Macbeth - kingship

Macbeth - kingship

1. divine right of kings

   • God appoints the king so going against that is blasphomy
   • Malcom and Duncan
   • those who go against this will be punished by death and maddness

2. A Good King

   • rewards loyalty
   • punishes betrayal
   • is strong and smart
   • care about his people

3. A Bad King

   • murderous
   • lustful
   • greedy
   • dishonest

4. Macbeth

   • is a bad king
   • murders his friends
     • Banquo- because banquo became suspious of Macbeth
     • Macduff's family- they where rivals
     • Fleaonce- he was to inherit the throne
   • he naively believed the witches
   • he murdered the rightful king

5. Duncan

   • rewarded his loyal Macbeth with the thane title
   • he punished the traitor by chopping his head off
   • he defends his country
     • so he must care for his people
   • he won the battle
     • so he must be smart

6. Malcom

   • he states all the bad qualities of a king so test Macduff so we get to see what he wouldn't do
     • he wouldn't attack innocent children or wives
     • he would be an over ambition king

7. Quotes

   • "double trust" - Macbeth
   • "no more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive... and with his former title greet Macbeth" - duncan
   • "tryrant"
   • "And to be king stand not in the prospect of belief" Macbeth
     • at first he isn't ambitious
   • "black Macbeth will seem pure as snow" - Malcom
     • he is saying that he will make Macbeth seem good if he was to be king, testing Macduff
   • "the dark night strangles the travelling lamp"
     • the lad is infertile without Duncan
   • "his wife, his babes and all unfortunate souls" - Macbeth

8. context

   • gunpowder plot
   • any usurper would have a horrible death
   • appeased king James
   • any traitor to the crown would be punished
   • Banquo was killed because he was good, and cautious of Macbeth, James 1 is said to have come from him