Macbeth (1606)

Macbeth (1606)

1. Quotations

   • Macbeth
     • "Supernatural Soliciting" (M)
     • "Your children shall be kings." (M)
     • "Not bear the knife myself" (M)
     • "Vaulting Ambition"
     • "my genius"
   • Lady Macbeth
     • "Out damned spot" (LM)
     • "unsex me here"
     • "direst cruelty"
   • Witches
     • "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (W)

2. Characters

   • Macbeth
     • Valiant, Noble, Brave
       • Already thane of Cawdor
         • Reinforces his power and beliefs, once the witches speak
     • Antagonist
       • Consumed by power
         • Tyrannical, Violent and Aggressive
           • Destroys himself due to Hamartia
             • Conflict of morals
               • Duty vs Betrayal
             • Self absorbed, distant from LM
     • Hesitant due to morals
       • brooding, thinking: should he kill the king
   • Lady Macbeth
     • cunning, manipulative, devious
       • convinces M to kill the king
       • plants daggers on guards
     • doubts herself, becomes paranoid