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Act 3 Scene 1
MACBETH: For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind.
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Act 3 Scene 1
MACBETH: For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind.
Here's how you could use this quote in an essay:
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A) To show Macbeth's self-awareness. Shakespeare makes him an empathetic character for the audience by making Macbeth acutely aware of the damage he inflicts on himself through violence.
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B) To illustrate the play's portrayal of the effects of violence on those who commit violent acts. Macbeth's treasonous, sinful murder of Duncan causes a rupture in his own sanity and consciousness. The play is full of images of diseased and infected minds:
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"A dagger of the mind" -- 2.1
"Heat-oppressed brain" -- 2.1
"Balm of hurt minds" -- 2.2
"Torture of the mind" -- 3.2
"Full of scorpions is my mind" --3.2
etc.
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"Heat-oppressed brain" -- 2.1
"Balm of hurt minds" -- 2.2
"Torture of the mind" -- 3.2
"Full of scorpions is my mind" --3.2
etc.
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C) Contextually, to show the problem of insecure kingship in Macbeth's AND SHAKESPEARE'S time. Banquo is prophesied to be ultimately "happier" than Macbeth because he will be father to a line of kings. Macbeth, in contrast, will "get" none.
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In Macbeth's world, the status of the monarch is severely weakened if there is no heir. Macbeth's "fruitless" reign can only end in more chaos if he dies heirless.
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