captain is taken off for medical help, two thanes enter – Ross and Angus – and announce that Macbeth has also conquered the Norwegian army, including the Thane of Cawdor, a traitor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Critical Viewpoint. The final line of this scene – what he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won (line 70) – reminds us of line 4 in Scene 1, and, it can be argued, it sets up an important connection between Macbeth and the Witches right from the start of the play. This connection is consolidated in Scene 3.
Detailed explanation-4: -How does the witches speaking in antithesis characterize the witches? It reveals them to be confusing and mysterious.