Macbeth themes
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- Created on: 06-01-19 15:24
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- Macbeth themes
- ambition
- Ambition is the main theme in the play
- ambition is what motivates Macbeth to commit terrible crimes
- the play shows that ambition is dangerous and can quickly spiral out of control
- Ambition can make people selfish and ruthless because once Macbeth starts killing people he has to continues so he gets what he wants
- both Macbeth and lady Macbeth are eventually destroyed by ambition
- Ambition can be good because both Malcolm and Macduff are ambitious for their country
- Loyalty and betrayal
- macbeth says he is loyal to his king even when he is plotting to kill him
- when characters betray their loyalty it is usually to pursue their own selfish desires
- in the play loyalty is rewarded and betrayal is punished
- macbeth is given the thane of Cawdor for being loyal but is then killed for betraying is own sense of right and wrong
- good and evil
- at the beginning of the play macbeth shows he's a noble person
- once macbeth is gives in the ambition he is overcome by evil desires
- lady Macbeth links cruelty and aggression with masculinity which suggests she believes you can only be evil if you are a man
- supernatural
- the witches are the first supernatural characters the audience are introduced to
- lady Macbeth talks about spirits when she asks them to "unsex me here"
- Banquo's ghost and Lady Macbeth's visions are also supernatural
- ambition
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