MacBeth

MacBeth

1. Themes

   • supernatural
     • weird sisters/witches.
       • Macbeth and Bancqo are both intrigued by the witches prophecies.
         • Bancqo let's fate decide whether or not his heirs are going to be kings.
         • Macbeth takes fate into his own hands after he discovers he has the new title Thane of Cordor. this was one other the witches prophecies.
           • Macbeth gets hooked on the witches prophecies. he needs to hear from them what is going to happen. towards the end of the play he seeks the witches out.
   • greed
     • macbeth and lady Macbeth both let greed get the better of them
   • ambition
     • lady Macbeth feeds Macbeth's ambition
     • Macbeth a ambition gets stronger
   • power
     • lady Macbeth has power over macbeth
     • Macbeth craves power

2. characters

   • macbeth
   • lady macbeth
   • banquo
   • macduff
   • king duncan