The womb
Rattles its pod, the moon
Discharges itself from the tree with nowhere to go.
My landscape is a hand with no lines,
The roads bunched to a knot,
The knot myself,
Myself the rose you acheive—-
This body,
This ivory
Ungodly as a child’s shriek.
Spiderlike, I spin mirrors,
Loyal to my image,
Uttering nothing but blood—-
Taste it, dark red!
And my forest
My funeral,
And this hill and this
Gleaming with the mouths of corpses.
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Banquo is an important character in Macbeth because he shows caution, honesty, and loyalty. Unlike Macbeth, Banquo does not blindly trust the Witches. He is interested in the prophecy, but he is also careful because he knows evil can use truth to trick people. His quotes show his wisdom, moral strength, suspicion of Macbeth, and…
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ACT 1 Scene Quote Meaning Language Device 1 “When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” The Witches plan to meet again in stormy weather, showing evil and chaos. Pathetic fallacy, rhetorical question 1 “When the hurlyburly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.” The battle will end with both loss…
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