macbeth

macbeth

1. characters

   • macbeth
     • the main character
     • commits regicide in order to be crowned
   • lady macbeth
     • macbeths wife
   • banquo
     • macbeths freind
   • the three witches
   • king duncan
   • malcolm
     • king duncans son
   • donalbain
     • king duncans son
   • macduff
   • two murderers
   • two murderers
   • servent of glamis castle

2. facts and figures

   • written in 1605 4 years after king James I took the throne. James I wrote a book about witchcraft so the witches where thrown in to flatter the king
   • it was written after the gunpowder plot and that is where the theme of rgicide comes from
   • many actors refuse to say "macbeth" unless it is in a production as it is beleved to bring bad luck
   • it is thought to be the play that was being shown when the original globe theater was burned down

3. evil

   • the evil in macbeth is not from the witches but from macbeth himself urged on by others in the play
   • the witches magic tryed to force macbeth into ding things that he knew were evil. their magic was so strong he couldnt fight against it