Macbeth
Macbeth
Gender Stereotypes
Jacobean Theatre/Audience
Macduff
The witches
Lady Macbeth
Guilt and Justice
Duality - Appearance vs Reality
Supernatural and Witchcraft
King James and Shakespeare
Religion and Superstition
Ambition and Power
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"I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition"
Lady Macbeth is controlled by her ambition and will do anything to gain power even kill her own child
Macbeth only has his ambition to kill king duncan
The witches make macbeth become ambition
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The witches and hecate are the sources of supernatural activity in the play
"Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
We are introduced to the witches in Thunder, rain and lighting
on the night duncan dies there are many supernatural occurrences such as: a flcom being killed by an owl, a tamed horse becoming wild and lots of thunder storms
Cause corruption
Ignites Macbeth's ambition with the 3 prophecies.
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Macbeth is incapable of saying "amen" after killing Duncan.
Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking starts due to guilt, and eventually leads to her death
Lady Macbeth's guilt is shown by her sleepwalking and washing blood off her hands.
Macduff executes Macbeth as justice for the murder of his family and King Duncan
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The witches deceive macbeth by telling him part of the truth
"Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it"
macbeth's ambition and his loyalty conflicting
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Lady Macbeth opposes Jacobean stereotypes. Instead of being controlled and fragile, she is manipulative and powerful.
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Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth
"Come spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here"
'What, will these hands ne'er be clean?’
Duplicitous
She sleepwalks to she her guilt
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Thane of Fife
kill macbeth
displays masculinity through emotions
His family is killed by order of Macbeth
Flees to England to regroup with Malcolm and raise an army
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They speak in threes
The constantly reference power of 3
Bastardisation--> an act that debases or corrupts
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Main charectar
his name is the title
kills king duncan
Holy triad
Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine
Starts as Thane of Glamis, become Thane of Cawdor, and is predicted to become King (Act 1)
ambition and his lack on knowledge are his hamartia
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The fog was create with fireworks so it create a nasty smell as well
Female characters were exclusively played by men
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witches were evil
black cats were unlucky
everyone was religious