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'Macbeth' Themes
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Leaving Certificate English Mind Map on 'Macbeth' Themes, created by yermakalesia on 23/05/2013.
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'Macbeth' Themes
Kingship
Appearance vs Reality
Equivocation
* Shakespeare aligns equivocation with evil in an attempt to please King James I.
* The witches use equivocal language to encourage Macbeth to kill Duncan.
* The equivocal apparitions bolster Macbeth's confidence and tempt him towards greater evil.
Hallucinations and Dreams
* Macbeth's hallucinations reveal his fraying mental state.
* Shakespeare uses the motif of hallucinations to reveal Macbeth's guilt.
* Lady Macbeth's guilt is revealed through sleepwalking.
Deception
* Ironically, Duncan sees how deceptive individuals can falsely win his trust.
* Lady Macbeth uses deception as a strategy within the play.
* Macbeth also uses deception as a key tactic.
Evil
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