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macbeth - Coggle Diagram

- - - - This shows her power at this point in the play (or at least the power she believes she commands)
      - The fact that she is commanding evil spirits shows her hubris: it is arrogant for humans to believe they can control evil forces
    - - She wants to subvert the characteristics of a typical woman
      - Shakespeare could be suggesting that only by adopting male characteristics can women gain power
      - This would have been seen as disturbing to a Jacobean audience and very unnatural, perhaps akin to the actions of a witch
  - - - Lady Macbeth is also a woman who is tempted by evil and, in turn, tempts a man (Macbeth)
      - In the Bible, this temptation causes the fall of man. In Macbeth, it causes the downfall of Lady Macbeth and her husband
      - This could be Shakespeare suggesting that committing blasphemous acts will always lead to ruin
- - - - Heroism - Duncan and his men represent right and order. They are trying to restore peace to Scotland.
      - Bravery - Macbeth is described as being a brave man, brave Macbeth, well he deserves that name; act 1, scene 2
      - Symbols of good - Malcolm and Macduff are built up as figures of goodness and provide a contrast to the evil of Macbeth.
    - - The supernatural - the witches and their spells are linked with the devil.
      - The evil thoughts some characters have - Lady Macbeth imagines the knocking out of her child's brains and Macbeth imagines the dagger, and tries to prepare himself for the evil deed of murder.
      - The evil deeds - the murder of Duncan and the murder of Macduff's family
  - - - Macbeth also shows his guilt – he is unsure before the murder and regrets it immediately after. Lady Macbeth is the opposite – she seems to show no guilt at the time and even talks about how a little water (Act two, Scene two, Line 64) cleans away the blood.
      - Her increasing madness later on is a sign of her guilt and she imagines her hands to be stained with blood.
- - - - Immediately after killing Duncan, he seems terrified that he cannot be forgiven for his actions.
      - However, he becomes more and more willing to do anything to achieve his ambitions, even having his former friend Banquo killed
    - - displaying that it is well deserved
      - implying that Macbeth is worthy of the praise given to him.
      - the title is not self-proclaimed
      - portrays Macbeth as a very strong and loyal soldier
      - reveals that Macbeth is a hero on the battle field
      - Shakespeare establishes him as the epitome (best example) of a courageous, honourable man.
  - - - She goes mad and finally kills herself.
    - - she wants to be like a man because does not think women are strong enough to do what she wants to do.
    - - compulsively washes her hands because she thinks duncan's blood is still on them
  - - - synonymous with the Macbeth drama. It sets the scene and tone for everything that follows in the play.
      - means that appearances can be deceiving and it foreshadows what will happen in the course of the play.
      - What seems good will be evil, and what appears evil will be good.
      - The words “fair” and “foul” are each a metaphor for the other. The “fog and filthy air” bad weather that accompanies the Witches suggests the moral uncertainty in Scotland and how characters are unable to distinguish between what is “fair” and “foul.”
  - - - Banquo’s soliloquy reveals that he is suspicious of Macbeth
      - Banquo senses that Macbeth engaged in foul play in order to make the Witches’ prophecy come true.
      - the thought also gives Banquo hope that what the Witches predicted for him will come true.