ok so here's the quote:
"Sleep shall neither night nor day
Hang upon his penthouse lid"
I need an interpertation becuase i have no idea what this means!
2007-01-11 16:17:27 · 7 answers · asked by TheCatIsBack 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Shakespeare's Macbeth Quote
Sleep shall neither night nor day Hang upon his penthouse lid. He shall live a man forbid. Weary sevennights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine. Thought his bark cannot be lost, Yet it shall be tempest-tost.
Plain English Macbeth quote
This is one of the witches talking about what they are going to do to Macbeth. She's saying:
He won't be able to sleep during the night or during the day. He will be shunned by everyone. The weeks will drag while he loses his power and suffer depression. Although he won't be easily defeated he will have a very difficult time.
2007-01-11 16:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Husker41 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I suspect that it's the phrase "penthouse lid" that's confusing you.
A "penthouse," in Shakespeare's day, was a shed that protruded from the top of a building. Here, he's using is as a metaphor for the upper EYELID; the metaphor is that, when one is TIRED, sleep hangs on one's eyelids, pulling them closed so that SLEEP will follow.
The witch is saying of Macbeth that he'll no longer experience that sensation; SLEEP will no longer pull his eyelids closed.
He won't be sleeping anymore.
2007-01-12 02:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by shkspr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure which website that's on, yet braveness must be the area the place woman macbeth learns that mcbeth is going to be sucessor to the king/ is getting promoted to thane, she has this area the place she is looking the gods to furnish her braveness and whatnot to do what she ought to do (kill the king) That which cries 'to that end thou ought to do, if thou have it; And that which particularly thou dost worry to do Than wishest must be undone.' Hie thee hither, That i ought to pour my spirits in thine ear; And chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden around, Which destiny and metaphysical help doth look to have thee crown'd withal. Act a million scene 5
2016-10-07 00:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first wtich told this to macbeth
2007-01-11 17:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by khaleel 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he will never sleep again.
not knowing were precisely this is in the play he is either already dead or now has death on his conscience.
2007-01-11 16:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by Artemis61779 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u say macbeth , i heard it is cursed
2007-01-15 05:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by babykatdream099 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you give us a lil more. Like what she said before and after that?
2007-01-11 16:23:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