MACBETH: PAPER 1 LETS GO Flashcards

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thesis statement

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idea of:

  • flattering king james I (patron)
  • exploits James I liking of witchcraft
  • idea of fate vs free will
  • daemonologie James i
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“in ______, lightning or __ ____”

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“in thunder, lightning or in rain”
witches

  • setup as a true supernatural force
  • belief that God had control of the weather
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“there to ____ with, _______”

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“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
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“thane __ ______” and “king _________”

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“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
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“why do I _____ that _________ whose _____ ______ doth unfix __ ____”

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“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
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“if ______ may have me king, why _____ may crown me _______ __ ____”

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“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
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“the _________ of ________ ____ us truths”

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“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
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“you ______ __ _____, and yet your ______ forbid me to _________ you ___ __”

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“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
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“a ______ of the ____”

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“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
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“____ oppressive _____”

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“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
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“____ can’t ___ ___ I ___ it”

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“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
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“I am ____ __ ____, by the _____ means, the _____”

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“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
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“by the ________ __ __ ______, something _____ this way _____”

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“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
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“none of _____ ____ shall ____ macbeth”

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“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
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“life’s ___ _ _______ ______, a ____ _____ that ______ and frets his ___ upon the _____”

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“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”
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“______ __ that was not born of _____? such a ___ __ _ __ ____”

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“what’s he that was not born of woman? such a one am I to fear”

  • goes looking for his own death
  • wants to solve the riddle
  • just wants to know
  • shows the power of fate and tragedy he just wants to know the ending
  • views the ending of his life as important and wants to find out
  • wants to get back into his feelings again
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“a ____ told by __ _____”

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“a tale told by an idiot”

  • blames God, says his fate is meaningless
  • denies his own personal responsibility and blames God
  • dosent blame the withces
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conclusion

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  • cautionary tale
  • do not be tempted
  • do not try achieve power you do not deserve
  • not to listen to evil influences
  • instead: accept the great chain of being and the divine right of kings
  • most important is the internal psychology and desires of Macbeth’s mind
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if its macbeth:

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evil, why the witches have targeted him
he has a thought of murdering the king immediately, inherent evil
character, talk about the speech
persuades himself
goes against banquo’s wisdom
puts responsibility on macbeth

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if its kingship:

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what is a good king, not Duncan, can’t see the traitors
can’t spot the old and new thane of cawdor
bad judge of human character: bad king
fate decided to get rid of him
macbeth: good king, he is very strong, knows how to get his own way and how to keep banquo quiet but also has bad features of lack of chain of being understanding
keeps killing his allies and Nobels which makes him a bad king
a good king is somebody who is morally on the side of god but also could be a machevailleon: powerful, brutal but keeps all his allies

rejected waiting, man of action
macbeth does not have a clear head commits himself to evil
macbeth has no trusted Nobels other than his wife: no political advice, goes to witches
Malcolm presented as king, an image of what kingship should be

king James I is a good king, therefore support him Nobels, don’t make him try to reach out to you

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if its violence:

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why have the witches chosen him? his violent capabilities
witches understand their influence will make him violet
he rejects equivocation
he is addicted to violence + bloodlust

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if its lady macbeth:

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Macbeth is the person who is persuaded by the witches
lady macbeth is not evil enough
she think she can be cruel “put all this night’s great business in my dispatch” she’ll kill duncan but she can’t because he looked too much like “my father as he slept”
father symbolises patriarchy
link to God

patriarchal influence stops lady macbeth: LINK TO WITCHES WHY DO THEY HAVE BEARDS

“my dearest partner in greatness” women were deeply subservient of men, but macbeth treats her highly
the ambition is not enough it’s vaulting ambition that falls on the other: the other LMB
she’s the planner and persuader

“why do I yield to that suggestion” so does lady macbeth theyre soooo well suited together

“thou can’t not say I did it” lady macbeth manages to cover for him during the banquet power of women

always bails him out, but she can’t during the banquet because it cannot be covered up

when macbeth goes to the witches its a rejection of his wife: get a doctor to help her, cares for her “the thane of fife had a wife”: finds macbeth a varatious murderer, role as a woman, wife has been killed nothing is sacred

can’t have a child: child has just died so can’t become successful in the Jacobean era by being a wife but can become successful as queen

conclusion is the same “feind like queen”

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“the ___ ____ at the hand”

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“the eye wink at the hand”