Macbeth Summary- breakdown by Act Flashcards
Act 1 - Macbeth
Noble and commended for bravery.
Weak minded and easily manipulated and emasculated by his wife.
Act 2 - Macbeth
First hallucination of bloody dagger (guilty conscience even before the murder)
Paralysed with guilt and shock when sees the blood on his hands after the murder.
Has to kill the guards (more murder ) to maintain his cover.
Act 3
Macbeth is on his tyrannical rampage, setting out to kill Banquo and Fleance (Banquo’s son)
His conscience is being completely tormented and engulfed with guilt.
He hallucinates and see Banquo’s ghost at the banquet.
Act 4
His hubris and ambition obstructs him from seeing the deceptive prophecies of the Witches.
His heinous nature is revealed when he gets Lafy Macduff and her children killed unjustifiably.
Act 5
Macbeth’s arrogance is reinforced again despite Birnam Woods moving towards him.
He realises the futility of life and its meaning when he finds out about Lady Macbeth’s death.
His hubris and ignorance is shattered when Macduff reveals he was born through a C-section.
He is beheaded.
