Macbeth

Macbeth

1. Scottish general

2. Thane of Glamis

3. led to wicked thoughts by the prophecies of the three witches

   • made thane of cawdor
     • comes true

4. Brave soldier, powerful man but not a virtuous one

5. easily tempted to murder to fufil his ambitions to the throne

6. commits first crime

   • crowned king of Scotland
   • embarks on further atrocities with increasing ease

7. Macbeth proves himself better suited to the battlefield than to political intrigue

8. lacks skills necessary to rule without being a tyrant

   • response to every problem is violence and murder

9. never comfortable in his role as a criminal

   • unable to bear the psychological consequences of his atrocities

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