“doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe.”
The lexical repetition complements the description of the relentless assaults of Macbeth and Banquo.

Here, the Captain is talking of Macbeth in a commemorative way with praise, for his violent and bloodthirsty acts in the battle. This is ironic, considering later in the play, this growing thirst for violence will end up causing his downfall.

The ‘shipwrecking storms and direful thunders’ links to the powers people believe witches had to control the weather which is mentioned by the First Witch in Act 1, Scene 3: ‘Though his bark cannot be lost,
Yet it shall be tempest-tost.’ The reference to ‘direful’ has connotations of the powers of hell. Furthermore, the reference to sihpwrecks could also link to King James I who believed that witches tried to sink his ship in a storm.

The weather mentioned mirrors the previous scene, with the witches. Witches were synonymous with the weather in the Jacobean era, and the appearance of thunder here hints at the witches' premature involvement and power

This also juxtaposes king Ducans idea of that there’s no way to tell the peoples true intent in the face saying that it is hard to judge people from their face , this is show in the quote There’s No Art To Find The Mind’s Construction In The Face. this shows that Duncan says one thing but then contradicts it straight away which shows that even though he is a nice king he is too trust worthy with people he has just met.

The captian and King Duncan give a really good impression of macbeth by calling him ‘brave’, ‘valiant’ and ‘worthy’

This also presents to us the Jacobean view of valiance and heroism – the capacity to be able to commit brutal acts.

‘cousin’ = trust. Links to machiavellian idea of a the characteristics of a good leader, who should have ‘criminal virtue’. Hence Duncan, some say, is a bad leader. He is too nice to his people, so he ends in tragedy.

‘valiant cousin’ = premodifying adjective used by Duncan in act 1 scene two to elevate his soldiers, he treats both Macbeth ans Banquo as equals, he does not discriminate between those deserving of his praise.

Duncan calling Macbeth “cousin” this was a sign of respect and trust that Duncan was giving to Macbeth, therefore Shakespeare’s uses this to show the Jacobean audience the trust Duncan puts in Macbeth

Cousin was often a courtesy title or term of affection; but Duncan and Macbeth were cousins, grandsons of King Malcolm.

This basically means that he cut Macdonwald in half from his crotch up to his jaw and then beheaded him – causing the rebel army to lose morale and therefore being able to defeat the first army

When Macbeth “fixed his head upon the battlements” it is almost as if he is already thirsty for the King’s power for he is displaying his own victory and courage on King Duncan’s battlements as if saying “don’t mess with me, I’m more powerful than any of you”. This could be the foreshadowing of his thirst for power and ultimately his downfall.

‘Till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps’ could be foreshadowing because it means he has cut off his head and as we all know Macbeth gets his head chopped off at the end so it could be foreshadowing Macbeth’s death

The pronoun ‘our’ suggests Macbeth fights for his country presenting his loyalty at the start of the play and to show the glory of Duncan.

It is a very ironic that the same person who brings the good news congratulating the king of Macbeth’s victory (the Capitan) foreshadows his death. ‘Till he faced the slave; Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chops, And fix’d his head upon our battlements.’ In this quote Shakespeare uses gruesome imagery and irony to provoke the audience into thinking harder and to analyze the situation. Shakespeare here sends an indirect message that Macbeth is evil and should not be trusted.

Although Macbeth may be seen as violent in this scene, this type of violence was accepted as he was being loyal to his king.

“For well he deserves that name” – Ironically, Macbeth in Gaelic literally translates to “Son of Life”, however throughout the play he has been depicted as a ruthless killer with little regard for humanistic life. This foreshadows Macbeth’s deceitful facade later on in the play, where he uses his status of loyalty to king and country (gained in this scene) in order to fool the public into thinking that he wasn’t behind the murder.

‘distaining fortune’ could also be linked to Macbeth in a way, as his luck runs out later in the play after killing Duncan. Also there is contrast between the Hero he is portrayed to be and the underlying brutality for killing that he has. He is described as ‘brave’ but also with ‘bloody execution’.

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A very simple way of saying that the second half of this statement emphasises Macbeth’s strength is that there is high contrast and/or a very obvious change in tone when Macdownald is considered “weak” compared to “brave” Macbeth. Of course, it’s better to add quality to your answers but this is for if you want to save time and zoom into other quotations :)

“Which smoked with bloody execution,” meaning that the warm fresh blood of the fallen soldiers, is steaming in the cold air of Scotland.

The use of the term “brave” in “brave Macbeth” is an epithet (an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute) which is hugely impressive considering it’s coming from the Captain, who socially, would be classed higher than Macbeth. The contemporary audience would be equally as impressed as the Captain here as peer admiration is being displayed

First of all, at the start of act 1 scene 2 Macbeth is presented as brave and strong . we know this when the captain compliments Macbeth “But all’s too weak; For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name,” this connotes that Macbeth is worthy of being brave and has powerful qualities and that he deserves it as he is fighting for his king who he is loyal to . “But all’s too weak;” depicts that Macdonald could not hide from Macbeth because he is that powerful . The adjective ‘brave’ has connotations of courage perhaps this links to Macbeth’s appearance which is that he is an amazing person who is trustworthy and true-hearted and serves his king. The hyphen “-well” can suggest being brave and deserving something are linked.

The adjective ‘Valiant’ has connotations of courage which links to Macbeth’s appearance ‘alter ego’ (which is that he is an amazing person who is trustworthy and true-hearted). However the quote: “With his brandished steel…” Shows that he swung his sword (‘Steel’) with no self control or concern for human life. This exposes the genuineness of his character which consists of several nefarious traits, such as his saturnalian attitude towards humanistic life. Therefore, we can conclude that the outside view towards Macbeth (Duncan) is different to the portrayal of his actions.

With all war comes people wanting to kill each other, Macbeth was brave in war even though he knew people wanted to kill him he still was a great leader

the word ‘cling’ has connotations of scaredness and being frightened which juxtaposes Malcolm’s line where he explains that the captain is extremely brave.

The hypermetric metaphor “As two spent swimmers that…choke their art” interrelates with the cacophonous “s” and “c” sounds to accentuate the inertia and stalemate of the battle.

This line is a metaphor. It is relating the tiers swimmers to the 2 sides fighting against each other. When to swimmers cling together it keeps them from swimming so it does more harm then good and the two sides of the battle (Scotland and Ireland) are doing more harm to themselves by fighting.

This also emphasises just how brave and heroic Macbeth is if even this great captain praises him.

Talking about all the great things his soldiers has done and how they aren’t selfish just like now a days how anyone in the army cant put themselves first they have to pt others before them and that’s what he talks about here! This would be a good line to act out

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The fact that all 3 witches call for some animal that is associated with darkness, spirits and witchery shows their aims

grey cats were typically associated with witches in the jacobean era

grey is a colour

“Heath” -moorland is a very secluded and lonely area suggestion that the witches like privacy and don’t socialise around others

“Heath”, suggests that Macbeth is just another one of their victims and how they are just there to cause unsettlement and as much disruption as they can to the great chain of being.

It also creates a mysterious atmosphere as it uses paradox to foreshadow the winning of the battle.

It should be noted that while “heath” is now pronounce “heeth,” during Shakespeare’s time in was pronounced “heth,” and so rhymed with “Macbeth.”