Macbeth
- Created by: emilyglanville02
- Created on: 21-05-18 17:20
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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
- a third witch?
- 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
- The witches
- 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
- the guilt of this makes Macbeth go crazy in front of people at his party
- Macbeth first feels guilty when he kills Duncan
- 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"
- Treason - Macbeth kills Duncan
- 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
- Duncan is a good king - punishes the bad and rewards the good
- 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
- Very powerful at beginning
- 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
- Lady Macbeth
- 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"
- Ghost of Banquo smiles at Macbeth, implying that his revenge is complete
- The supernatural
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