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English literature (Macbeth) - Coggle Diagram
English literature (Macbeth)
Creating a core argument
It must cover the ambiguity in the play regarding the central theme. Think about complexity and contradiction in the ideas of the play.
Argument starters
But the play also subtly suggests that
Perhaps Shakespeare is trying to suggest that
Shakespeare makes it clear to the audience that
Symbols
Children represent the future/inheritance/lineage
Sleeplessness represents guilt
Clothing stands for kingship and worthiness to the throne
Blood stands for guilt
Unnatural events represent disruption to natural order and the Great Chain of Being
Hands stand for actions
Darkness and light represent evil and goodness
Hell represents evil and negative consequences
Structuring paragraphs
Point , Quote (from extract), Explain , (Contrast to another part of the play) +Why does Shakespeare do this?
Point , Quote(from elsewhere in play), Explain , (Contrast to another part of the play) +Why does Shakespeare do this?
Context
Elizabethan audience
Monarch was King James
Witchcraft in the play as the King was fascinated by the topic and wrote a book about it. Common belief.
Banquo was made to be virtuous, as he was an ancestor of King James.