Macbeth

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    • Patriarchy theme 

      Shakespeare's purpose in his plays revolves around societal critique, particularly focusing on themes like patriarchal societies, masculinity, and power dynamics.
    • Masculinity theme

       Masculinity is explored in Shakespeare's plays, questioning whether male rulership is inherently superior and the consequences of such dominance.
    • Original sin theme

      Shakespeare engages with the theme of original sin, highlighting human propensity towards evil and the struggle for redemption within Christian moral frameworks.
    • Biblical
      The three witches represent the holy trinity and that is Biblical reference
    • Divine right of Kings
      That a kings authority was given by god
    • emasculation
      making a man feel less masculine
    • epitome
      a person that is the perfect representation of something. e.g. Lady Macbeth is the epitome of evil
    • femme fatale
      a woman trying to achieve something by employing her femininity such as seduction
    • foil
      Banquo is the foil of Macbeth
    • Great chain of being
      theres a clear hierarchy with god being the top then the king
    • hamartia
      a character's fatal flaw. such as macbeth's hamartia is his ambition
    • hubris
      excessive pride
    • regicide
      killing a monarch
    • Shakespeare warns the audience about regicide
      • detrimental consequences
      • carcass (a shell) of your former self
    • Shakespeare emphasises the unchecked ambition
      excessive ambition will lead to your rapid demise (downfall)
    • Shakespeare intent is that: betrayal of God's will, will always be punished

      can't escape eternal damnation in hell
    • THUD MITCH V 

      tragic hero
      hamartia
      unchecked
      duplicitous
      motif
      irresistible
      tyrannical
      chremamorphism
      hubris
      violating divine order
    • Macbeth is a tragic hero because he has hamartia
    • Macbeth's hamartia is his unchecked ambition
    • Hamartia - fatal flaw or error in judgement which leads to downfall
    • Unchecked ambition is when someone wants something so badly they are willing to do anything to get it
    • The motifs used throughout the play include blood, darkness and sleep which all contribute to the theme of guilt
    • Irresistible refers to the idea that Macbeth cannot resist the temptation to become king
    • Hubris is excessive pride or self confidence
    • Macbeth: '"Heat oppressed brain"'
    • "oppressed brain"
      • Macbeth's mind controlled by heat once melted
      • Can be moulded
      • No longer thinking for himself
      • Thoughts are being controlled and manipulated
    • Macbeth: '"Something wicked this way comes"'
    • "Something wicked"

      • Juxtaposition
      • Chrematomorphism (giving a human a feature of an object)
      • Macbeth has become so evil that witches don't recognise him
      • Irony of the witches calling Macbeth "wicked"
      • Shows how much Macbeth has changed from "brave Macbeth"
    • Macbeth: '"Instruments of darkness tell us the truth… only to betray"'
    • "Instruments of darkness"
      • Metaphor
      • Play with Macbeth in an evil way
      • Foreshadows that he gets "betrayed"
      • Only cause sheer turmoil
    • Macbeth: '"Unseamed him from the nave to the chops"'
    • "Unseamed"

      • Verb shows Macbeth's gruesome side
      • Creates a graphic visual to the audience
      • Unbothered by the violent killings
      • Leads to this relentless chase of ambition
      • Implying his tyranny
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