ENGLISH REVISTION Flashcards
Who is Macbeth
Considered the hero , thane of Glamois to thane of Cawdor , eventually King manipulated by his wife.
Who is Lady Macbeth
Macbeth’s wife, Manipulative , Doesn’t follow expectations of Jacobean era.
King Duncan
King of Scotland , murdered by Macbeth at the beginning of the play ,
Banquo
Macbeth’s best friend , his son is is to be King , murdered on Macbeth’s orders
Fleance
Banquo’s son , escapes murder
Macduff
Soldier , Thane of Fife , Macbeth’s rival , suspicious of Macbeth after KD’S death , forms army with Malcom against Macbeth and kills him at the end
Lady Macduff
Macduffs wife , murdered alongside her son when Macduff flieas to England
Malcom & Donalbain
Duncan’s sons , Malcom flies to England after Fathers death , becomes king at end , Donalbain flees to ireland
The Witches
The three witches open the play , meet Macbeth with prophecies which impacts Macbeth , guides Macbeth on the path of his own destruction
Regicide
The killing of a king
Tyrant
A cruel and oppressive ruler
Ambition
A strong desire to achieve something
Valiant
Showing bravery and determination
Emasculate
To make a man feel umanly
Usurp
To take position of importance
Deplicitous
To pretend or to deliberatley believe something isn’t true
Contemplate
To think deeply
Remorse
Deep regret or guilt
Maternal
Things relating to Mothers or caring motherly feelings
Themes
Ambition
Power
Appereance VS Relity
Guilt
The super natural and fate
King James I
Macbeth was written in 1606 , early reign from James got the
english throne in 1603 after being King of scotland
