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Macbeth - Character Analysis - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth - Character Analysis
The Witches
Unnatural and evil, possess an evil nature
Their wickedness is emphasised by their appearance - Ugly and having beards
Their prophecies are made in malice
Supernatural ability to predict the future
They're different in their nature, compared to other characters, as they enter the play in "thunder and lightning" - creating a morbid atmosphere
Shakespeare uses short rhyming lines, which is contrasting to the other characters - this also asserts to the mythical nature of the witches
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Manipulating - driving force to Macbeth's ambition and actions
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" - good is bad, and bad is good
"Thunder and lightning" - sets a dark and unsettling mood
Referred to as the "weird sisters" by other characters in the play
Macbeth
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Macbeth is presented as a warrior hero at the start of the play
Loyal to his country and to his King
After his first encounter with the witches, Macbeth begins to struggle against his ambition
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen" - ironically recall the witches "foul is fair" in scene 1- Linguistic echoes between Macbeth and the Witches
The prediction that he will be King brings him great joy, but also creates inner confusion and self doubt
"Stars! Hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires" - Here we can see Macbeth's heroic character turning bad
Honourable - Physically good at fighting
Lady Macbeth
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She lacks all humanity
Stronger, more ruthless and more ambitious than Macbeth