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Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Double, Double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. Out, out brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow. Stars, hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires. Out, damn’d spot! Out I say.

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Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

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  1. Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

  2. Double, Double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.

  3. Out, out brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow.

  4. Stars, hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires

  5. Out, damn’d spot! Out I say.

  6. Based on these posters, what do you think we will see in the play Macbeth?

  7. Five reasons why I LOVE Macbeth • Witches and Ghosts • Predestination versus self-fault • Blood, guts and murder • Shortest play • LADY MACBETH

  8. MacbethMacbeth • A Tragedy • William Shakespeare • 1606 • fact and fiction. • Scotland: 1044 • still performed

  9. Drama Terms • Drama • Dramatic Conventions

  10. Dramatic Conventions • Concealment • Soliloquy

  11. Conventions Continued • Aside • Dramatic Irony

  12. Return to Drama Terms • Tragedy: • Emotional cleansing (catharsis) • Tragic hero • Tragic flaw

  13. Drama Terms • Tragic Hero- 5 factors • Mighty Figure • Reversal of Fortune • Uncommon Suffering • Recognize Consequences • Ennoble Us

  14. More Drama Terms • Hamartia

  15. Even More Drama Terms • Hubris • Foil

  16. Symbolism • Blood = Guilt • Clothing = rising of status- later a physical manifestation of guilt • Hands = ambition and action • Sleep = dreams (or innocence) • No Sleep = reality crashing down (or guilt)

  17. Motifs:A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work. (Helps identify and support the major themes in a piece of literature) • Hallucinations • Nature and the Unnatural (nature as in human nature not outside- though this is used to reinforce this idea) • Hands • Sight, light, darkness and blindness • Prophecy

  18. Themes • The corruption of power • Relationship between cruelty and masculinity. • Fair is foul and foul is fair. • Difference between kingship and tyranny • The inability to go around fate • Light vs. Dark

  19. Interesting Stuff • The play does not present the real Macbeth to the audience. • The real Macbeth ruled for 17 peaceful years until he was murdered by Malcolm. • The real Duncan was NOT a good king, though he was portrayed as so in the play.

  20. Curse of Macbeth • Since the very first production, this play has been plagued with misfortunes. • The curse is believed to come into effect when a person says “Macbeth” in a theater. • The origin of this curse is believed to stem from the three witches. The legend says that Shakespeare consulted actual witches for information and when those witches watched the production they were furious. They supposedly placed an everlasting curse upon the play.

  21. MajorCharacters

  22. Macbeth • Thane of Glamis • Macbeth is, basically, a good man who is troubled by his conscience and loyalty; though, at the same time, he is ambitious and murderous. • He is led to evil initially by the witches' predictions and then by his wife's goading; he succumbs to her because he loves her.

  23. Lady Macbeth • Wife of Macbeth • Lady Macbeth is a good wife who loves her husband. • She is also ambitious, but she lacks the morals of her husband. • To achieve her ambition, she rids of herself of any kindness (womanliness) that might stand in the way of her ambitions.

  24. Banquo • A general in the King's army • Banquo serves as a foil to Macbeth by showing an alternate reaction to prophecy. • Banquo retains his morals and allegiances though he is also ambitious. • He is brave and ambitious, but these characteristics are tempered by his intelligence. –Macbeth is not tempered by anything!

  25. Macduff • Macduff shows early on a distrust of Macbeth. • He also represents fate as when knocking on the door. • He overestimates Macbeth.

  26. Three Witches (Weird Sisters) • They add an element of supernatural to the play. • They are commanded by Hecate, a Greek goddess of the moon and later witchcraft. • The witches are based on a variety of ideas about witches at the time. They can use sieves as boats, and they can assume the shape of an animal, but with a defect, as with the tailless rat. • The witches were also thought to be able to control the winds. They are described as having beards but looking human.

  27. Malcolm • Elder son of Duncan • Potential to be a good king. • He is everything that Macbeth is not. • He only uses deception only to insure his personal safety.

  28. Minor Characters • Donalbain: second son to Duncan- no major role • Siward: ally to Malcolm and Macduff- no major role • Young Siward: Siward’s Son- represents the ultimate corruption of Macbeth • Fleance: Banqou’s son- no major role • The Porter: doorman- adds comedy amid the tragedy • Lady Macduff: Macduff’s wife-represents innocent victims of the tragic actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth • Ross: Macduff’s cousin-a messenger

  29. Credits • Character Bios: www.thinkquest.org • Curse Video: www.sciencechannel.org • Macbeth Basics: www.klvx.org • Real Macbeth: www.pbs.org

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