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macbeth character focus
appearance and reality
'stars hide their fires, let not light see my black and deep desires'
supernatural
the supernatural drive macbeth to kill banquo, seen as the ultimate act of betrayal
contextually, friendship between men in the jacobean era was of high importance, as the public domain was usually just men, building consequently strong bonds between them
underlying consistent link to the supernatural, first seen in him soliloquay
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vaulting ambition
under oppression from lady macbeth and the witches, macbeth is surcome to temptation. resultantly, he loses grace, favour and respect from his peers and the audience
shakespeare portrays ambition to the audience as a sin, as it ultimately causes macbeth's downfall, who of which, repeatedly goes against god's wishes
'I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition'
marital relationships
at first, macbeth has a heavy reliance on lady macbeth, easily crumbling to her ways of manipulation, however throughout the play manages to steady himself in his own views and begins to make plans without her, ending the play with no reliance, and a lack of emotion evoked when finding out about her death
use in the play
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along with lady macbeth, highlights the psychological effect of guilt, and the resultant loss of power
macbeth is thrown into inescapable regret, laced with tyranny and corruption, as well as guilt he can't escape form
gender
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encapsulated the more feminine stereotype of being indecisive, his soliloquys' are full of anger, debate and deliberation
he portrays aspects of being susceptible to manipulation and the voice of others, his morals often crumbling, not something very masculine
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guilt
guilt drives him to become a nihilistic character, one tormented by his own conscinece
banquo's ghost is a visible portrayal of macbeth's guilt, for the audience to understand the significance of him action
kingship
macbeth holds the role of a king who's not rightful, one's who's corrupt and full of tyranny
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