A connotation refers to something that's suggested. An example occurs in the first half of the play 'Macbeth'. It's the [imaginary] appearance of the dagger to Macbeth, in Act 2 Scene 1 Line 33. The dagger connotes the upcoming murder of King Duncan.
I’ll frown and be perverse and say thee nay,
else not for the world."
Juliet is embarrassed that Romeo has overheard her express her passion and love for him, so she doesn't want him to think that she is "too quickly won." This phrase, "too quickly won," has a negative connotation meaning that she doesn't want Romeo to think she is an "easy target," that she is okay with a "love 'em and leave 'em" relationship.
Tybalt calls Romeo a villain. The actual denotation of this word was originally a serf, or agricultural labourer. But it had the connotation of being low-born, and therefore of dubious morals. Eventually the connotation ate up the denotation, so the connotative meaning is now the only one we know.
There is a great deal of denotation in Macbeth, including any dialog or up front plot points. Denotation simply is what is immediately evident by reading the text of a work.
Macbeth’s ambition to become king
In Macbeth's soliloquy in act 2 scene 1, Macbeth imagines that a dagger is leading him to the place where he is to kill King Duncan. This is an example of the power of Macbeth's imagination and how easily it can take over.
The whole scene where Macbeth is off murdering Duncan and we watch Lady M waiting for him to get back is brilliant suspense.
Every word has a denotation, a dictionary meaning. Therefore pick any word you like out of the play. Start, if you like, with the first word, "two". Its denotation is the number after one and before three. "Households"? An extended family. And so on.
Subtext can take many forms, especially in a play. Subtext can be the "between the lines" examination of a theme or motif in written text - and this is true for Macbeth. Denotation is the literal, or 'dictionary' meaning of a word. This doesn't create subtext. However, the connotation, or emotional connection, of a word may. An example of denotation/connotation in Macbeth is evident in Lady Macbeth's line from Act 1, scene 5: Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty. A common denotation of 'mortal' is "of or pertaining to human beings as subject to death" as defined by dictionary.com . However, the connotation of the word can be a reference to worldliness, bitter rivalry (as in mortal enemies), or the transition from one spiritual state to another, or the thoughts of humans, among many inferences. Shakespeare could have been more specific, he could have made the line a specific reference to any of the above ideas, but he did not. The meaning of mortal is open for interpretation, and thus, analysis of subtext. And this word, 'mortal' is not even the strongest word of the speech. What can you identify as subtext to the phrase 'unsex me here'? As in many of Shakespeare's works, the subtext in Macbeth also includes performance. This can take the form of stress, or emphasis, by an actor on a certain word or phrase; it can be inflection, or voice intonation; it can be actions that accompany the lines; or it can be a combination of any of these. Check out this scene on YouTube and compare different ways the actresses perform the lines (I prefer Dame Judy Dench's performance, where she's actually summoning evil spirits to change her nature from 'meek' womanhood to 'strong' manhood). Watch actress put stress on the word 'come' or 'direst' or 'cruelty'.
Since 'denotation' is the basic definition of a word, an example for it may come from any standard definition of any particular word such as might be found in a dictionary. Thus, one example of it would be this: the denotation of 'straightforward' is 'simple, easy, or clear.'
(denotation)-red rose with green stem... (connotation)-Passion of love.
The assignment given to the class was to study the denotation of the sentences as a whole. Another example: In the study of language, all words have a denotation (a dictionary meaning) but some also have a connotation (what the word means in the culture, the emotions the word can evoke).
Macbeth is so greedy that he kills duncan so he can be king
The organization received a sizable donation from a generous benefactor to support their community programs.
Denotation is a word that is used to describe indication of a process through reference to a word or a symbol. A sentence with the word denotation would be, "Besides there varied denotations, the artists found a point of agreement."
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Denotation is a dictionary definition, so a denotation of Hawaii could be "a group of islands in the pacific"
the denotation of sequence is put in order
Macbeth’s ambition to become king
'Wind' is the denotation of natural air movement 'Poodle' is the denotation of a particular breed of dog.
One example of violence in Macbeth is Macbeth's murder of King Duncan in Act 2, Scene 2. Macbeth's ambitious desire to become king drives him to commit this heinous act, illustrating the destructive consequences of unchecked ambition and the violence that can arise from it.