macbeth themes
- Created by: greatness
- Created on: 15-03-20 17:52
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- Themes
- AMBITION
- "I have no spur to ***** the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition"(doubting plan of killing D) metaphor= horse+rider overestimate, leap and fall-inevitable downfall. LM=spur
- "Thou wouldst be great art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it"(LM reflects on M's char)
- LM is shrewd and knows M's char well. knows hes capable but wont be ruthless to achieve it
- Her philosophy of power= put morals aside =rise 2 power
- "To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus"
- (M after being king more restless + insecure)
- chooses 2 pursue his ambition kills D to achieve his ambition. feels he must also kill to maintain his ambition so wont be overthrown (by Banquo + macduff) he is PARANOID!
- Supernatural
- starts witches- sets tone of play. 3 unlucky num.
- "Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar!" even though seems good news senses wrong
- GUILT
- "I could not say amen" thinks he lost the protection of G-d as he commited a henious murder. not worthy . wary and scared of anything spiritual- worried of going to hell as went against the divine right of kings
- "Macbeth does murder sleep"
- aware that he is to blame for his own insanity and lack of sleep.
- murdered not only others but also damages himself -sleep.
- sleep= death wont RIP but will burn in hell.
- "whats done cannot be undone, to bed, to bed, to bed.
- her final words.guilt crushed her strong personality."undone"- wont be forgiven."to bed" wants die to end guilt
- Appearance VS Reality
- "fair is foul and foul is fair"
- appearances are often deceptive
- "fair is foul and foul is fair"
- AMBITION
- "what are you"
- "instruments of death"
- Supernatural
- starts witches- sets tone of play. 3 unlucky num.
- "Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the calendar!" even though seems good news senses wrong
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