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Subject
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English
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Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas, qualities, or concepts.
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Metaphor
Making a direct comparison between two unrelated things, suggesting that they are alike.
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Macbeth
Summary
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The play begins with three witches appearing on a desolate heath. They prophesy that Macbeth will become the King of Scotland, sparking his ambition.
Macbeth and his fellow general, Banquo, receive news of their victory in battle against a rebel army. On their way home, they encounter the witches, who again make prophecies. Macbeth is told that he will become king, while Banquo's descendants will inherit the throne.
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's wife, learns of the prophecies and is determined to make them come true. She persuades Macbeth to murder King Duncan, their guest, to take the throne.
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Macbeth kills Duncan while he sleeps and frames the murder on the king's guards. He is crowned king.
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Macbeth becomes increasingly paranoid and orders the murder of Banquo and his son, fearing the prophecy about Banquo's descendants.
Macbeth hosts a banquet and is haunted by Banquo's ghost, which is visible only to him.
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Macbeth returns to the witches, who provide him with more prophecies. He learns that he should be wary of Macduff, a nobleman who opposes him, and that "none of woman born" can harm him.
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Macbeth faces a rebellion led by Macduff, who was born by Caesarean section and therefore not "of woman born." Macbeth is eventually defeated in battle and killed by Macduff.
The play ends with Malcolm, Duncan's son, becoming the new king of Scotland, and the natural order is restored.
Quotes
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Act 2, Scene 1: "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee."
Act 5, Scene 5: "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage."
Act 4, Scene 1: "Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
Act 5, Scene 5: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day."
Act 3, Scene 4: "I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er."
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Act 5, Scene 1: "Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One, two, why then 'tis time to do't."
Act 1, Scene 5: "Look like th' innocent flower, but be the serpent under't."
Act 1, Scene 5: "Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here."
Act 3, Scene 2: "What's done is done."
Act 5, Scene 1: "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
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Act 1, Scene 3: "If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me."
Act 3, Scene 1: "Thou hast it now, King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promised."
Act 3, Scene 3: "O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! Thou mayst revenge."
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Act 4, Scene 3: "All my pretty ones? Did you say all? O hell-kite! All? What, all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop?"
Act 5, Scene 2: "I shall do so, but I must also feel it as a man."
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Act 1, Scene 1: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
Act 1, Scene 1: "When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?"
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Act 1, Scene 2: "O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!"
Act 1, Scene 4: "There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face."
Act 1, Scene 6: "See, see, our honored hostess! The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we thank as love."
Big ideas
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Power: Macbeth's character is defined by his ambition for power. He's initially portrayed as a loyal and honorable general, but his unchecked ambition ultimately leads to his downfall and moral corruption.
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Power and Gender: Lady Macbeth challenges traditional gender roles by actively pursuing power and dominance. Her ambition and manipulation drive the plot and her character development.
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Supernatural: The witches represent the supernatural element of the play. They possess otherworldly powers and make prophecies that shape the characters' actions. Their presence blurs the line between the natural and the supernatural.
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