Macbeth
Themes
Ambition and Power
Evil and the Supernatural
Appearances and Reality
The fatal flaw
Greed
Leadership
His need for power leads to his own destruction
The only thing motivating Macbeth to kill Duncan is his 'vaulting ambition', like a horse jumping over an obstacle (metaphor)
Duncan is too kind and generous making him not a good King as he is weak
Macbeth is strong but his need for power makes him a tyrant
Malcolm is powerful but also generous so he combines the good qualities of both Duncan and Macbeth
Macbeth can't accept that Banquo's descendants will become Kings after him so he has Banquo and Fleance murdered
He is also not willing to share some power with his wife as he keeps making secretive decisions and apparently doesn't care when she dies
The activities of the witches
The disruption of nature
Wicked thoughts and actions
Lady Macbeth shares the same fatal flaw
Sleep and dreams
Hospitality
Seeing things