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Macbeth

Macbeth. Tragedy – a play in which a character’s actions have inevitable consequences. These deeds can never be forgiven or corrected. Tragic Hero – usually the title character of the play: Macbeth Tragic Flaw – the character defect that leads to a character’s downfall: TOO ambitious.

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Macbeth

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  1. Macbeth • Tragedy – a play in which a character’s actions have inevitable consequences. These deeds can never be forgiven or corrected. • Tragic Hero – • usually the title character of the play: Macbeth • Tragic Flaw – • the character defect that leads to a character’s downfall: TOO ambitious

  2. Prophecies of the Witches: • Macbeth: • Thane of Cawdor • King • Banquo: • Lesser than Macbeth, yet greater • Not as lucky as Macbeth, yet much luckier • You won’t be a king, but your sons will be

  3. Signs of Guilt • Macbeth: • Floating dagger • Voices • Ghost of Banquo • Lady Macbeth: • Sleepwalking • Washing her hands

  4. Apparitions • 1st apparition: • Beware Macduff • Macduff kills Macbeth in the end • 2nd apparition: • No man born of woman can harm Macbeth • Macduff was not “born of woman.” He was born via c-section • 3rd apparition: • Macbeth will not be conquered until Birnam Woods moves to Dunsinane • Malcolm’s army uses branches from B.W. as camouflage when they approach Dunsinane

  5. Death Summary • Macbeth kills Duncan (King) • Macbeth kills 2 guards • Macbeth has murderers kill Banquo • Macbeth has murderers kill Macduff’s family • Lady Macbeth kills herself • Macbeth kills Young Siward • Macduff kills Macbeth

  6. THE Soliloquy of Macbeth • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

  7. Analysis • Repetition: Signifies the monotony of life • Personification • Metaphors: Life is a • Brief candle – life is short • Walking shadow – evanescent • Poor player – a brief, meaningless performance • Tale told by an idiot – meaningless • Alliteration • Stands alone for emphasis

  8. Conflicts of Macbeth • Main Internal: • Should I kill Duncan? • Main External: • Lady Macbeth • Macduff

  9. Themes: • Guilt • Guilt is inescapable and unavoidable. • Violence • “Blood will have blood” – Violence will only bring about more violence (on the instigator). • Ambition • A person has to maintain a balance concerning ambition. Too much ambition can lead to your downfall. • Evil • Evil is constantly tempting humans. • Deception • “Fair is foul and foul is fair” Things and people are not always what they seem. The world is deceptive.

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