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Examples of allusions other than in Macbeth

Why do they use allusions in works?

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•“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” (Story of Pinocchio)

•“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” (Romeo and Juliet, very romantic)

•“Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.” (Chocolate was her weakness because Achilles heel was his weakness)

•“I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse.” (The story of how the soldiers hid in the horse till they got through the enemy's wall and then won the Trojan war)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Horse

Writers use allusions mostly because it's a way to say what the writer wants to say but that just explains it better than what the writer would say. They also use it to show the emotion or the idea but the reader must interpret it.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer

Roman fool

What is an allusion?

Why should I play the Roman fool, and die/ On mine own sword? whiles I see lives, the gashes/ Do better upon them. Act 5 scene 8/line 1-3

Who is the Roman fool?

In Ancient Rome, they would kill themselves when they were defeated in battle. Here Macbeth does not want to kill himself because the battle is not lost (he also thinks he is unstoppable because no man born of a woman can kill him).

Content:

  • Explanation of Allusion
  • Examples of allusions other than in Macbeth
  • Examples of allusions in the play
  • Explanation of the importance
  • Who/ what is this place or person

An allusion is a reference to a historical person, place or idea without going in to much details about this historical figure. The author expects that the reader can spot the allusion with the knowledge they have.

Hecate

Lucifer

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell:/ Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/Yet grace must still look so. Act 4, scene 3

Who is Lucifer?

To christians, Lucifer (Lucifer means brightest) was an angel of god, he fell from heaven (which created a falling bright light from the sky) he was believed to be filled with violence and sin (his sin was that he did not do what he was created to do, he did not want to be gods servant, but to be god himself) and he was sent to hell by god, to become Satan. This means that although an angel fell from the grace of god that not all angels are bad and evil, which means that just because one person is bad doesn't mean they all are.

Hecate

https://mrpsmythopedia.wikispaces.com/Hecate

Why, how now, Hecate? you look angerly Act 3 Scn 5 page 155

Who's Hecate?

Allusions in MacBeth

Hecate is a goddess in Greek religion and mythology. She is shown holding two torches or a key. She was associated with magic, sorcery, ghosts necromancy, and witchcraft like we see in the play, along with many other things such as crossroads, entrances-ways, dogs and many more.

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Reference list

AllAboutGOD. (2002). Story of Lucifer. Retrieved from: http://www.allaboutgod.com/story-of-lucifer.htm

Desroches, S. (2013). Biblical and Mythological Allusions in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Retrieved from: https://prezi.com/qxbuabeubw6r/biblical-and-mythological-allusions-in-shakespeares-macbeth/

Hecate. (2015, October 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:02, October 19, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hecate&oldid=686026954

Hellhound. (2015, October 8). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:10, October 19, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hellhound&oldid=684742771

Literary devices (2015). Definition and Examples of Literary Terms. Retrieved from: http://literarydevices.net/allusion/

LoveToKnow, (2015), Examples of Allusion. Retrieved from: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-allusion.html

Lucifer. (2015, October 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:06, October 19, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucifer&oldid=685810121

Unknown. Macbeth Hypertext Commentary (Period 7). Retrieved from: https://sites.google.com/site/aesmacbeth7/act-v-scene-8-kanchan/why-should-i-play-the-roman-fool-1

WiseGeek.(2003-2015). What is the function of allusions?. Retrieved from: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-function-of-allusion-in-literature.htm

Acheron

...But amends now: get you gone,/And at the pit of Acheron/Meet me i' the morning; thither he/Will come to know is destiny

Act 3 Scn 5 page 155 line 14-17

What is Acheron?

Hell Hound

In geography Acheron was the name of many rivers. At one point the greeks thought that it was a connection / entrance to the lower world. It also described as a river of Hades. Later on they believed that Archeron was the son of Helios and Gaea or Demeter and was turned into the river because he had given refreshments to the Titans during their battle with Zeus. Writers use the term Archeron to mention the entire lower world.

http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/PotamosAkheron.html

...Turn, hell hound turn!

Act 5 Scene 8 page 247 line 4

A hell hound is a super natural dog that is known in some legends that if you stare into the dogs eye more then twice, that person would soon die. They are guardians of the dead world and roams the graves and hunt the lost souls. The hell hound have a appearance of fire and red eyes they are also very fast and strong. Wen a hell hound howls, it usually means that there was an inevitable death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron

http://www.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellhound

https://sites.google.com/site/aesmacbeth7/act-v-scene-8

http://www.cryptidz.wikia.com

Conclusion

Allusions are important in the play. They help the reader understand the morals of the character. The characters in Macbeth are forced to make many decision and that's when the reader can see their morals ect...

The end :)

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