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Macbeth - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth
appearence vs reality
"look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under't"
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"or art thou but a Dagger of the mind, a false creation"
Macbeth sees a dagger Infront of him leading him to Duncan, but he questions if its just his mind showing him or if there is really a dagger there
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Shakespeare uses this theme to build dramatic irony were the audience knows the truth but the characters inside do not.
good vs evil
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"stars, hide your fires;/ Let not light see my black and deep desires"
Macbeth says this after Duncan names Malcom next inline for the throne, Macbeth doesn't want anyone to know what he's thinking
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"this tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues, was once thought honest"
Malcom refers to Macbeth as a tyrant, contrasting who Macbeth was at the beginning of the play (honest, noble) and who he has become (evil and hated)
Shakespeare includes a metaphor, Macbeths name "blister" the tongue, like poison
Shakespeare intends to reflect on the tragic fall of Macbeth- how unchecked ambition and evil choices have destroyed a once honorable man. its also a warning about power corrupting characters.
"devilish Macbeth", "black Macbeth"
by the end of the play , Macbeth is regularly described in explicitly evil terms- "devilish", "black", "abhorred", he is no longer viewed as human but as evil incarnate.
Shakespeare intends to show how evil has completely overtaken Macbeth. it also prepare the audience for his downfall - evil cannot sustain itself.
loyalty & guilt
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"out damned spot, out i say!"
this repeats from the start and shows how once it was Macbeths guilt getting to him and now all the guilt has got to her
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power
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"all hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter!"
the witches tempt Macbeth with a prophecy that fuels his ambition for power. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony and foreshadowing.
power influenced by supernatural or external forces can destabilize the natural order and human integrity
"vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other"
Macbeth admits that his ambition is the only reason he has to kill Duncan, but that ambition may lead to his downfall
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Shakespeare suggests ambition unchecked by morality can lead to self-destruction, power pursued for its own sake is dangerous.
"Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him,"
the witches give Macbeth a prophecy that seems impossible, making him feel invincible. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing, ambiguity and dramatic irony
Shakespeare suggests the illusion of power can be more dangerous than power itself - it blinds and leads to downfall.
ambition
"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires"
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'Thou has it now king, Cawdor, Glamis, all.
As the weird women promised, and I fear
Thou played’st most foully for ‘t.'
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"when you durst do it, then you were a man"
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violence
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"i would while it was smiling in my face have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, and dashed the brains out"
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supernatural
weird sisters
"in thunder, lightning , or in rain?"
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"all hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Glamis!", "thane of Cawdor!", "king hereafter!"
the witches predictions, one is already true, another one is about to be true and he believes he can be king.
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