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Use of structure (Chronological (5 acts (Freytag's pyramid (Exposition…

- - - - Exposition
      - Rising action
      - Climax
      - Falling action
      - Catastrophe
    - - Exposition
        
        Main characters introduced, Witches make predictions, thoughts of murder form
        
        Act 1
      - Rising action
        
        Act 2
        
        Macbeth keeps changing his mind, LM takes control, King Duncan's murder
      - Climax
        
        Act 3
        
        Macbeth becomes King, Banquo is murdered, Macduff joins Malcolm
      - Falling action
        
        Act 4
        
        Macbeth returns to the Witches, Macduff's family slaughtered, Malcolm and Macduff plan their invasion
      - Catastrophe
        
        Act 5
        
        Invasion, Macbeth and LM die
- - - - Majority of the play
      - Blank verse or Iambic Pentameter
        
        Blank verse is lines that don't rhyme, usually in Iambic Pentameter
        
        Iambic Pentameter is lines written in five pairs of syllables each made up by an unstressed followed by an stressed syllable
      - Ends of lines not generally rhymed so helps to maintain the flow of the speech and carry through the meaning of what the character is saying
      - Half line
        
        Unfinished line - less than have of 5 beats
        
        Makes us wonder why the line is incomplete - hesitation or interruption?
        
        More than one characters can share a line - quickens the pace of the speeches
    - - Separates the witches from the other characters
      - Speeds up the rhythm and gives the words a more sing-song quality - appropriate for the Witches' chanting
    - - Normal talk
      - Generally reserved for more common characters or to indicate an extreme emotional state
      - When LM is losing her mind, Shakespeare uses prose rather than blank verse