Charcters: Macbeth Flashcards
Significance of first impression of Macbeth
He is a brave and powerful solider “ unseamed him from the nave to the chaps” yet he is actually incredibly insecure
Macbeths conflict does not arise because of his uncertainty of the boundaries of his moral compass he knows murder is wrong therefore what does he use lady Macbeths persuasion as?
An excuse to take complete control and feed his avarice temperament
What is Macbeth punished with due to his actions?
Insanity
How could you argue Macbeth is controlling lady Macbeth?
He is the one who told her of the prophesies. knowing of her Machiavellian temperament , he would have known her avarice would lead her and that she would try and persuade him , so instead he uses her as an excuse to stray from what is morally correct
What is the significance of Macbeths actions against the traitor at the begging of the play?
When he beheads the Kings enemy he is at his moral peak as this enemy is essentially gods enemy regarding the idea of the divine right of kings. however when he commits treason and looses all virtue Shakespeare uses the motif of the head to depict the negative consequences as the head foreshadows Macbeths own fate , highlighting the use of circular structure and Macbeths lack of progress regarding his thirst for power as he ends up being the thing he sought to defeat in the beginning of the play
What is the significance of Macbeth not involving lady Macbeth?
It’s possible that his love for her is so deep that he does not want to entice her into the same mental disturbances that he has had to live with
