LEC052043-Sneha Sunny- Significance and critical analysis of equivocator in Macbeth: Topic sentence

     Q. What is the significance of the reference to the 'equivocator' in Macbeth ?

      1. Equivocation refers to a statement that is literally false but cleverly hides the truth.

       2.  In the play characters Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches equivocate their desires amidst the  general public.

3. The instances such as the banquet scene, the porter’s scene are appealing examples of equivocation.

4. The word play adds fodder to the troubles among characters and within the psyche.

5. Equivocation leads to the ultimate fate of the protagonist and the play.

Q. Critically discuss the significance of equivocation in Macbeth ?

(Draft 01)

      1. Equivocation refers to a statement that is literally false but cleverly avoids the unpleasant truth.

      2. Equivocation can be traced in the commencing scene itself with the witches’ proclamation that “All fair is foul and foul is fair”

      3. It is contradictory that Macbeth with his wit to frame and comprehend equivocations blindly falls prey to the weird sisters.

      4. At times, equivocations are used to communicate solace and compassion. E.g.: when Ross consoles Macduff’s concerns by telling him that his family is “well”.

      

      

       ( Draft 02)

      1. Equivocation refers to a statement that is literally false but cleverly avoids the unpleasant truth.

      2. The  drunken porter enumerates those who knock at the gate of hell; one among them being the equivocator.

      3. Allusion to Henry Garnett, the Jesuit, who was tried for his part in the Gun powder plot, who defended the trials with his equivocatory skills.

      4. The following trial helps fix the year of the play's composition as it happened in 1606.

     5. Equivocations are of essence throughout the play.