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Power and Corruption

Lisa Ding English

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King Duncan
- main symbol of power at start of play
  - has not been corrupted
    - shown respect
      - "our duties / are to your throne and state, children and servants" MACBETH
desirable
- witches tempt Macbeth
  - "the swelling act / of the imperial theme" MACBETH
- Lady Macbeth
  - tempts Macbeth
    - "solely sovereign sway and masterdom" LADY MACBETH
      - sibilance suggests sinister corruption of power
  - excited by thoughts of gaining power
    - Macbeth's letter about the witches
      - "transported me beyond / this ignorant present, and i feel now / the future in the instant" LADY MACBETH

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