Kingship Flashcards
Fruitless crown
Barren sceptre (Act 3)
Unlike King Duncan who is the rightful monarch Macbeth does not value his role as king therefore disregarding what it truly means to be a monarch.
Juxtaposition with ‘fruitless crown
Tis said they eat each other
(Act 2)
Strange events occurred which suggest that Duncan’s Murder and Macbeth’s rise to become king are against nature, contradicts with the great chain of being
a man on whom i built on absolute trust (act 1)
King Duncan is well respected yet has a bad judge of character
Even though he can be shown as a bad king he is still the rightful king
Too gullible
Modest wisdom plucks me from over credulous haste (act 4)
Malcom states to macduff he has learnt not to trust anyone or believe anything too quickly.
He has learnt from his fathers mistakes making he the perfect king
What is the Golden Speech?
The Golden Speech was the last speech given by Queen Elizabeth the 1st in 1601 as her last speech as a monarch.
She explains how a monarch should value the crown and defend the nation against tyrants in this scenario Macbeth
What is the divine right?
The divine right explores how the society should be reigned by the rightful monarch chosen by God.
