My Perspectives: British and World Literature Grade 12, Volume One-page 332-Answers

Practice

a) Banquo could be considered the archetyp>b) The image of Banquo upsets Macbeth because Macbeth has murdered him, and the image shows his sons becoming royalty. Not only is Macbeth likely guilty over his actions, but he also feels that his position of power is still being threatened by Banquo.

a) Near the beginning of act iii, Malcom says that though angels are bright, even the brightest angel falls from grace. (p>b) The image of the fallen angel is more compelling because it seems more relevant to the situation at hand. It demonstrates that even though Macbeth had the potential to be good, he ultimately succumbed to his power hungry nature and created a terrible scenario.

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