Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Macbeth
- Macbeth
- 'Brave Macbeth' said by Captain.
- Shows how he deteriorates as brave from start to finish
- Makes audience question 'what is bravery?'
- 'Is this a dagger which I see before me?'
- Macbeths own mind and guilt is showing through hallucination.
- 'WIll all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?'
- Macbeth's paranoia is a constant problem for him. He feels awfully
guilty.
- Lady Macbeth
- 'Out, damned spot, out I say!'
- Lady Macbeth fears that there is blood on her hands and that they are stained after the murder of King Duncan
- 'A little water clears us of this deed.'
- She acts brave now but her mind will change soon enough as seen in 'Out, damned spot'... her guilt gets the better of her.
- The 3 Witches
- 'Fair is foul and foul is fair'
- This quote shows that they have planned something... Quite possibly evil.
- Added into the play due to historical context and people were frightened of witches back then.
- Shakespeare added this to make it more interesting and scarier for the audience, especially as the play starts with the
witches.
- 'There to meet with Macbeth'
- They know his name, making it scarier for the audience and showing the audience of their magical
power.
- We now know that somethng bad is going to happen to Macbeth as witches are evil.
- Banquo
- His 2 sons.
- Flee to england because they're the air to the throne and king has been murdered.
- King Duncan
- Killed by his most loyal soldier, Macbeth.
- Macduff
- Family killed by Macbeth's men.
- MacDonwald