Macbeth

Macbeth

1. characters

   • Macbeth
     • best friend was Banquo
       • Macbeth arranges the murder of Banquo
         • after being in battle with him against Noway who was trying to invade Scottland
     • Husband of Lady Macbeth
       • She dies off-stage with suicide being suggested as its cause
     • Thane of Glamis
       • Thane of Cawdor
         • King herafter
           • who killed King Duncan
             • who made Macbeth Thane of Cawdor
             • Malcolm (King Duncans Son)
             • Donalbain (King Duncans Son)
     • Macbeth arranges to murder Macduff Wife and Son
     • Macduff Kills Macbeth with a help of Malcom and Lennox, Ross, Menteth, Angus and Caithness
   • the witches told him that he will be ' Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King herafter'.

2. theme

   • Guilt
   • The nature of the ideal king

3. PLot

   • Set in Scotland
   • the play was made in 1606
     • which was wrote by Willam Shakespeare
   • there are 10 main character in the play
   • Lady Macbeth Bullies Macbeth to Kill King Duncan
   • Ruthlessness
   • Murder
   • Justice

4. Linking events

   • How Macbeth and his wife have secretly agreed to kill Duncan
   • How trouble is predicted at the start of the act (with Banquo saying he can't sleep and having 'cursed thoughts')
   • How Macbeth greets Banquo as a 'friend' when he is really a traitor

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