Dramatic irony DUNCAN Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Macbeth A situation, or not art There’s the irony arising To find the mind’s from a situation, construction in the in which the face: audience has a He was a gentleman fuller knowledge on whom I built of what is An absolute trust. happening in a Enter MACBETH, drama than a BANQUO, ROSS character does and ANGUS O worthiest cousin! The service and the Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Macbeth loyalty I owe, / In doing it, pays itself. Anadiplosis Your / Focus = relationship between King Duncan and highness’ part Macbeth The rhetorical Is to receive our repetition of the duties; and our last word or duties / Are to your words of one throne and state phrase or children and sentence at the servants beginning of the next. (and dramatic irony) Metaphor Macbeth: I have Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Banquo A figure of begun to plant thee, speech which and will labour / To makes an make thee full of implicit, implied growing. or hidden comparison Banquo: There If I between two grow, / The harvest things. is your own.
Dramatic irony A situation, or the irony arising from a situation, in which the audience has a fuller knowledge of what is happening in a drama than a character does DUNCAN There’s not art To find the mind’s construction in the face: He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust. Enter MACBETH, BANQUO, ROSS and ANGUS O worthiest cousin! Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Macbeth The service and the loyalty I owe, / In doing it, pays itself. Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Macbeth Anadiplosis The rhetorical repetition of the last word or words of one phrase or sentence at the beginning of the next. (and dramatic irony) Your highness’ part / Is to receive our duties; and our duties / Are to your throne and state children and servants Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Macbeth Metaphor A figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things. Macbeth: I have begun to plant thee, and will labour / To make thee full of growing. Banquo: There If I grow, / The harvest is your own. Focus = relationship between King Duncan and Banquo