Macbeth Revision Guide PDF - AQA English Literature

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Macbeth Revision Guide AQA English Literature Text guide and practice exam questions For grade 9-1 GCSE English Literature Contents How to Use This Guide.................... 1 About the Exam.......................... 3 What’s It About?......................... 4 Context................................. 5 Who’s Who?............................. 6 Summary............................... 8 Themes: Ambition........................ 14 Themes: Ambition - Context........................... 15 Themes: Ambition - Key Quotes........................ 16 Themes: Ambition - Mini Exams........................ 17 Themes: Ambition - Exam Question..................... 18 Themes: Ambition - Sample Answer.................... 19 Themes: Gender.......................... 24 Themes: Gender - Context............................. 25 Themes: Gender - Key Quotes.......................... 26 Themes: Gender - Mini Exams.......................... 27 Themes: Gender - Exam Question....................... 28 Themes: Gender - Sample Answer...................... 29 Themes: Fate and the Supernatural......... 33 Themes: Fate and the Supernatural - Context............ 34 Themes: Fate and the Supernatural - Key Quotes......... 35 Themes: Fate and the Supernatural - Mini Exams......... 36 Themes: Fate and the Supernatural - Exam Question...... 37 Themes: Fate and the Supernatural - Sample Answer..... 38 Themes: Guilt............................ 42 Themes: Guilt - Context............................... 43 Themes: Guilt - Key Quotes............................ 44 Themes: Guilt - Mini Exams............................ 45 Themes: Guilt - Exam Question......................... 46 Themes: Guilt - Sample Answer........................ 47 Themes: Kingship and Tyranny............. 51 Themes: Kingship and Tyranny - Context................ 52 Themes: Kingship and Tyranny - Key Quotes............. 53 Themes: Kingship and Tyranny - Mini Exams............. 54 Themes: Kingship and Tyranny - Exam Question.......... 55 Themes: Kingship and Tyranny - Sample Answer......... 56 Macbeth Revision Guide How to Use This Guide QŝɆƢķļƖɆƎėǁļƖļŨŝɆİƪļĐėȚɆǈŨƪȼŒŒɆǘŝĐɆëɆŒŨƢɆŨįɆƪƖėįƪŒɆļŝįŨƎśëƢļŨŝɆëĈŨƪƢɆnëĉĈėƢķȚɆƖŨɆļƢɆśëǈɆ ĈėɆëɆŒļƢƢŒėɆƢƎļĉŏǈɆŏŝŨǂļŝİɆǂķėƎėɆƢŨɆƖƢëƎƢșɆLėƎėɆǈŨƪɆĉëŝɆǘŝĐɆŨƪƢɆśŨƎėɆëĈŨƪƢɆǂķëƢȼƖɆ ļŝĉŒƪĐėĐȚɆëŒŨŝİɆǂļƢķɆƖŨśėɆļĐėëƖɆįŨƎɆķŨǂɆƢŨɆśëŏėɆƢķėɆśŨƖƢɆŨįɆļƢɆļŝɆǈŨƪƎɆƎėǁļƖļŨŝș Summary ¶ķļƖɆ ƖėĉƢļŨŝɆ İļǁėƖɆ ǈŨƪɆ ëɆ ƍƪļĉŏɆ ƖƪśśëƎǈɆ ŨįɆ ëŒŒɆ ƢķėɆ ėǁėŝƢƖɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȚɆ ƖĉėŝėɆ ĈǈɆ ƖĉėŝėșɆ ÛŨƪɆ ŝėėĐɆ ƢŨɆ ķëǁėɆ ëɆ ƖŨŒļĐɆ ƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ǂķŨŒėɆ ƋŒŨƢɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ įŨƎɆ ƢķėɆėǇëśȚɆëƖɆǂėŒŒɆëƖɆƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆķŨǂɆƢķėɆĉķëƎëĉƢėƎƖɆĐėǁėŒŨƋɆëƖɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆİŨėƖɆ on. To help you test your knowledge, there are quick questions throughout the ƖƪśśëƎǈɆƖėĉƢļŨŝșɆÛŨƪɆĉŨƪŒĐɆǂŨƎŏɆǂļƢķɆëɆƋëƎƢŝėƎɆƢŨɆƢėƖƢɆėëĉķɆŨƢķėƎɆĈǈɆƎėëĐļŝİɆƢķėɆ ƍƪėƖƢļŨŝƖɆëŝĐɆëŝƖǂėƎļŝİɆëŒŨƪĐȚɆŨƎɆǈŨƪɆĉŨƪŒĐɆƖėƢɆǈŨƪƎƖėŒįɆëɆƍƪļĉŏɆƢļśėƎɆȩëƎŨƪŝĐɆǨɆ śļŝƪƢėƖȪɆëŝĐɆǂƎļƢėɆĐŨǂŝɆƢķėɆśŨƖƢɆĐėƢëļŒėĐɆëŝƖǂėƎɆǈŨƪɆĉëŝș Themes ¶ķļƖɆƖėĉƢļŨŝɆĉŨǁėƎƖɆƖŨśėɆŨįɆƢķėɆśëļŝɆƢķėśėƖɆƢķëƢɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆėǇƋŒŨƎėƖɆļŝɆnëĉĈėƢķșɆ ,ëĉķɆƢķėśėɆļƖɆĐļǁļĐėĐɆļŝƢŨɆƢķėɆƖëśėɆƖėĉƢļŨŝƖɆƢŨɆİļǁėɆǈŨƪɆëɆƢķŨƎŨƪİķɆƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆ ŨįɆļƢƖɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝĉėɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈș Context ÕļƢķļŝɆ ėëĉķɆ ƢķėśėȚɆ ǈŨƪȼŒŒɆ ǘŝĐɆ ļŝįŨƎśëƢļŨŝɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȼƖɆ ĉŨŝƢėǇƢɆ ȩǂķëƢɆ ŒļįėɆ ǂëƖɆŒļŏėɆëƢɆƢķėɆƢļśėɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆǂëƖɆǂƎļƢƢėŝɆëŝĐɆǂķëƢɆļŝǙƪėŝĉėĐɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƢŨɆ ǂƎļƢėɆļƢ ȪșɆ©ŨśėɆŨįɆƢķėɆƢėƎśƖɆëƎėɆķļİķŒļİķƢėĐɆļŝɆĈŨŒĐɆȱɆƢķėƖėɆëƎėɆƢķėɆśŨƖƢɆĉƎƪĉļëŒɆ ƢėƎśƖɆ ƢŨɆ ƎėśėśĈėƎɆ ƢŨɆ ƖķŨǂɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǈŨƪɆ ƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȼƖɆ ĉŨŝƢėǇƢȚɆ ƖŨɆ śëŏėɆ ƖƪƎėɆ ǈŨƪɆ ƎėëĐɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėƖėɆ ƢķŨƎŨƪİķŒǈșɆ ¶ƎǈɆ ƎėëĐļŝİɆ ƢķėɆ ļŝįŨƎśëƢļŨŝɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķėŝɆ śëŏļŝİɆǈŨƪƎɆŨǂŝɆĉŨŝƢėǇƢɆƋŨƖƢėƎɆįŨƎɆėëĉķɆƢķėśėɆƪƖļŝİɆǈŨƪƎɆŨǂŝɆǂŨƎĐƖș Key Quotes ¶ķėƖėɆëƎėɆƖŨśėɆŨįɆƢķėɆśŨƖƢɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢɆƍƪŨƢëƢļŨŝƖɆƢŨɆƎėśėśĈėƎɆįŨƎɆėëĉķɆƢķėśėȚɆ ǂļƢķɆëŝɆėǇƋŒëŝëƢļŨŝɆŨįɆǂķëƢɆƢķėǈɆśėëŝɆļŝɆėëƖļėƎɆŒëŝİƪëİėșɆQƢȼƖɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢɆƢķëƢɆ ǈŨƪɆ śėśŨƎļƖėɆ ëƖɆ śëŝǈɆ ŏėǈɆ ƍƪŨƢëƢļŨŝƖɆ ëƖɆ ǈŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ ĈėĉëƪƖėɆ ǈŨƪȼŒŒɆ ŨŝŒǈɆ ķëǁėɆ ëŝɆ ėǇƢƎëĉƢɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ėǇëśȚɆ ŝŨƢɆ ƢķėɆ įƪŒŒɆ ƖĉƎļƋƢȚɆ ëŝĐɆ ǈŨƪɆ İėƢɆ śëƎŏƖɆ įŨƎɆ ƋƎėĉļƖėŒǈɆ ƎėįėƎėŝĉļŝİɆ ƢķėɆ ƢėǇƢșɆ ¶ƎǈɆ ĉŨǁėƎļŝİɆ ƢķėśɆ ƪƋɆ ëŝĐɆ ǂƎļƢļŝİɆ ƢķėśɆ ŨƪƢɆ ƪŝƢļŒɆ ǈŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ İėƢɆƢķėśɆǂŨƎĐȯįŨƎȯǂŨƎĐș Macbeth 1 How to Use This Guide Mini Exams ¶ķėƖėɆ ƍƪėƖƢļŨŝƖɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ƢėƖƢɆ ǈŨƪƎɆ ƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƢķėśėƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ƋƪƖķɆ ǈŨƪɆ ëɆ ŒļƢƢŒėɆķëƎĐėƎɆƢŨɆƢķļŝŏɆëĈŨƪƢɆķŨǂɆƢķėǈɆļśƋëĉƢɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈșɆQƢȼƖɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢɆƢŨɆƢëŒŏɆëĈŨƪƢɆ ǂķǈɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ǂƎŨƢėɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ ƢķėɆ ǂëǈɆ ķėɆ ĐļĐɆ ëŝĐɆ ķŨǂɆ ķļƖɆ ĉķŨļĉėƖɆ ëįįėĉƢɆ the audience, and these questions will help you to think about this. You could ĐļƖĉƪƖƖɆƢķėśɆëŒŨƪĐɆļŝɆëɆƋëļƎɆŨƎɆëɆƖśëŒŒɆİƎŨƪƋɆëŝĐɆśļŝĐȯśëƋɆǈŨƪƎɆƎėƖƋŨŝƖėƖȚɆŨƎɆ İļǁėɆǈŨƪƎƖėŒįɆëɆǤǣȯśļŝƪƢėɆƢļśėƎɆƢŨɆëŝƖǂėƎɆėëĉķɆŨŝėɆļŝĐėƋėŝĐėŝƢŒǈɆļŝɆǂƎļƢļŝİș Exam Questions ¶ķėɆėǇëśɆƍƪėƖƢļŨŝƖɆëƎėɆǂƎļƢƢėŝɆļŝɆƢķėɆƖëśėɆįŨƎśëƢɆëŝĐɆƖƢǈŒėɆëƖɆƢķėɆŨŝėɆǈŨƪȼŒŒɆ ëŝƖǂėƎɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ƎėëŒɆ ėǇëśȚɆ ƖŨɆ ƢķėǈȼƎėɆ ƋėƎįėĉƢɆ ƢŨɆ ƪƖėɆ ëƖɆ ƋƎëĉƢļĉėșɆ ÛŨƪɆ ƖķŨƪŒĐɆ ƖėƢɆ ǈŨƪƎƖėŒįɆëɆƢļśėƎɆŨįɆǧǨɆśļŝƪƢėƖɆƢŨɆƋŒëŝɆëŝĐɆǂƎļƢėɆǈŨƪƎɆƎėƖƋŨŝƖėș Sample Answers DŨƎɆėëĉķɆėǇëśɆƍƪėƖƢļŨŝȚɆƢķėƎėɆëƎėɆƢǂŨɆƖëśƋŒėɆëŝƖǂėƎƖɆƋƎŨǁļĐėĐșɆ¶ķėɆǘƎƖƢɆŨŝėɆļƖɆ a ‘good’ response and the second is a ‘great’ one. Each answer is labelled with a ĉŨŒŨƪƎɆĉŨĐėɆƢŨɆƖķŨǂɆǈŨƪɆǂķėƎėɆļƢɆķëƖɆśėƢɆƢķėɆĐļįįėƎėŝƢɆƖƖėƖƖśėŝƢɆ{ĈŌėĉƢļǁėƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ƖŨśėɆ ĉŨśśėŝƢƖɆ ëƎėɆ ƋƎŨǁļĐėĐɆ ƢŨɆ ƖķŨǂɆ ǂķėƎėɆ ļƢɆ ķëƖɆ ĈėėŝɆ ƖƪĉĉėƖƖįƪŒɆ ëŝĐɆ ǂķėƎėɆļƢɆĉŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆļśƋƎŨǁėĐșɆ¡ėśėśĈėƎȚɆƢķėɆėǇëśɆļƖɆëĈŨƪƢɆǈŨƪƎɆŨǂŝɆƋėƎƖŨŝëŒɆ ļŝƢėƎƋƎėƢëƢļŨŝɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȚɆ ƖŨɆ ƢķėƖėɆ ëƎėŝȼƢɆ ȻƎļİķƢȼɆ ëŝƖǂėƎƖɆ ȱɆ ǈŨƪɆ śëǈɆ ķëǁėɆ ŒŨƢƖɆ ŨįɆŨƢķėƎɆļĐėëƖɆƢķëƢɆëƎėŝȼƢɆļŝĉŒƪĐėĐșɆ¶ķėǈȼƎėɆƖļśƋŒǈɆśėëŝƢɆƢŨɆİļǁėɆǈŨƪɆëŝɆļĐėëɆŨįɆ ǂķëƢɆ ëŝɆ ëŝƖǂėƎɆ śļİķƢɆ ŒŨŨŏɆ ŒļŏėșɆ ÛŨƪɆ ĉŨƪŒĐɆ ƎėëĐɆ ƢķėśɆ ļŝɆ ëɆ İƎŨƪƋɆ ëŝĐɆ ĐļƖĉƪƖƖɆ ķŨǂɆƢķėǈɆĉŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆļśƋƎŨǁėĐɆŨƎɆëĐĐėĐɆƢŨș Macbeth 2 How to Use This Guide About the Exam ƖɆƋëƎƢɆŨįɆƢķėɆE©,Ɇ,ŝİŒļƖķɆdļƢėƎëƢƪƎėɆėǇëśƖȚɆǈŨƪȼŒŒɆëŝƖǂėƎɆŨŝėɆƍƪėƖƢļŨŝɆëĈŨƪƢɆnëĉĈėƢķșɆÛŨƪɆǂŨŝȼƢɆ ĈėɆëŒŒŨǂėĐɆƢŨɆķëǁėɆëɆĉŨƋǈɆŨįɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆǂļƢķɆǈŨƪɆļŝɆƢķėɆėǇëśȚɆƖŨɆļƢȼƖɆƎėëŒŒǈɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢɆƢķëƢɆǈŨƪɆƎėǁļƖėɆ ƢķŨƎŨƪİķŒǈșɆ¶ķėɆƍƪėƖƢļŨŝɆǂļŒŒɆİļǁėɆǈŨƪɆëɆƖķŨƎƢɆėǇƢƎëĉƢɆįƎŨśɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆëŝĐɆëƖŏɆǈŨƪɆƢŨɆǂƎļƢėɆëĈŨƪƢɆķŨǂɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆëɆƋëƎƢļĉƪŒëƎɆƢķėśėɆŨƎɆļĐėëȚɆĈŨƢķɆļŝɆƢķėɆėǇƢƎëĉƢɆëŝĐɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆëƖɆëɆǂķŨŒėș The Assessment Objectives ÛŨƪɆİėƢɆśëƎŏƖɆļŝɆƢķėɆėǇëśɆįŨƎɆśėėƢļŝİɆƢķėɆƖƖėƖƖśėŝƢɆ{ĈŌėĉƢļǁėƖɆȩ{ƖȪșɆ¶ķėɆ{ƖɆëƎėț AO1: Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: {ǤɆ śėëŝƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǈŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ ƖķŨǂɆ ǈŨƪɆ ķëǁėɆ ƎėëĐɆ ëŝĐɆ understood the text. You can give your own personal śëļŝƢëļŝɆëɆĉƎļƢļĉëŒɆƖƢǈŒėɆëŝĐɆĐėǁėŒŨƋɆ ideas and thoughts about the play and use quotes ëŝɆļŝįŨƎśėĐɆƋėƎƖŨŝëŒɆƎėƖƋŨŝƖė įƎŨśɆ ƢķėɆ ƢėǇƢɆ ëƖɆ ėǁļĐėŝĉėɆ ƢŨɆ ĈëĉŏɆ ƪƋɆ ǈŨƪƎɆ ƋŨļŝƢƖșɆ ƪƖėɆ ƢėǇƢƪëŒɆ ƎėįėƎėŝĉėƖȚɆ ļŝĉŒƪĐļŝİɆ ¶ķėɆśŨƎėɆĐėƢëļŒėĐɆëŝĐɆĐėǁėŒŨƋėĐɆǈŨƪƎɆļĐėëƖɆëƎėȚɆƢķėɆ quotations, to support