keywords

• harmatia

  a flaw or error in a character that leads to their downfall.
• macbeths harmatia

  unchecked ambition, which drive him to murder Duncan.
• lady macbeths harmatia


  ruthless determination, leading her to underestimate the psycological toll of regicide, which was the central reason she committed suicide.
• irresistable allure

  a powerful attraction that is hard to resist
• prophecies effect on macbeth

  the prophecy holds an irresistable allure for macbeth, tempting him to seek kingship, by any means.
• unchecked (uncontrollable)

  something that is unrestrained or allowed to continue without limits.
• macduff vs macbeth

  macduff's unchecked rage against macbeth fuels his desire for vengence in their final confrontation
• antagonist (against main character)

  a charcater who opposes the protagonist, often working against their goals or views.
• lady macbeth- antagonistic

  lady macbeth is an antagonist to macbeth as she manipulates him, accelerating his downfall.
• carcass of insanity

  a metaphor describing a state of complete madness or mental breakdown
• lady macbeths guilt

  consumed with overwhelming guilt, lady macbeth becomes a carcass of insanity, unable to cleanse her conscience.
• macbeth- bqs ghost

  macbeth carcass of insanity grows as he sees banqo's ghost and, showing the audience and the high ranking individuals dining with them, how his mind is rapidly deteriorating.
• Tyrannical

  exercising power in a cruel or opressive way
• Macbeth rule

  Macbeths tyrannical method of leadership terrifies his subjects and leads to widespread suffering.
• Tragic hero

  A noble character who experiences a downfall due to their own flaws
• Macbeth hero

  Macbeth embodies the tragic hero, a noble warrior bought low by his own unchecked ambition
• Motif of sleep

  A recurring element or theme that symbolises rest, innocence or guilt.
• Quote (motif of sleep)

  ”Macbeth does murder sleep”

  “who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him”-LM sleepwalk
• Anagnorisis

  The moment a character realises the truth of their situation or their own faults
• macbeths agnorisis

  his anagnorisis reveals his regret, knowing he has lost everything to ambition
• Androgynous

  Combing characteristics associated with both genders
• Lady Macbeth- androgynous

  lady Macbeth’s desire to be androgynous reflects her wish to embrace traits of both strength and ruthlessness
• Androgynous quote

  Unsex me here
• peripeteia

  A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances
• Macbeth - fleance

  Macbeths peripeteia occurs when fleance escapes from the murderers sent by Macbeth
• Lady Macbeth- hallucination

  Lady Macbeth peripeteia Is marked when Macbeth has hallucinations at the banquet, where she comes to the realisation that the mental damage is irreversible
• Duplicitous

  Deceptive or dishonest in one’s actions or intentions
• Macbeths nature

  His duplicitous nature surfaces as he hides his true intentions
• Emasculation

  Depriving someone of their traditional male roles or qualities
• Lady Macbeth persuasion

  Lady Macbeth emasculated Macbeth, threatening his sense of identity as both a soldier and a man
• Femme fatale

  A seductive , manipulative women who often leads men to their doom
• LM femme fatale

  lady Macbeth embodies the femme fatale, luring Macbeth into a deadly plot with promises of power and reward
• Hubris

  Overconfidence or arrogance that leads to downfall
• Macbeth arrogance

  Macbeths hubris blinds him to the consequences of his actions, leading to his ruin