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Macbeth
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- 1Start of the Play-brave, fearless, loyal, trustworthy, honorable and noble.
-has been on the battlefield
-almost single-handedly defeats the Norwegian forces
-his loyalty is acknowledged by the king and is awarded a further title of 'Thane of Cawdor'
-A very positive first impression. - 2The Witches-He is suspicious, fatalistic, afraid, disturbed, lost in thought
-Is visited by the witches
-He is worried that becoming kings is a bad thing as the current king would have to die. - 3Middle of the Play-Eager to be king
-He has a "Vaulting ambition" to be king (has no other reason)
-He has received golden opinions from other people and doesn't want to ruin that
-^decides not to kill the king
-However, he is convinced by Lady Macbeth as she questioned his manliness. - 4Murder of King Duncan-Macbeth gets hot and feverish even before he kills the kings
-He is determined to kill Duncan but he's already feeling quilty which shows he shouldn't do it
-Hallunicates a dagger
-Worries that other people are hearing his footsteps "thou sure and frim-set earth, hear not my footsteps" - 5After the Murder-When he commits it, he comes out nervous and anxious - speaks quickly and reacts too much to little things
-Kills the guards - Lady Macbeth faints to attract attention as she's worried he will say too much - 6Banquo-Macbeth is fearful of Banquo - so he hires assassins to kill him
-Very cold-hearted as they are best friends
-Hallucinates Banquo in his chair - 7End of the Play-Desperate, confident
-He goes to the witches and demands to see predictions
-Predictions are in favour of Macbeth (the witches play a trick)
-He is dejected when he sees Banquo's lineage - 8Macduff-Kills his family
-He faces him in battle
-Macduff kills him via beheading him
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- GCSE English Literature (Macbeth) FlashCards sobre Macbeth, criado por Adam Rogers em 07-02-2020.
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