macbeth

Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King of Scotland,

thane in Duncan’s army, close friend of macbeth

give prophecies to characters, supernatural

king of Scotland, killed my Macbeth

wife of Macbeth, tells Macbeth how weak and incapable of killing someone he is

King Duncan’s son, Prince of Cumberland, 1st heir to throne, Macbeth takes throne from him

Thane of Fife, loyal thane of Duncan’s, thinks Macbeth is a danger to Scotland and must be taken down

both fled to England to escape Macbeth and try to come up with a plan to take him down, Malcolm lies to Macduff trying to see if he can trust him

an armed head, helmet, beware Macduff Thane of Fife

a blood child, nobody born woman will harm Macbeth, doesn’t fear Macduff but will kill him to make sure there is no threat

a child crowned; with tree in his hand, Macbeth will not be overthrown until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane, tells him to not worry about those who do him harm

forest near Dunsinane Hill in Scotland

1600s

The Globe Theatre

Holinshed Chronicles

scottish king when shakespeare was writing, he wrote to impress the king

main character has to be on high status, they then have to fall from status, why they fell (tragic flaw), they have to die

Logos (reason), Pathos (values, beliefs, audience), Ethos (writer credibility)

breaking 5th wall, talking to audience

1 person giving speech

by themselves talking outloud, their thoughts

conversations

witches, air bubble they rode on, floating dagger, banquo ghost

yes, Malcolm and his troops fulfill the prophecy

while Macduff was in England with Malcolm Macbeth killed them in return for plotting against him

Lennox, Menteth, Angus, and Caithness

she goes mad with guilt and kills herself

Macduff wins the battle and cuts Macbeth’s head off to return to Malcolm to show him that Scotland is his to rule now

ambition and greed

Inverness

Banquo’s son

Lady Macbeth rang bell to tell Macbeth it was time, drugged guards, killed Duncan, framed the guards

head witch and most powerful

where witches are casting spells, covered in grass