Overall Introduction and Themes Flashcards
Themes/Messages/Ideas
People who are striving to get ahead often step of other people
Being powerful usually is the same thing as being happy
One mistake can often lead to another
Everyonr is capable of muder under the right circumstances
People who are involved in criminal activities can still feel love, fear and concern for other people
A histroical thriller, a psychological study of a murderers mind, a play of political and social realism, a play of illusions, a play of ideas and themes, a tragedy
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
Ambition and the persuit of power causes downfall. Cruelty vs Manhood (do you need to be a man to be cruel). King vs. Tyrent (what’s the difference)
Treason
Context of Macbeth: The Gunpowder Plot
Fate
Predestination
Freewill
