MACBETH

MACBETH

1. We first encounter Macbeth in the wounded captain's account of his battlefield valour, therefore our initial impression of him is of bravery.

2. Once we recognise that he confides and believes in the witches, we begin to realise that his physical courage is joined by a consuming ambition and a tendancy to self-doubt- the prediction that he will be king brings him joy, but it also creates inner turmoil.

3. The three attributes of bravery, ambition and self-doubt contribute to characterise Macbeth as a complicated character.

4. Shakespeare uses Macbeth to show the devastating and conflicting effects that ambition and guild can have on a man who lacks strenghth of character

5. Before he kills King Duncan, Macbeth is plagued by worry and almost aborts the crime. It takes Lady Macbeths steel sense of purpose to push him into comitting the deed.

   • However, after the murder, her powerful and manipulative personna begins to disintegregrate, leaving Macbeth to sort the complication out alone

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