fairisfoulFeb 11, 20182 min readBathe in reeking wounds (1.2.34-41)DUNCAN Dismay'd not this Our captains, Macbeth and Banquo? CAPTAIN Yes; As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion. If I say sooth, I must...
fairisfoulFeb 10, 20181 min readJustice with valour arm'd (1.2.28-33)Captain Mark, king of Scotland, mark: No sooner justice had with valour arm'd Compell'd these skipping kerns to trust their heels, But...
fairisfoulFeb 9, 20181 min readDiscomfort swells (1.2.25-28)Captain As whence the sun 'gins his reflection Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break, So from that spring whence comfort seem'd...
fairisfoulFeb 8, 20182 min readValour's minion (1.2.16-23)But all's too weak: For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-- Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, Which smoked with...
fairisfoulFeb 7, 20182 min readDoubtful it stood (1.2.8-15)CAPTAIN Doubtful it stood; As two spent swimmers, that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald-- Worthy to be a...
fairisfoulFeb 6, 20181 min readWhat bloody man? (1.2.1-7)SCENE II. A camp near Forres. Alarum within. Enter DUNCAN, MALCOLM, DONALBAIN, LENNOX, with Attendants, meeting a bleeding Sergeant...
fairisfoulFeb 5, 20181 min readI come, Graymalkin! (1.1.9-13)First Witch I come, Graymalkin! Second Witch Paddock calls. Third Witch Anon. ALL Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog...
fairisfoulFeb 4, 20181 min readThat will be ere the set of sun (1.1.5-8)Third Witch That will be ere the set of sun. First Witch Where the place? Second Witch Upon the heath. Third Witch There to meet with...
fairisfoulFeb 3, 20182 min readWhen shall we three meet again? (1.1.1-4)ACT I SCENE I. A desert place. Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches First Witch When shall we three meet again In thunder,...
fairisfoulFeb 3, 20182 min readMiss Richer's Guide to Close ReadingWorking your way through Shakespeare isn't easy. It's sometimes hard just to work out what's going on, let alone to begin to analyse it....
fairisfoulFeb 3, 20181 min readIntroductionDo you enjoy the satisfaction of unpicking language, of debating interpretations, of thinking about 400 year old linguistic and...