Malcom in Macbeth

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  • Malcom
    • Body Politic
      • "I think our country sinks beneath the yoke - it weeps, it bleeds
        • Has a solely political role and acts only for the health of his country and crown,
    • Kingship
      • Subsumes his personal desires into political service
      • Natural Royalty/ power
        • Malcom says the final lines of the play - conveys the restoration of natural order whilst the corruptive nature of Macbeth is destroyed at the play'c catharsis
    • Shakespeare aligns Malcom with Duncan in the depiction of his inherent royalty
    • Purity/ Innocence
      • "weak, poor innocent lamb" contrasts the hellish nature of Macbeth
        • Allusion to Jesus - framing Malcom as a sacrificial saviour
      • "Unknown to woman"
        • His sexual purity distances himself from the influence of women, which has proven to be a manipulative force in the play

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