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POWER In Shakespeare

POWER In Shakespeare. Introduction . Definition of Power: ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something . Power helps people accomplish things. People with power want more power. T oo much power can cause serious damage on a person and have serious consequences.

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POWER In Shakespeare

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  1. POWERIn Shakespeare

  2. Introduction Definition of Power:ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. • Power helps people accomplish things. • People with power want more power. • Too much power can cause serious damage on a person and have serious consequences. • Everything in the play happens because of power. • All characters think that power brings happiness.

  3. Message of Macbeth… • Power can overtake someone’s life and take control of everything they do • Just because you get what you want doesn’t mean it is good for you • When we want something but can’t have it right then.. If we wait it will come to us when the time is right • Being patient is better than taking situations into your own hands • Tempatation to want more than we should have or deserve • Immoral and illegal things to get them

  4. POWER IN Act 1 • Duncan announces Macbeth will be given the title Thane of Cawdor for his bravery in the battle • Macbeth and Banquo meet the Three Witches and they tell Macbeth that he will be Thane of Cawdor and King, and that Banquo will be father to a line of kings, but not one himself. • Macbeth is announced official Thane of Cawdor • Although Banquo warns him that the witches try to lure people to evil, Macbeth is excited by their prophecies. • Macbeth’s excited for power gets him thinking about killing King Duncan but he hides his thoughts • Lady Macbeth receives a letter from her husband telling her about his meeting with the witches. She fears he is too good-natured to kill Duncan and decides to persuade him • King Duncan arrives at the castle and Macbeth is told by his wife to look innocent • Lady Macbeth reassures Macbeth of her plan to kill King Duncan

  5. Power in act 2 • Macbeth tests Banquo’s loyalty to him • Macbeth has a vision of a bloodstained dagger • Macbeth goes to kill Duncan • Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are haunted with bloodstained hands

  6. Power in act 3 • Macbeth is planning to kill Banquo and his son Fleance • Banquo is murdered and Macbeth starts to see the Ghost of Banquo • Macduff and Malcolm plan to defeat Macbeth with their army after they are suspicious of Macbeth’s guilt

  7. Power in act 4 • Macbeth goes to the witches and convinces himself he cannot be killed by a man born of woman • Macbeth gets Lady Macduff and her children murdered • Malcolm and Macduff plan to get revenge from Macbeth with the help from England

  8. POWER IN ACT 5 • Lady Macbeth is seen sleepwalking • Scottish lords join forces with Malcolm and his English Army • Macbeth decides to fight the soldiers until the end

  9. Universal ideas… • Humans thrive on power and control • Temptation of being the best/highest in something eg career • Stereotypes, what it means to be a real man • Judging others and being deceived • Power struggles within a marriage • Devastating effects guilt has on our psychological state of mind and the way we act towards others

  10. Why do we study Shakespearian texts & Why is are they classics? • They are timeless stories • Deals with universal themes • Teaches us where the modern language has come from • Shakespeare has good representations

  11. Language used in macbeth… • The languages techniques in Macbeth help set the feelings in scenes and have different effects on events • Irony • Paradox • Metaphor • Imagery • Light/ Dark • Good/Evil • Dramatic

  12. Thankyou for listening Selin & Claire

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