MACBETH: PAPER 1 LETS GO Flashcards
thesis statement
idea of:
- flattering king james I (patron)
- exploits James I liking of witchcraft
- idea of fate vs free will
- daemonologie James i
“in ______, lightning or __ ____”
“in thunder, lightning or in rain”
witches
- setup as a true supernatural force
- belief that God had control of the weather
“there to ____ with, _______”
“there to meet with, Macbeth” witches
- the gift of foresight possibly
- they know what is going to happen, (LINK TO FATE)
- foresight is common in Greek tragedy, therefore Macbeth docent need to kill Duncan, his own hamartia
“thane __ ______” and “king _________”
“thane of Cawdor” and “king hereafter” witches
- reinforces the foresight
- responsibility on Macbeth
- Shakespeares world view we are all accountable for our actions: do not kill the king
- king James world view: evil because satan is working on them
“why do I _____ that _________ whose _____ ______ doth unfix __ ____”
“why do I yield that suggestions whose horrid image doth unfix my hair” macbeth
- realises he has moral issues, “brave” “Nobel” heroism hides the dark problem of his hamartia
“if ______ may have me king, why _____ may crown me _______ __ ____”
“if chance may have me king, why chance may crown me without my stir” macbeth
- Shakespeare emphasises that Macbeth’s decisions are his own
- his fate is to become king, he doesn’t have to do anything
- calls fate “chance” repeated emphasises uncertainty
“the _________ of ________ ____ us truths”
“the instruments of darkness tell us truths” banquo
- witches idea sounds good, don’t take that to heart it could be a bigger lie after Cawdor
- banquo was the ancestor to king James so Shakespeare gives banquo moral certainty
- makes James I look good
- macbeth foils banquo with knowledge
- performed to james i’s palace, many nobles may want to become king. message to them
“you ______ __ _____, and yet your ______ forbid me to _________ you ___ __”
“you should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so” banquo
- witches motive
- the witches have beards, patriarchal society cannot get power on their own
- casting grown men as witches demonstrates that when women try and get power on their own society stops them
- LINK to LADY MACBETH
“a ______ of the ____”
“a dagger of the mind” macbeth
- macbeth knows he is destroying his own sanity to kill duncan
- his desires are sooo powerful anyway
- realises there is no real dagger, it’s just a projection of his desires
- Macbeth’s own desires cause the kill
“____ oppressive _____”
“heat oppressive brain” macbeth
- the power of his own desires are so fierce that they produce their own heat
- heat alludes to the fires of hell
“____ can’t ___ ___ I ___ it”
“thou can’t not say I did it” macbeth
- to banquo’s ghost
- macbeth blames the kill of Duncan and banquo on fate
- Macbeth’s sons were going to become a line of kings, challenging fate trying to change destiny
- appeals to James I’s idea of fate
- indirectly confesses he killed Duncan
“I am ____ __ ____, by the _____ means, the _____”
“I am bent to know, by the worst means, the worst” macbeth
- already knows that the worst is coming
- wants to find out the worst thing in the future
“by the ________ __ __ ______, something _____ this way _____”
“by the pricking of my thumbs, something weird this way comes” witch 1
- they have picked on Macbeth because he is wicked
- heavily juxtaposes lady Macbeth’s “full of the milk of human kidneys”
- LINK to greek tragedy’s oracle where information would be presented in an oracle
“none of _____ ____ shall ____ macbeth”
“none of woman born shall harm macbeth” witches
- macduff was born of a woman, although “untimely ripped”, it is impossible
- macbeth knows he won’t win the battle but he wants to find out how he’s going to lose wants to know “the worst”
- “beware macduff” killing macduff family has no relation to the witches
- witches are not “evil’ it’s all his own just manipulated
“life’s ___ _ _______ ______, a ____ _____ that ______ and frets his ___ upon the _____”
“life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage”
- sees like as meaningless
- he’s a poor actor, not good
- Macbeth only inhibits the dark side
- shadow is a name for the “understudy” which goes on when the main actor goes ill, he’s not as good as Duncan and “why did you dress me in borrowed robes”
