Macbeth Flashcards
1
Q
‘Macbeth’ being the title is what?
A
- Eponymous hero as it is the same name as title
2
Q
What is ‘ambition’ in Macbeth?
A
- The dramatic catalyst
- It drives the plot and creates the character change
3
Q
What is ‘ambition’ linked to?
A
- Witches and ‘murther’
4
Q
Describe the character change that takes place
A
- ‘Fair to foul’
- Macbeth commits ‘murther’
5
Q
What is the quotation that shows Macbeth has commited ‘murther’?
A
- ‘I go, and it is done’
6
Q
Describe how Shakespeare presents Macbeth as a ‘tragic hero’
A
- As he is brought down by his own actions
- Macbeth was once a ‘hero’
