Macbeth - Theme Loyalty/Betrayal
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- Created on: 05-05-19 18:38
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- Loyalty/Betrayal
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- "He's here in double trust"
- Macbeth knows that Duncan is a good king to be loyal too and knows that he should not betray him. Only with his wife pressurising him that he kills Duncan.
- "too full o' the milk of human kindness"
- Lady Macbeth believes that Macbeth is too good and loyal to Duncan to commit regicide and gain the power he was told to get by the witches.
- Macbeth knows that he should be loyal to Duncan - telling himself that he is a good king. However, he is pressurised by his wife to commit regicide in the end.
- "He's here in double trust"
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- "We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are, painted on a pole"
- Macbeth is compared to a monster by Macduff showing that he is disloyal to his country - only causing suffering in the process of his own goals.
- "Out, damned spot! out, I say"
- Lady Macbeth is suffering from the guilt of committing regicide. Showing that being disloyal to your king will punish you in the long term.
- Shakespeare's play present a protagonist who's loyalty disappears when his morals are corrupt by his unchecked ambition. Teaching the audience that this will happen to them if they follow the footsteps of Macbeth.
- "We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are, painted on a pole"
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- "Brave Macbeth"
- Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an honourable soldier showing that he thought highly by his piers.
- "I have begun to plant thee"
- Because Macbeth is loyal to Duncan, he is rewarded because of his loyalty and actions towards Duncan.
- When the play opens, Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a loyal and honourable soldier. He is willing to protect his country.
- "Brave Macbeth"
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- "Shall Banquo's issue ever reign in this kingdom?"
- Macbeth only cares about problems to do with himself, showing that he is disregarding any other problems his country might have.
- "The castle of Macduff I will surprise"
- This decision by Macbeth, out of his paranoia, shows that his loyalty is not to his people and country but to himself.
- After seeing the witches for a second time, Macbeth's loyalty is only to himself because of his ambition and paranoia.
- "Shall Banquo's issue ever reign in this kingdom?"
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- Banquo: "I fear thou has played most foully for it"
- Banquo believes that Macbeth has committed regicide indicating that Macbeth might not be loyal to anyone at this point.
- "We have scotched the snake, not killed it"
- Macbeth compares the threats of Banquo with a snake, a sign of evil. This shows the audience that Macbeth is not loyal to his companions anymore.
- By Act 3 Macbeth's paranoia is driving his decision making, making his morals vanish. He shows that he can not be trusted as he plots to betray Banquo and his son.
- Banquo: "I fear thou has played most foully for it"
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