Macbeth revision

• What is Macbeth's hamartia?

  his ambition, he wants more out of life.
• How is Macbeth killed?

  Macbeth is beheaded by Macduff
• Great chain of being

  everything from God and the angels at the top, to humans, to animals, to plants, to rocks and minerals at the bottom
• Why does Banquo's ghost appear to Macbeth?


  because he was Macbeth's former friend, he is only seeing Banquo because he feels guilty.
• What reason does Macbeth give for not wanting to kill Duncan?

  He is a loyal subject to the King
• What does the term 'parricide' mean?

  the killing of a parent or other near relative