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The dagger Macbeth sees is a hallucination. Becuase Lady Macbeth has put the idea of killing King Duncan into his head, Macbeth is beginning to wonder what to do. He believes he is seeing a dagger and believes that it is a sign for what he should do.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoIt is possible to suggest a number of answers to this. Some might see in the dagger a symbol of ambition, leading Macbeth toward Duncan, and being incapable of being grasped in the same way that it is impossible to satisfy insatiable ambition. Others might see it as a warning of the mental instability and hallucinations which can result from murder, and which do affect Macbeth when he sees the ghost of Banquo and his wife when she sleepwalks. It may be considered a foreshadowing of Banquo's ghost. It can be considered a symbol of guilt, particularly when the blood appears on it.
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∙ 14y agoHe's hallucinating. He's going mad with guilt.
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∙ 11y agoIt doesn't have a name.
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∙ 13y agoIt Symbolizes his ambition of being king.
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∙ 12y agowhy is there a dagger in the play Macbeth
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What are symbols shakespeare uses to represent the dangers g macbeths ambition?
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, its handle toward my hand?"
What does macbeths vision of banquos ghost show about macbeths state of mind?
He feels guilty abouthaving Banquo killled- apex
What was macbeths friend called?
Banquo
Is banquo macbeths cousin?
Yes
What plan does Macbeths not reveal to lady Macbeths?
Macbeth does not reveal his plan to kill Banquo and Fleance (Banquo's son) to Lady Macbeth.
What are symbols shakespeare uses to represent the dangers g macbeths ambition?
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, its handle toward my hand?"
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The name of the Roman dagger was pugio.
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A dagger esp as formerly worn by Scottish Highlanders is called a dirk.
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A small dagger is a stiletto.
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dirk
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kaiken
