Macbeth

Macbeth

1. Characters

   • Duncan(King of Scotland)
     • Good king
     • Overly trusting
   • Banqo
     • Doesn't trust the witches
     • More honorable than Macbeth
   • Donablain and malcom
     • Aren't impulsive
     • Learned from their fathers mistakes
   • Macduff
     • Honest and sincere
     • Lady Macduff cant understand his actions
     • Puts country before family
   • Lady Macbeth
     • Ambitious
     • Clever and maniplitive
     • Cunning
     • Hungry for power
   • Macbeth
     • Ambitious but easily led astray
     • Easily influenced by Lady Macbeth
     • Struggles with his conscience
     • A brave hero but a brutal murderer

2. Writers intentions

   • To show that the most loyal of people can betray you
   • Promises of power and wealth corrupt even the strong and loyal

3. Key event

   • King Duncans murder
   • Macbeths Death
   • Lady Macbeths suicide
   • Macbeth meets the witches
   • Macduffs family is murdered

4. Key Quotes

   • "Fair is foul, Fouls is Fair"
   • "Is this dagger which I see before me "
   • "But Ali's too weak for Brave Macbeth"