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GCSE English Literature: Macbeth > Key Themes > Flashcards

Key Themes Flashcards

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Power

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  • Lady Macbeth over Macbeth (subvertation of gender expectation)
  • Macbeth over himself (link to fate vs. free will)
  • Ambition/hamartia//witches over Macbeth
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Ambition

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  • Macbeth enticed by leadership roles
  • Machiavellian/misplaced
  • Unseeing/blind desire for power
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Appearance vs. Reality

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  • Private vs. public life for the Macbeths
  • Macbeth’s inner turmoil
  • Witches (the Eagleton take)
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Fate vs. Free Will

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  • choice
  • floating dagger
  • witches’ influence
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Violence

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  • beginning vs. end (cyclical)
  • Macbeth’s tyrannical kingship
  • weapon used to stay in power and keep threats away
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The Supernatural

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  • witches (obviously)
  • the apparitions and their symbolism
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GCSE English Literature: Macbeth (4 decks)

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