Macbeth context Flashcards
1
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great chain of being
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belief that everything is given a place by god
going against this goes against nature, causing unnatural happenings
2
Q
divine rights of kings
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kings are placed there by god so cannot be defied
3
Q
gender roles
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women were seen as less powerful and inferior to men
4
Q
supernatural
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witches were believed to be real and evil
5
Q
brief plot
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- appearance of witches
- Macbeth and Banquo have defeated two separate armies
- encounter the witches as they cross a moor
- witches say that Macbeth will be thane of cawdor and king
- Banquo’s children will be kings
- Macbeth is told he is thane of cawdor
- lady macbeth receives his letter
- desires to be made powerful by spirits
- wants him to murder Duncan
- macbeth is uncertain at first but goes ahead
- becomes King
- Macbeth orders Banquo killed without telling Lady Macbeth
- sees his ghost and starts to feel guilt
- goes back to the witches for another prophecy
- orders Macduff’s wife and children killed
- Lady Macbeth starts sleepwalking
- Macduff and Malcolm invade Macbeth’s castle with an army
- Macbeth receives the news that Lady M has died
- is slain by Macduff
- Malcolm becomes king and order is restored
