Machbeth

• Macbeth the eponymous tragic hero of Shakespeare tragedy
• 2 quotes from the witches

  ' all hail Macbeth that shalt be king'

  ' so foul and fair a day, i have not seen '
• 'stars, hide your your fires' method?


  metaphor,

  • controlling his destiny
  • reveals his darkest secrets
• Macbeth at the beginning of the play?

  Loyal, ambition to be king, supernatural connection, 'noble Macbeth'
• When did Macbeth shows signs of violence and his future ?

  ' unseamed him from the nave to the nave to the chaps'
• ' upon my head they placed a fruitless crown'
• What the first apparition?

  a armed head which states 'beware of muduff'
• What's the second apparition?


  a bloody child which states on one born of a women can harm Macbeth
• What's the third apparition?

  a child crowned with a tree in its hand
• 3 Words to describe Macbeth

  impulsive, conflicted , ruthless
• Macbeth the eponymous hero hamartia is his unchecked ambition, propelling him to commit regicide and become a blood-thirsty tyrant who defies the divine right of kings
• Through lady Macbeth manipulative tactics of emasculation. she urges Macbeth to commit regicide and fulfil his sinful ambition to become king
• 'too full o'the milk of human kindness
• Supernatural

  Shakespeare in his eponymous tragedy, Macbeth presents the supernatural as something that is powerful, dominating yet truthful. King James 1's fascination with witchcraft and the persecution of those accused, allowed Shakespeare to manipulate his play to be centred on the supernatural

  idea 1: powerful, witches controlled the weather 'fair is foul' - paradoxical couplets

  idea 2: dominating. equivocations, manipulating

  idea 3: untruthful, presentation of women , goes against society expectations
• Guilt

  Shakespeare in his eponymous tragedy, Macbeth, presents guilt as a manifestion, as a metaphorical pain and a burden to a widowed father. Shakespeare teaches the audience that there is a need to control your actions and ultimately actions have consequences

  idea 1: Banquo ghost - manifestation his guilt

  idea2: bloody hands 'my hands are of the same colour but I shame to wear a heart so white ' - will these hands ever be cleaned'

  idea3: Macduff's family - ' my chickens'
• Scrooge transformation

  Dickens parable, a Christmas carol exposes the transformation in scrooge which he hopes will reflect society's change, leading to responsibility for each other. The characters metamorphosis demonstrates the of kindness towards each other

  idea 1: Cratchits - dismissive to caring

  idea 2: fared - uncaring to joining the family meal

  idea 3: ignorance and want
• Scrooge transmogrifies into a compassionate and benevolent member of society as he experiences redemption. as he is a microcosm for the avarice upper classes, by him becoming a paternal figure for tiny Tim it exemplifies the power of redemption and it's ability to catalyse positive social reform
• scrooge rejects redemption in the beginning, he refuses to acknowledge the detrimental consequences of his stingy nature. he wants to remain isolated in his self destructive cocoon of sin, shunning the idea of change or enlightenment.