Characters

Characters

1. Macbeth

   • Who is he ?
     • He is a complex character who changes throughout the play
       • He is a brave warrior at the start of the play. he then becomes a victim to the witches. he then does anything in his power to make the witches predictions become true also lady Macbeth helps with this
   • Key Quotes
     • "Vaulting ambition"
       • "Brave to dead butcher"
         • "IS this a dagger i see before me"
           • " Fatal vision"/"false creation"
   • Actions
     • Killed Duncan
       • listened to the witches predictions and became a victim to this
         • Ambitious - becomes more powerful by becoming thane of Cawdor. Murders his way to become king of Scotland and kills to remain king
           • Brave - Macbeth is a mighty warrior a the start of the play. At the end of the play when he is about to die he becomes brave again as he faces Macduff in a battle
             • Changeable - he keeps changing his mid whether or not to kill Duncan who is his friend but also who is king
               • Macbeth has a guilty conscience and is tormented by his thoughts of the things he has done. he gets caught in a spiral of evil and isn't able to stop him

2. Lady Macbeth

   • Actions
     • Comes up with the idea to kill Duncan
       • She tricks Macbeth into killing Duncan, claims he isn't a man if he doesn't do this
         • She becomes guilt stricken and is unable to bear the guilt from what she has done, she eventually dies
           • She sleepwalks and tries to wash the imaginary blood of her hands
   • Who is she?
     • Lady Macbeth is even more ambitious and ruthless than Macbeth. When she sees and opportunity to gain more power she takes it no matter what.
       • for a while she is able to handle what she is doing/done but after a while it takes a toll on her and eventually becomes unable to deal with the guilt from what she has done. she becomes mentally unstable and starts to sleep walk etc. she eventually kills herself
   • Key Quotes
     • " unsex me here and fill me from the crown to the toe"
       • " look like th'innocent flower, But be the serpent under't "
         • " What beast wasnt then, that made you break this enterprise to me?"
           • "Tis the eye of childhood, that fears a painted devil"

3. Banquo

   • Actions
     • Noble - He protected his son when they are attacked
       • He becomes suspicious of the witches and doesnt really believe them
   • Who is he ?
     • He is a general in Duncan's army, he is also Macbeths best friend. He is more cautious than Macbeth and doesnt resort to murder.
       • He is the first to suspect Macbeth of murder. He is aware that the witches predictions may be consuming Macbeth.
         • He dies protecting his son and comes back to haunt Macbeth as a ghost.
   • Key Quotes
     • "If i grow, the harvest is your own"
       • "Neither beg nor fear"
         • "I fear thou play'st most foully for it "

4. Macduff

   • Who is he ?
     • He is Macbeths deadly enemy. He discover Duncan's body and becomes Malcolm's chief supporter.
       • He support in raising an army against Macbeth.
         • Due to the witches predictions he is the only one who is able to stop Macbeth as he was born due to a C-Section not naturally. He kills Macbeth
   • Key Quotes
     • " O horror, horror, horror"
       • "Tyrant, show thy face"
         • " Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee! Confusion now hath made his masterpiece; most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope"
           • " Bleed, bleed, poor country! Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis for sure, For goodness dare not check thee"
   • Actions
     • He becomes driven y revenge once finding out that his family has been murdered
       • He is very loyal to people
         • He kills Macbeth by decapitating him

5. The Witches

   • Key Quotes
     • "Fair is foul and foul is fair"
       • " all hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor. All hail, Macbeth , thou shalt be king hereafter!"
         • " Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo "
   • Who are they ?
     • They are often referred to as "The Weird Sisters"
       • Their predictions drive matters forward though they never directly suggest the action. They plant ideas into Macbeths mind and let his ambition do the rest.
   • Actions
     • They give prophecies that Macbeth will become king and that Banquo's sons will be kings
       • They also give 3 apparitions:
         • 1.Beware Macduff; beware the thane of fife
         • 2. none of the women bore shall harm Macbeth
         • 3. until great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill/ no harm shall come against him