Macbeth

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  • Macbeth
    • The supernatural
      • The witches
        • Macbeth becomes obsessed with them
      • lady macbeth
        • a third witch?
          • "pour my spirits in thine ear"
        • associated with witches
          • calls on dark forces
      • exposes evil hidden within macbeth
      • Macbeth calls on spirits to help hide what he is going to do
      • Macbeth is very affected by the supernatural
        • "Is this a dagger I see before me"
        • Banquo's ghost
      • supposed 'witches' were burnt at the stake
    • Ambition
      • Witches prophecy make him ambitious as he wants the predictions to be true
      • Lady Macbeth helps him to get over his guilt and become ambitious
      • "Vaulting ambition"
      • Lady Macbeth and the witches influence only persuaded Macbeth because the ambition was already there
      • Macbeths ambition led to his and his wife's downfall -  he didn't know when to stop
    • Guilt
      • Macbeth first feels guilty when he kills Duncan
        • "sleep no more"
        • "is this a dagger I see before me"
      • Motif of blood throughout
        • "great Neptune's ocean wont wash the blood off of my hands"
        • "I am in blood stepped so far that should I wade no more returning would be as tedious as going over"
          • this is were he starts to feel less guilty
          • there is no point in turning back as it would be worse than carrying on with the blood shed
      • Lady Macbeth starts to feel guilty just as Macbeth stops feelimg guilt
        • "out damned spot"
      • "My hands are of your colour but I shame to wear a heart so white"
        • Lady Macbeth uses Macbeths manhood against him
        • Lady Macbeth tells us that they both did things wrong but Macbeth needs to be able to hide it better
      • Banquo's ghost
        • the guilt of this makes Macbeth go crazy in front of people at his party
          • Lady Macbeth tries to calm him down but doesn't have control over him anymore
    • Kingship
      • Duncan is a good king - punishes the bad and rewards the good
        • Duncan rewards Macbeth as thane of Cawdor
        • Macbeth lists all the good things about Duncan when deciding whether to kill him
          • "So meek"
          • "virtues will plead like angels"
      • Macbeth becomes king through immoral ways
        • Treason -  Macbeth kills Duncan
          • "heart knock at ribs"
          • "horrid image doth unfix my hair"
      • James I of England was shown to be a good king - treason
      • Malcolm is crowned king at the end of the play
        • good always wins -  Macbeth got what he deserved
    • Power
      • Lady Macbeth
        • Very powerful at  beginning
          • "Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it"
        • Gets weaker as the play goes on
        • loses control over Macbeth when he decides to kill Banquo without consulting her
      • Macbeth
        • Very weak at beginning of play
        • Controlled by lady macbeth
        • Towards the end of the play he gets more and more powerful but then gets killed by Macduff
      • divine right of kings - the king was powerful because he was a descendant of god
      • role of women vs role of men
    • Revenge
      • Ghost of Banquo smiles at Macbeth, implying that his revenge is complete
        • "Smiles"
      • Macbeth pretends to seek revenge on the people who killed Duncan
      • Macduff wants to get revenge on Macbeth because he killed his family
      • Duncan wants justice in Scotland
      • "Blood will have blood"

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What a shame the resource is half cut off!

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