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Macbeth Themes
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- 1MACBETHAMBITION
Act I Scene III: The Witches tell Macbeth that he will be King, planting the seed of ambition.
Act I Scene V: Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to give her the power to kill King Duncan.
Act I Scene VII: Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to murder King Duncan.
Act II Scene I: Macbeth sees a ghostly dagger, beckoning him to murder Duncan.
Act III Scene I: Macbeth plots to have Banquo murdered so no-one opposes him.
Act IV Scene I: Macbeth revisits the Witches to find out what he should do. He believes he is invincible.
Act V Scene VIII: Macbeth desperately fights Macduff in an attempt to survive. He is killed. - 2MACBETHGUILT
Act I Scene VII: Macbeth fears he is too loyal to King Duncan to commit the murder.
Act II Scene II: Macbeth could not say 'Amen' after murdering Duncan. Lady Macbeth didn't commit the murder as she says Duncan looked like her sleeping father.
Act III Scene IV: Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at a feast. He feels guilty about Banquo's death.
Act III Scene VI: Malcolm flees to England.
Act V Scene I: Lady Macbeth mimes washing the blood off of her hands in her sleep. She imagines blood on her hands and feels guilty for her actions. - 3MACBETHTHE SUPERNATURAL
Act I Scene I: The Witches meet on the heath.
Act I Scene III: The Witches meet Macbeth. They are shown to be prophetic as they tell Macbeth about his future.
Act I Scene V: Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to 'unsex' her, so she can have the power to commit regicide.
Act II Scene I: Macbeth sees a ghostly dagger, covered in blood.
Act III Scene IV: Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at a feast.
Act III Scene V: Hecate is angry at the Witches - they acted against her wishes.
Act IV Scene V: Macbeth visits the Witches, who show him three apparitions and tell him his future.
Act V Scene VIII: The Witches prophecies come true. - 4MACBETHAPPEARANCE vs REALITY
Act I Scene III: Banquo says the Witches are 'imperfect speakers' - they talk in riddles.
Act I Scene V: Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to 'look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under 't'.
Act II Scene III: Lady Macbeth pretends to faint when Duncan's body is discovered.
Act III Scene IV: Lady Macbeth pretends to faint again when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost.
Act IV Scene I: The apparitions appear to tell Macbeth that he is invincible, but they are actually foreseeing his death.
Act V Scene V: The soldiers disguise themselves with branches, so Birnam Wood appears to be moving. - 5MACBETHGENDER AND MASCULINITY
Act I Scene V: Lady Macbeth calls on the spirits to 'unsex' her and make her more manly, so she can have the strength to commit regicide.
Act I Scene VII: Lady Macbeth emasculates Macbeth to manipulate him into killing King Duncan.
Act II Scene III: Macduff tells the others to 'look to the lady' when Lady Macbeth pretends to faint.
Act III Scene I: Macbeth tells the murderers that they will be in 'the worst rank of manhood' unless they murder Banquo.
Act IV Scene I: The Witches tell Macbeth that he cannot be killed by someone 'of woman born'.
Act V Scene VIII: Macduff reveals that he was not 'of woman born', and kills Macbeth. - 6MACBETHGOOD AND EVIL
Act I Scene I: The Witches say that 'fair is foul and foul is fair', so good and evil seem to mirror each other in the play.
Act I Scene III: When Macbeth and Banquo meet the Witches, Macbeth goes down the evil route and Banquo chooses the good.
Act I Scene VII: Macbeth doesn't want to choose the path of evil.
Act II Scene I: Banquo is kept up at night worrying about the prophecy.
Act IV Scene I: The Witches say that 'something wicked this way comes' before Macbeth enters.
Act IV Scene II: Macbeth has Macduff's family murdered. - 7MACBETHPOWER
Act I Scene V: Lady Macbeth becomes more powerful as the spirits 'unsex' her.
Act II Scene I: The ghostly dagger seems to give Macbeth the strength to murder King Duncan.
Act II Scene IV: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are crowned King and Queen.
Act III Scene I: Macbeth uses his power to manipulate the murderers into agreeing to kill Banquo.
Act IV Scene I: Macbeth believes he is invincible after the apparitions tell him he can only be killed by one not 'of woman born'.
Act V Scene VIII: Macbeth realises he has lost his power when Macduff reveals he was born via C-Section. He is then killed.
Act V Scene IV: Malcolm becomes the new King. - 8MACBETHTYRANNY
Act I Scene VII: Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to murder King Duncan.
Act II Scene I: Banquo proclaims his loyalty to Duncan, saying that his 'allegiance [is] clear'. Macbeth commits regicide.
Act II Scene IV: Macbeth becomes King.
Act III Scene III: Macbeth is disloyal to Banquo and has him murdered.
Act IV Scene I: The Witches tell Macbeth he will be killed.
Act IV Scene III: Malcolm tests Macduff's loyalty by telling him that he would ruin Scotland as King. When Macduff says he doesn't want him back, Malcolm knows Macduff is trustworthy.
Act V Scene VIII: Macduff kills Macbeth.
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- GCSE English Literature (MACBETH) Karteikarten am Macbeth Themes, erstellt von Jay Brown am 04/04/2017.
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