and illustrate śŨƎėɆśëƎŏƖɆǈŨƪɆƋļĉŏɆƪƋș interpretations. {ǥɆ śėëŝƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǈŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ ƢëŒŏɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėɆ ǂëǈɆ ƢķëƢɆ AO2: Analyse the language, form ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ǂƎŨƢėɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈșɆ ÛŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ ëŝëŒǈƖėɆ ƢķėɆ and structure used by a writer to ŒëŝİƪëİėɆƢķëƢɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƪƖėĐɆëŝĐɆǂķǈɆķėɆƪƖėĐɆļƢȚɆ create meanings and effects, using and you can analyse the way that he structured the relevant subject terminology where play and why he chose to do it the way he did. You appropriate. ĉëŝɆƢëŒŏɆëĈŨƪƢɆƢķėɆėįįėĉƢƖɆƢķëƢɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆĉķŨļĉėƖɆ śëŏėɆëŝĐɆķŨǂɆƢķėɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆǂŨƪŒĐɆƎėƖƋŨŝĐɆƢŨɆƢķėśș {ǦɆ śėëŝƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǈŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ ĐėƖĉƎļĈėɆ ķŨǂɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȼƖɆ ĉŨŝƢėǇƢɆëįįėĉƢƖɆƢķėɆǂëǈɆļƢɆǂëƖɆǂƎļƢƢėŝșɆÛŨƪɆĉëŝɆƖķŨǂɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǈŨƪɆ ƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐɆ ǂķëƢɆ ŒļįėɆ ǂëƖɆ ŒļŏėɆ ëƢɆ ƢķėɆ ƢļśėɆ AO3: Show understanding of the ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ ǂëƖɆ ǂƎļƢƢėŝɆ ëŝĐɆ ǂķëƢɆ ėǁėŝƢƖɆ ļŝǙƪėŝĉėĐɆ relationships between texts and the ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƢŨɆ ǂƎļƢėɆ ļƢȚɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢëŒŏɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ķŨǂɆ ƢķļƖɆ contexts in which they were written. ëįįėĉƢėĐɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆ ǂƎļƢļŝİșɆ ÛŨƪɆ ĉëŝɆ ƢëŒŏɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ķŨǂɆëŝɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆļŝɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆƢļśėɆǂŨƪŒĐɆķëǁėɆ reacted to the play. AO4: Use a range of vocabulary {ǧɆśėëŝƖɆƢķëƢɆǈŨƪɆĉëŝɆǂƎļƢėɆëĉĉƪƎëƢėŒǈɆȯɆƢķėƎėɆëƎėɆ and sentence structures for clarity, śëƎŏƖɆëǁëļŒëĈŒėɆįŨƎɆĉŨƎƎėĉƢɆƖƋėŒŒļŝİȚɆƋƪŝĉƢƪëƢļŨŝɆëŝĐɆ purpose and effect, with accurate İƎëśśëƎș spelling and punctuation. QŝɆƢķļƖɆƎėǁļƖļŨŝɆİƪļĐėȚɆƢķėƎėɆëƎėɆƖëśƋŒėɆëŝƖǂėƎƖɆƢŨɆE©,ȯƖƢǈŒėɆƍƪėƖƢļŨŝƖșɆ¶ķėƖėɆķëǁėɆĈėėŝɆ ķļİķŒļİķƢėĐɆǂļƢķɆƢķėɆĉŨŒŨƪƎɆĉŨĐėɆëĈŨǁėɆƢŨɆƖķŨǂɆǂķėƎėɆƢķėǈɆķëǁėɆśėƢɆƢķėɆ{Ɩș Macbeth 3 About the Exam Insert Title Here Subtitle Here (22-26pt) Macbeth by William Shakespeare What’s It About? nëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆŨŝėɆŨįɆÕļŒŒļëśɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆ ĈėƖƢȯŏŝŨǂŝɆ ƢƎëİėĐļėƖșɆ ëƖėĐɆ ƋëƎƢŒǈɆ ŨŝɆ ƎėëŒɆ ėǁėŝƢƖȚɆ ļƢȼƖɆ ƢķėɆ ƖƢŨƎǈɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ ©ĉŨƢƢļƖķɆ ǂëƎƎļŨƎɆǂķŨƖėɆĐėƖļƎėɆįŨƎɆƋŨǂėƎɆŒėëĐƖɆķļśɆ ƢŨɆĉŨśśļƢɆƢėƎƎļĈŒėɆĉƎļśėƖș nëĉĈėƢķȚɆ ƢķėɆ ƢļƢƪŒëƎɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎȚɆ ķėëƎƖɆ ëɆ ƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ŨŝėɆ ĐëǈɆ ĈėĉŨśėɆ bļŝİɆŨįɆ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐșɆ,ŝĉŨƪƎëİėĐɆĈǈɆķļƖɆǂļįėȚɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķȚɆ ķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎƖɆ bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢëŏėƖɆ ķļƖɆ ƢķƎŨŝėșɆ {ŝĉėɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ĈėĉŨśėƖɆ ŏļŝİȚɆ ķėɆ ĈėĉŨśėƖɆ ļŝĉƎėëƖļŝİŒǈɆ ruthless, killing anyone who stands in ķļƖɆǂëǈȚɆļŝĉŒƪĐļŝİɆķļƖɆĈėƖƢɆįƎļėŝĐɆëŝƍƪŨɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķėɆ įëśļŒǈɆ ŨįɆ ķļƖɆ ƎļǁëŒȚɆ nëĉĐƪįįșɆ LļƖɆ tyrannical rule eventually leads to his own ĐŨǂŝįëŒŒɆ ëƖɆ ķėɆ ļƖɆ ŏļŒŒėĐɆ ĈǈɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ëŝĐɆ $ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆƖŨŝɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆƢëŏėƖɆƢķėɆĉƎŨǂŝș ¶ķƎŨƪİķɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȚɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ėǇƋŒŨƎėƖɆ ëɆŝƪśĈėƎɆŨįɆŏėǈɆƢķėśėƖɆļŝĉŒƪĐļŝİɆƋŨǂėƎɆ ëŝĐɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝȚɆ įëƢėɆ ëŝĐɆ įƎėėɆ ǂļŒŒȚɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķėɆ ƎŨŒėɆŨįɆǂŨśėŝɆļŝɆƖŨĉļėƢǈș Macbeth 4 What’s It About? Context nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ëŝɆ ėǇëśƋŒėɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ tragedy, a play that ėŝĐƖɆƪŝķëƋƋļŒǈșɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆƢƎëİėĐļėƖɆǂėƎėɆ especially popular with audiences because ƢķėǈɆ ŨįƢėŝɆ ļŝĉŒƪĐėĐɆ ĈŒŨŨĐǈɆ ëŝĐɆ ǁļŨŒėŝƢɆ ƖĉėŝėƖșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ëɆ ĉŒëƖƖļĉɆ ėǇëśƋŒėɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ tragic heroɆ ȩëɆ śëļŝɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎɆ ǂķŨɆ ƖƢëƎƢƖɆ ŨƪƢɆ İŨŨĐɆ ĈƪƢɆ ƖƪįįėƎƖɆ ëɆ ƢėƎƎļĈŒėɆ ĐŨǂŝįëŒŒȪɆ ȱɆ he begins the play as a heroic soldier, but his ŨǂŝɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆŒėëĐƖɆķļśɆƢŨɆĉŨśśļƢɆëɆƖėƎļėƖɆŨįɆ ƢėƎƎļĈŒėɆśƪƎĐėƎƖɆƢķëƢɆƎėƖƪŒƢɆļŝɆķļƖɆŨǂŝɆĐėëƢķșɆ nŨƖƢɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒŨƢɆ ŨįɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ǘĉƢļŨŝëŒȚɆ ĈƪƢɆ śëŝǈɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎƖɆ ëƎėɆ ĈëƖėĐɆ ŨŝɆ ƎėëŒɆ ķļƖƢŨƎļĉëŒɆ ǘİƪƎėƖșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ǂëƖɆ ëɆ ©ĉŨƢƢļƖķɆ ŝŨĈŒėśëŝɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ǤǤthɆ ĉėŝƢƪƎǈɆ ǂķŨɆ ŏļŒŒėĐɆ bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ļŝɆ ĈëƢƢŒėɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢŨŨŏɆ ƢķėɆ ƢķƎŨŝėɆ ŨįɆ ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐșɆ LėɆ ǂëƖɆ ŒëƢėƎɆ ŏļŒŒėĐɆ ķļśƖėŒįɆ ĈǈɆnëŒĉŨŒśȚɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆƖŨŝșɆ{ǁėƎɆƢķėɆǈėëƎƖȚɆƢķėƖėɆėǁėŝƢƖɆǂėƎėɆƎėƢŨŒĐɆ ļŝɆ ƖƢŨƎļėƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ŒėİėŝĐƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ĉķëŝİėĐɆ śëŝǈɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ įëĉƢƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ëĐĐėĐɆ ĐƎëśëƢļĉɆ ĐėƢëļŒƖșɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƢŨŨŏɆ ƢķėɆ ƖƢŨƎǈɆ ëŝĐɆ ëĐĐėĐɆ ķļƖɆ ŨǂŝɆ ƢǂļƖƢƖȚɆśŨƖƢɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢŒǈɆƢķėɆĉķëƎëĉƢėƎɆŨįɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķș dŨƢƖɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƢķėśėƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ėǁėŝƢƖɆ ļŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƎėɆ ƎėŒėǁëŝƢɆ ƢŨɆ ƎėëŒȯŒļįėɆ ėǁėŝƢƖɆ ëƢɆ ƢķėɆ ƢļśėɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ ǂëƖɆ ǂƎļƢƢėŝșɆ nëĉĈėƢķ was written in ëƎŨƪŝĐɆǤǩǣǩȚɆėëƎŒǈɆļŝɆƢķėɆƎėļİŝɆŨįɆbļŝİɆ`ëśėƖɆQșɆnëŝǈɆŨįɆ ƢķėɆƋŒŨƢɆĐėƢëļŒƖɆĉëŝɆĈėɆƖėėŝɆëƖɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėƖɆƢŨɆ`ëśėƖȼƖɆ ƎėļİŝșɆQŝɆǤǩǣǨȚɆƢķėɆEƪŝƋŨǂĐėƎɆŒŨƢɆȩëɆƋŒŨƢɆƢŨɆŏļŒŒɆ `ëśėƖɆĈǈɆĈŒŨǂļŝİɆƪƋɆƢķėɆLŨƪƖėƖɆŨįɆëƎŒļëśėŝƢ ȪɆ ǂëƖɆƖƢŨƋƋėĐɆŌƪƖƢɆļŝɆƢļśėȚɆëŝĐɆnëĉĈėƢķ explores ƢķėɆ ĉŨŝƖėƍƪėŝĉėƖɆ ŨįɆ ƎėİļĉļĐėɆ ȩƢķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ ŏļŝİȪșɆ ¶ķėɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎɆ ŨįɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķėɆ prophecy that his descendants will be kings are ëŒƖŨɆŝŨĐƖɆƢŨɆbļŝİɆ`ëśėƖȚɆǂķŨɆǂëƖɆƢķŨƪİķƢɆƢŨɆĈėɆ ëɆĐėƖĉėŝĐëŝƢɆŨįɆƢķėɆƎėëŒȯŒļįėɆëŝƍƪŨș Macbeth 5 Context Who’s Who Macbeth Ɇ ©ĉŨƢƢļƖķɆ ŝŨĈŒėɆ ëŝĐɆ ëɆ İėŝėƎëŒɆ ļŝɆ bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆ ëƎśǈșɆ LļƖɆĐėƖļƎėɆįŨƎɆƋŨǂėƎȚɆėŝĉŨƪƎëİėĐɆĈǈɆķļƖɆǂļįėɆëŝĐɆĈǈɆƢķėɆ ƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆŨįɆƢķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖȚɆŒėëĐƖɆķļśɆƢŨɆŏļŒŒɆ$ƪŝĉëŝɆëŝĐɆ ƢëŏėɆ ƢķėɆ ƢķƎŨŝėɆ ķļśƖėŒįșɆ {ŝĉėɆ ķėɆ ĈėĉŨśėƖɆ ŏļŝİȚɆ ķėɆ ĈėĉŨśėƖɆ ļŝĉƎėëƖļŝİŒǈɆ ƎƪƢķŒėƖƖȚɆ ƪƖļŝİɆ śƪƎĐėƎɆ ëŝĐɆ terror to hold onto his throne. Lady Macbeth nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ǂļįėșɆ ©ķėɆ ļƖɆ ƎƪƢķŒėƖƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ëśĈļƢļŨƪƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ėŝĉŨƪƎëİėƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢŨɆ ŏļŒŒɆ bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝșɆ įƢėƎɆ ƢķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎȚɆƖķėɆļƖɆǘŒŒėĐɆǂļƢķɆİƪļŒƢɆëŝĐɆįëŒŒƖɆļŝƢŨɆśëĐŝėƖƖȚɆ ėǁėŝƢƪëŒŒǈɆƢëŏļŝİɆķėƎɆŨǂŝɆŒļįėș The Three Witches ©ƪƋėƎŝëƢƪƎëŒɆ ĉƎėëƢƪƎėƖɆ ǂķŨɆ ƋŒŨƢɆ śļƖĉķļėįɆ ëİëļŝƖƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķșɆ ¶ķėǈɆ ƋƎėĐļĉƢɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆĈėĉŨśėɆ¶ķëŝėɆŨįɆëǂĐŨƎɆëŝĐɆbļŝİɆ ŨįɆ ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļŝƢėƎƋƎėƢƖɆ ƢķėļƎɆ ƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆ ëƖɆ ëɆ ƖļİŝɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ śƪƖƢɆ śƪƎĐėƎɆbļŝİɆ$ƪŝĉëŝș King Duncan ¶ķėɆ bļŝİɆ ŨįɆ ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐșɆ LėɆ ļƖɆ ëɆ İŨŨĐɆ ëŝĐɆ İėŝėƎŨƪƖɆ ƎƪŒėƎɆ ëŝĐɆëɆįëƢķėƎɆǘİƪƎėɆƢŨɆnëĉĈėƢķșɆnëĉĈėƢķɆśƪƎĐėƎƖɆķļśɆƢŨɆ take his throne. Macbeth 6 Who’s Who? Who’s Who Banquo nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ įƎļėŝĐɆ ëŝĐɆ įėŒŒŨǂɆ İėŝėƎëŒșɆ ¶ķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ ƋƎėĐļĉƢɆ ƢķëƢɆëŝƍƪŨȼƖɆĉķļŒĐƎėŝɆǂļŒŒɆƢëŏėɆƢķėɆƢķƎŨŝėɆŨįɆ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆƖėėƖɆƢķļƖɆƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆëƖɆëɆƢķƎėëƢɆƢŨɆķļƖɆƋŨǂėƎɆ ëŝĐɆķëƖɆëŝƍƪŨɆśƪƎĐėƎėĐȚɆĈƪƢɆļƖɆķëƪŝƢėĐɆĈǈɆǁļƖļŨŝƖɆ ŨįɆķļƖɆİķŨƖƢș Fleance ëŝƍƪŨȼƖɆƖŨŝɆȯɆĐėƖƢļŝėĐɆĈǈɆƢķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖȼɆƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆįŨƎɆƢķėɆ ƢķƎŨŝėșɆLėɆėƖĉëƋėƖɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆëƢƢėśƋƢɆƢŨɆķëǁėɆ ķļśɆśƪƎĐėƎėĐș Macduff Ɇ ©ĉŨƢƢļƖķɆ ŝŨĈŒėśëŝɆ ǂķŨɆ ŒėëĐƖɆ ƢķėɆ ǘİķƢɆ ƢŨɆ ƎėśŨǁėɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ įƎŨśɆ ƢķėɆ ƢķƎŨŝėșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķëƖɆ nëĉĐƪįįȼƖɆ ǂļįėɆ ëŝĐɆƖŨŝɆśƪƎĐėƎėĐșɆnëĉĐƪįįɆǂëŝƢƖɆƢŨɆƎėƖƢŨƎėɆƢķėɆƢķƎŨŝėɆ ƢŨɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆƖŨŝȚɆnëŒĉŨŒśȚɆĈƪƢɆëŒƖŨɆǂëŝƢƖɆƎėǁėŝİėɆįŨƎɆ ķļƖɆįëśļŒǈȼƖɆśƪƎĐėƎș Malcolm bļŝİɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆƖŨŝɆëŝĐɆƢķėɆƎļİķƢįƪŒɆķėļƎɆƢŨɆƢķėɆƢķƎŨŝėșɆLėɆ ǙėėƖɆƢķėɆĉŨƪŝƢƎǈɆǂķėŝɆnëĉĈėƢķɆŏļŒŒƖɆķļƖɆįëƢķėƎɆĈƪƢɆǂļŝƖɆ ƢķėɆƖƪƋƋŨƎƢɆŨįɆƢķėɆbļŝİɆŨįɆ,ŝİŒëŝĐɆëŝĐɆƎėƢƪƎŝƖɆƢŨɆ ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐɆǂļƢķɆëŝɆëƎśǈɆƢŨɆĉŒëļśɆķļƖɆĉƎŨǂŝș Macbeth 7 Who’s Who? Summary Act I Scene i:Ɇ ¶ķƎėėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ śėėƢɆ ĐƪƎļŝİɆ ëɆ ƖƢŨƎśɆ ëŝĐɆ ĐėĉļĐėɆƢŨɆëƋƋƎŨëĉķɆnëĉĈėƢķș Scene ii:Ɇ Ɇ ǂŨƪŝĐėĐɆ ƖėƎİėëŝƢɆ ƎėƢƪƎŝƖɆ įƎŨśɆ ëɆ ĈëƢƢŒėșɆ LėɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ķëǁėɆ įŨƪİķƢɆ ķėƎŨļĉëŒŒǈɆ ëŝĐɆ ĐėįėëƢėĐɆ ƢķėɆ ¶ķëŝėɆŨįɆëǂĐŨƎȚɆëɆƎėĈėŒɆëİëļŝƖƢɆƢķėɆŏļŝİșɆ$ƪŝĉëŝɆ ŨƎĐėƎƖɆƢķëƢɆƢķėɆ¶ķëŝėɆŨįɆëǂĐŨƎɆƖķŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆėǇėĉƪƢėĐɆ ëŝĐɆƖëǈƖɆƢķëƢɆķļƖɆƢļƢŒėɆǂļŒŒɆĈėɆİļǁėŝɆƢŨɆnëĉĈėƢķș Scene iii:ɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëŝĐɆëŝƍƪŨɆ encounter the three witches. The ǂļƢĉķėƖɆëĐĐƎėƖƖɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëƖɆƢķėɆ ¶ķëŝėɆŨįɆëǂĐŨƎɆëŝĐɆƢķėɆįƪƢƪƎėɆ ŏļŝİșɆ ¶ķėǈɆ ĐėĉŒëƎėɆ ƢķëƢɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ will not be king, but his children will be kings. The witches ĐļƖëƋƋėëƎșɆ ¡ŨƖƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ŝİƪƖɆ ëƎƎļǁėɆƢŨɆİļǁėɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢķėɆŝėǂƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ķëƖɆ ĈėėŝɆ śëĐėɆ ¶ķëŝėɆ ŨįɆëǂĐŨƎșɆëŝƍƪŨɆëŝĐɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëƎėɆƖķŨĉŏėĐɆĈǈɆƢķļƖɆŝėǂƖɆëƖɆļƢɆ ƖėėśƖɆƢŨɆĉŨŝǘƎśɆƢķëƢɆƢķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖȼɆƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆļƖɆĉŨśļŝİɆ ƢƎƪėșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļśśėĐļëƢėŒǈɆ ĈėİļŝƖɆ ƢŨɆ įėėŒɆ ëśĈļƢļŨƪƖɆ How does Macbeth ëĈŨƪƢɆĈėĉŨśļŝİɆŏļŝİș feel about the witches’ prophecy? Scene iv: bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ƋƎëļƖėƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ ĐėĉļĐėƖɆ ƢŨɆ ǁļƖļƢɆ ķļśɆ ëƢɆ ķļƖɆ ĉëƖƢŒėșɆ LėɆ ëŝŝŨƪŝĉėƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǂķėŝɆķėɆĐļėƖȚɆķļƖɆƖŨŝɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆǂļŒŒɆļŝķėƎļƢɆ Why does Lady Macbeth call ƢķėɆ ƢķƎŨŝėșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƖėėƖɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ upon ‘spirits’ in this scene? What ëƖɆ ƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆ ĈėƢǂėėŝɆ ķļśɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķėɆ does this tell us about her? ĉƎŨǂŝșɆ LėɆ ƖėŝĐƖɆ ëɆ ŒėƢƢėƎɆ ƢŨɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķȚɆ ėǇƋŒëļŝļŝİɆ ƢķėɆ ĐėƢëļŒƖɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖȼɆ ƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢėŒŒļŝİɆ ķėƎɆ ƢķëƢɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ļƖɆ ĉŨśļŝİɆ ƢŨɆ ƖƢëǈɆ at the castle. Macbeth 8 Summary Scene v:Ɇ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƎėëĐƖɆ ƢķėɆ ŒėƢƢėƎɆ ëŝĐɆ ƍƪļĉŏŒǈɆ ĐėĉļĐėƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ŝėėĐƖɆ ƢŨɆ ŏļŒŒɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢëŏėɆ ķļƖɆƢķƎŨŝėșɆ©ķėɆĈėŒļėǁėƖɆƢķëƢɆķėɆļƖɆƢŨŨɆİŨŨĐȯķėëƎƢėĐɆ ƢŨɆĐŨɆƢķļƖɆŨŝɆķļƖɆŨǂŝɆëŝĐɆĐėĉļĐėƖɆƢŨɆĉŨŝǁļŝĉėɆķļśșɆ ÕķėŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƎƎļǁėƖȚɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ ķļśɆ ƢķëƢɆƖķėɆǂļŒŒɆśëŏėɆƢķėɆƋŒëŝƖɆįŨƎɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆśƪƎĐėƎș Scene vi:Ɇ bļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ëƎƎļǁėƖɆ ëƢɆ ƢķėɆ ĉëƖƢŒėɆ ëŝĐɆ dëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆİļǁėƖɆķļśɆëɆǂëƎśɆǂėŒĉŨśėș Scene vii:Ɇ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢķļŝŏƖɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėɆ ĉŨŝƖėƍƪėŝĉėƖɆŨįɆŏļŒŒļŝİɆ$ƪŝĉëŝșɆLėɆŏŝŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆ What arguments does ķėɆǂŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆƎļƖŏļŝİɆķļƖɆƖŨƪŒɆļŝɆƢķėɆëįƢėƎŒļįėșɆLėɆ Macbeth give for not killing Duncan? also considers all the reasons he should not ŏļŒŒɆ$ƪŝĉëŝɆëŝĐɆƎėëŒļƖėƖɆķėɆķëƖɆŝŨɆśŨƢļǁėƖɆįŨƎɆƢķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎɆ ŨƢķėƎɆ ƢķëŝɆ ķļƖɆ ŨǂŝɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝșɆ LėɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ĉëŝȼƢɆ İŨɆ ƢķƎŨƪİķɆ How does Lady Macbeth ǂļƢķɆ ƢķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎȚɆ ĈƪƢɆ ƖķėɆ śŨĉŏƖɆ ķļśɆ ëŝĐɆ ļŝǙƪėŝĉėɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢŨɆİŨɆ ĉëŒŒƖɆķļśɆëɆĉŨǂëƎĐșɆ©ķėɆėǇƋŒëļŝƖɆķėƎɆƋŒëŝɆ ahead with the murder? ƢŨɆŏļŒŒɆ$ƪŝĉëŝɆǂķļŒėɆķėɆƖŒėėƋƖɆëŝĐɆįƎëśėɆķļƖɆ ƖėƎǁëŝƢƖɆįŨƎɆƢķėɆĉƎļśėș Act II Scene i:ɆëŝƍƪŨɆëŝĐɆnëĉĈėƢķɆĈƎļėǙǈɆ ƢëŒŏɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖșɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ŝŨƢėƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ƖŨśėɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƢķļŝİƖɆ ƢķėǈɆ ķëǁėɆ ƋƎėĐļĉƢėĐɆ ķëǁėɆ ĉŨśėɆ ƢƎƪėȚɆ ĈƪƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ĉŒëļśƖɆ ķėɆ ķëƖɆ ŝŨƢɆ ƢķŨƪİķƢɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėśɆ ƖļŝĉėɆ ƢķėɆ śėėƢļŝİșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķëƖɆ ëɆ ǁļƖļŨŝɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ ĐëİİėƎɆ ǙŨëƢļŝİɆļŝɆįƎŨŝƢɆŨįɆķļśɆëŝĐɆƍƪėƖƢļŨŝƖɆ whether it is real or a hallucination. Ɇ ĈėŒŒɆ ƎļŝİƖɆ ëŝĐɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķėëĐƖɆ ƢŨɆ $ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆĉķëśĈėƎɆƢŨɆĉŨśśļƢɆƢķėɆśƪƎĐėƎș Scene ii:Ɇ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķëƖɆ ĐƎƪİİėĐɆ ƢķėɆ ŏļŝİȼƖɆ ƖėƎǁëŝƢƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ƋƎėƋëƎėĐɆ ëɆ ƋëļƎɆ ŨįɆ ĐëİİėƎƖɆ įŨƎɆ Does the vision of the nëĉĈėƢķșɆ ©ķėɆ ǂëļƢƖɆ įŨƎɆ ķļśɆ ƢŨɆ ĉŨśśļƢɆ ƢķėɆ dagger give Macbeth śƪƎĐėƎȚɆįƪŒŒɆŨįɆĉŨŝǘĐėŝĉėɆƢķëƢɆķėɆǂļŒŒɆƖƪĉĉėėĐșɆ ĉŨŝǘĐėŝĉėɆŨƎɆįėëƎȠ ÕķėŝɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƎėƢƪƎŝƖȚɆķėɆļƖɆįƪŒŒɆŨįɆķŨƎƎŨƎɆëŝĐɆ ƎėśŨƎƖėɆëƢɆķļƖɆëĉƢļŨŝƖșɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆŝŨƢļĉėƖɆƢķëƢɆ Macbeth 9 Summary ķėɆķëƖɆįŨƎİŨƢƢėŝɆƢŨɆŒėëǁėɆƢķėɆĐëİİėƎƖɆ ĈėķļŝĐɆ ƢŨɆ įƎëśėɆ ƢķėɆ ƖėƎǁëŝƢƖșɆ ©ķėɆ ĈėĉŨśėƖɆ ëŝİƎǈɆ ëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ įŨƎɆ ķļƖɆ cowardice and takes the daggers ķėƎƖėŒįșɆ ©ķėɆ ƢëŏėƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢŨɆ ǂëƖķɆ ƢķėɆ ĈŒŨŨĐɆ įƎŨśɆ ķļƖɆ hands and then the two pretend to How does Macbeth react be asleep. to murdering Duncan? What does this tell us about him? Scene iii:Ɇ Ɇ ƋŨƎƢėƎɆ ëŝƖǂėƎƖɆ ƢķėɆ ĐŨŨƎɆ ƢŨɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆëŝĐɆdėŝŝŨǇȚɆǂķŨɆķëǁėɆëƎƎļǁėĐɆƢŨɆśėėƢɆ $ƪŝĉëŝșɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ĐļƖĉŨǁėƎƖɆ ƢķėɆ ŏļŝİȼƖɆ ĈŨĐǈɆ ļŝɆ ķļƖɆ ĉķëśĈėƎɆ ëŝĐɆ ƖķŨƪƢƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆ ķëƖɆ ĈėėŝɆ śƪƎĐėƎėĐșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ dėŝŝŨǇɆ ƎƪƖķɆ ļŝƢŨɆ ƢķėɆ ƎŨŨśɆ ëŝĐɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ŏļŒŒƖɆ ƢķėɆ ŏļŝİȼƖɆ ƖėƎǁëŝƢƖȚɆ ǂķŨɆ ǂėƎėɆįŨƪŝĐɆǂļƢķɆƢķėɆĈŒŨŨĐǈɆĐëİİėƎƖȚɆĈŒëśļŝİɆƢķėśɆįŨƎɆƢķėɆśƪƎĐėƎșɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆëŝĐɆ$ŨŝëŒĈëļŝȚɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆƖŨŝƖȚɆįėëƎɆƢķëƢɆǂķŨėǁėƎɆŏļŒŒėĐɆ ƢķėļƎɆ įëƢķėƎɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ǂëŝƢɆ ƢŨɆ ŏļŒŒɆ ƢķėśɆ ƢŨŨșɆ ¶ķėǈɆ ĐėĉļĐėɆ ƢŨɆ ǙėėɆ ƢķėɆ country. Scene iv:Ɇ ¡ŨƖƖȚɆ ëɆ ŝŨĈŒėśëŝȚɆ ƢëŒŏƖɆ ƢŨɆ ëŝɆ ŨŒĐɆ śëŝɆ ŨƪƢƖļĐėɆ ƢķėɆ castle. They note that strange events have been happening over ƢķėɆ ƋëƖƢɆ įėǂɆ ĐëǈƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ƖėėśɆ ƢŨɆ ĈėɆ ĈëĐɆ ŨśėŝƖșɆnëĉĐƪįįɆëƎƎļǁėƖɆƢŨɆƢėŒŒɆ¡ŨƖƖɆƢķëƢɆ ÕķëƢɆļƖɆƢķėɆƖļİŝļǘĉëŝĉėɆŨįɆƢķėɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆķëƖɆĈėėŝɆĉķŨƖėŝɆëƖɆƢķėɆŝėǇƢɆ strange supernatural events that ŏļŝİșɆ ėĉëƪƖėɆ ƢķėǈɆ ǙėĐɆ ƢķėɆ ƖĉėŝėȚɆ ķëƋƋėŝɆëįƢėƎɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆśƪƎĐėƎȠ nëŒĉŨŒśɆëŝĐɆ$ŨŝëŒĈëļŝɆëƎėɆƖƪƖƋėĉƢėĐɆ ŨįɆëƎƎëŝİļŝİɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆśƪƎĐėƎș Act III Scene i:Ɇ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ŝŨƢėƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ëŒŒɆ ƢķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖȼɆ ƋƎėĐļĉƢļŨŝƖɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķëǁėɆ ĉŨśėɆ ƢƎƪėɆ ëŝĐɆ ƖƪƖƋėĉƢƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ŨįɆ $ƪŝĉëŝȼƖɆ śƪƎĐėƎșɆLėɆǂŨŝĐėƎƖɆļįɆƢķėɆƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆëĈŨƪƢɆķļƖɆĉķļŒĐƎėŝɆǂļŒŒɆĉŨśėɆ ƢƎƪėɆ ëƖɆ ǂėŒŒșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƎƎļǁėƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ļŝǁļƢėƖɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ƢŨɆ ëɆ įėëƖƢɆ ƢķëƢɆ ėǁėŝļŝİșɆ ėĉëƪƖėɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋƎŨƋķėĉǈȚɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƖėėƖɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ëƖɆ ëɆ ƢķƎėëƢɆ ƢŨɆ ķļƖɆ ƎƪŒėșɆ LėɆ ķļƎėƖɆ śƪƎĐėƎėƎƖɆ ƢŨɆ ŏļŒŒɆ How has Macbeth’s character begun to change in this scene? ëŝƍƪŨɆ ëŝĐɆ ķļƖɆ ƖŨŝɆ DŒėëŝĉėɆ ǂķļŒėɆ ƢķėǈɆëƎėɆŨƪƢɆķŨƎƖėȯƎļĐļŝİș Macbeth 10 Summary Scene ii:ɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëŝĐɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢëŒŏșɆnëĉĈėƢķɆįėėŒƖɆƢƎŨƪĈŒėĐɆ ƢķëƢɆëŝƍƪŨɆëŝĐɆDŒėëŝĉėɆëƎėɆƖƢļŒŒɆëŒļǁėșɆLėɆƢėŒŒƖɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢŨɆ ƋƪƢɆŨŝɆëɆĉķėėƎįƪŒɆįëĉėɆëŝĐɆśëŏėɆëŝƍƪŨɆįėėŒɆǂėŒĉŨśėɆëƢɆƢķėɆįėëƖƢș Scene iii:Ɇ ¶ķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎėƎƖɆ ǂëļƢɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ǂŨŨĐƖɆ įŨƎɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ëŝĐɆ DŒėëŝĉėșɆ ¶ķėǈɆ ŏļŒŒɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ĈƪƢɆ DŒėëŝĉėɆ ėƖĉëƋėƖșɆ ¶ķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎėƎƖɆ ƎėƢƪƎŝɆƢŨɆƢķėɆĉëƖƢŒėɆƢŨɆİļǁėɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢķėɆŝėǂƖș Scene iv:Ɇ ¶ķėɆ įėëƖƢɆ ļƖɆ ƢëŏļŝİɆ ƋŒëĉėɆ ëƢɆ ƢķėɆ ĉëƖƢŒėșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ŒėëƎŝƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ëŝƍƪŨɆ ļƖɆ ĐėëĐɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķëƢɆ DŒėëŝĉėɆ escaped. He worries that the threat to his power has not been stopped. ƖɆ ķėɆ ƎėƢƪƎŝƖɆ ƢŨɆ ƢķėɆ įėëƖƢȚɆ ķėɆ ƖėėƖɆ ƢķėɆİķŨƖƢɆŨįɆëŝƍƪŨɆļŝɆķļƖɆƖėëƢɆëŝĐɆ ƎėëĉƢƖɆ ǂļƢķɆ ķŨƎƎŨƎșɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ tells the guests he is ill and sends ƢķėśɆ ëǂëǈșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ĐėĉļĐėƖɆ ƢŨɆ ǁļƖļƢɆƢķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖɆëİëļŝɆƢŨɆŒėëƎŝɆśŨƎėɆ How does Macbeth react to ëĈŨƪƢɆķļƖɆįƪƢƪƎėș Banquo’s ghost? What does its appearance represent? Scene v:Ɇ ¶ķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ śėėƢɆ ǂļƢķɆ LėĉëƢėȚɆ ƢķėɆ İŨĐĐėƖƖɆ ŨįɆ ǂļƢĉķĉƎëįƢșɆ LėĉëƢėɆ ļƖɆ ëŝİƎǈɆ ƢķëƢɆ the witches did not involve her in their previous śļƖĉķļėįɆǂļƢķɆnëĉĈėƢķșɆ©ķėɆƢėŒŒƖɆƢķėśɆƢŨɆƋƎėƋëƎėɆ ƋëƎƢļĉƪŒëƎŒǈɆƋŨǂėƎįƪŒɆƖƋėŒŒƖɆƢŨɆƢƎļĉŏɆnëĉĈėƢķɆǂķėŝɆ he arrives. Scene vi:ɆdėŝŝŨǇɆëŝĐɆëŝŨƢķėƎɆŒŨƎĐɆƢëŒŏɆëĈŨƪƢɆƢķėɆĐėëƢķƖɆ ŨįɆëŝƍƪŨɆëŝĐɆ$ƪŝĉëŝșɆ¶ķėǈɆƖƪƖƋėĉƢɆnëĉĈėƢķɆŨįɆƢķėɆ śƪƎĐėƎƖșɆ ¶ķėɆ ŒŨƎĐɆ ƖëǈƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ëŝĐɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ ëƎėɆļŝɆ,ŝİŒëŝĐȚɆëƖŏļŝİɆƢķėɆŏļŝİɆįŨƎɆķėŒƋɆļŝɆƎėśŨǁļŝİɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆįƎŨśɆƢķėɆƢķƎŨŝėș Act IV Scene i:Ɇ ¶ķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ ĈƎėǂɆ ëɆ ƋŨǂėƎįƪŒɆ ƋŨƢļŨŝșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƎƎļǁėƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ĐėśëŝĐƖɆ ëŝŨƢķėƎɆ ƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ķļƖɆ įƪƢƪƎėșɆ ¶ķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ ƖķŨǂɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢķƎėėɆ ǁļƖļŨŝƖșɆ Ɇ ǙŨëƢļŝİɆ ķėëĐɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢŨɆ ĈėǂëƎėɆ nëĉĐƪįįșɆ Ɇ ĈŒŨŨĐǈɆ ĉķļŒĐɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ ķļśɆ ƢķëƢɆ ŝŨɆ śëŝɆ ĈŨƎŝɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ ǂŨśëŝɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ķëƎśɆ ķļśșɆ Ɇ ĉƎŨǂŝėĐɆ ĉķļŒĐɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ ķļśɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ Macbeth 11 Summary ŝėǁėƎɆĈėɆĐėįėëƢėĐɆƪŝƢļŒɆļƎŝëśɆÕŨŨĐɆ śëƎĉķėƖɆ ƢŨɆ ķļƖɆ ĉëƖƢŒėșɆ ¶ķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ ƢķėŝɆƖķŨǂɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëɆƋëƎëĐėɆŨįɆŏļŝİƖɆ ǂëŒŏļŝİɆ ëķėëĐɆ ŨįɆ ëŝƍƪŨȼƖɆ İķŨƖƢșɆ ¶ķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖɆǁëŝļƖķșɆdėŝŝŨǇɆëƎƎļǁėƖɆƢŨɆ ƢėŒŒɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ķëƖɆ İŨŝėɆ ƢŨɆ,ŝİŒëŝĐșɆnëĉĈėƢķɆĐėĉļĐėƖɆƢķëƢɆķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ķëǁėɆ nëĉĐƪįįȼƖɆ įëśļŒǈɆ ŏļŒŒėĐɆëƖɆƋƪŝļƖķśėŝƢɆįŨƎɆ ĈėƢƎëǈļŝİɆķļśș ÕķëƢɆļƖɆƢķėɆƖļİŝļǘĉëŝĉėɆ of each of the visions Scene ii:Ɇ nëĉĐƪįįȼƖɆ ǂļįėȚɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĐƪįįȚɆ ǘŝĐƖɆ Macbeth sees? ŨƪƢɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėƎɆ ķƪƖĈëŝĐɆ ķëƖɆ İŨŝėɆ ƢŨɆ ,ŝİŒëŝĐșɆ ©ķėɆ worries that people will think he is a traitor because he ķëƖɆǙėĐșɆnƪƎĐėƎėƎƖɆƖėŝƢɆĈǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëƎƎļǁėɆëŝĐɆŏļŒŒɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĐƪįįɆ and her son. Scene iii:ɆnëĉĐƪįįɆƢƎļėƖɆƢŨɆĉŨŝǁļŝĉėɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆƢŨɆƎėƢƪƎŝɆƢŨɆ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐɆ ǂļƢķɆëŝɆëƎśǈɆƢŨɆŨǁėƎƢķƎŨǂɆnëĉĈėƢķșɆ¡ŨƖƖɆĈƎļŝİƖɆƢķėɆŝėǂƖɆƢķëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķëƖɆ ŏļŒŒėĐɆ nëĉĐƪįįȼƖɆ įëśļŒǈșɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ƖǂėëƎƖɆ ƢŨɆ ƢëŏėɆ ƎėǁėŝİėɆŨŝɆnëĉĈėƢķșɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆëŝĐɆnëĉĐƪįįɆŒėëǁėɆƢŨɆŒėëĐɆëŝɆëƎśǈɆ ƢŨɆ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐș Act V Scene i:ɆɆĐŨĉƢŨƎɆëŝĐɆëɆİėŝƢŒėǂŨśëŝɆǂëƢĉķɆëƖɆdëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ǂëŒŏƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢëŒŏƖɆ ļŝɆ ķėƎɆ ƖŒėėƋșɆ ©ķėɆ śėŝƢļŨŝƖɆ ƢķėɆśƪƎĐėƎƖɆŨįɆ$ƪŝĉëŝȚɆëŝƍƪŨɆëŝĐɆdëĐǈɆ nëĉĐƪįįșɆ©ķėɆƖėėśƖɆƢŨɆƖėėɆĈŒŨŨĐɆŨŝɆķėƎɆ What does the blood ķëŝĐƖɆƢķëƢɆĉëŝŝŨƢɆĈėɆĉŒėëŝėĐɆŨįįș on Lady Macbeth’s hands represent? Scene ii:Ɇ {ƪƢƖļĐėɆ ƢķėɆ ĉëƖƢŒėȚɆ ƢķėɆ ,ŝİŒļƖķɆ ëƎśǈɆ ŒėĐɆ ĈǈɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ ëŝĐɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ëƋƋƎŨëĉķėƖșɆ ©ĉŨƢƢļƖķɆ ŒŨƎĐƖɆ ŨƋƋŨƖėĐɆ ƢŨɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƎƎëŝİėɆƢŨɆśėėƢɆƢķėśɆǂļƢķɆƢķėļƎɆŨǂŝɆƖŨŒĐļėƎƖɆëƢɆļƎŝëśɆÕŨŨĐș Scene iii:Ɇ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ĈŨëƖƢƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ķëƖɆ ŝŨƢķļŝİɆ ƢŨɆ įėëƎɆ įƎŨśɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆŨƎɆƢķėɆ,ŝİŒļƖķɆëƎśǈɆĈėĉëƪƖėɆŨįɆƢķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖȼɆƋƎŨƋķėĉļėƖșɆ LļƖɆƖėƎǁëŝƢɆǂëƎŝƖɆķļśɆƢķëƢɆƢėŝɆƢķŨƪƖëŝĐɆƖŨŒĐļėƎƖɆëƎėɆëƋƋƎŨëĉķļŝİɆ ƢķėɆ ĉëƖƢŒėɆ ëŝĐɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƋƪƢƖɆ ŨŝɆ ķļƖɆ ëƎśŨƪƎșɆ ¶ķėɆ ĐŨĉƢŨƎɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢķëƢɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ƖƪįįėƎļŝİɆ ķëŒŒƪĉļŝëƢļŨŝƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ķėɆ cannot cure her. Macbeth 12 Summary Scene iv:Ɇ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ ëŝĐɆ ķļƖɆ ëƎśǈɆ ëƎƎļǁėɆ ëƢɆ ļƎŝëśɆ ÕŨŨĐșɆ LėɆ ŨƎĐėƎƖɆėǁėƎǈɆƖŨŒĐļėƎɆƢŨɆĈƎėëŏɆĐŨǂŝɆëɆĈƎëŝĉķɆëŝĐɆĉëƎƎǈɆļƢɆļŝɆįƎŨŝƢɆ ŨįɆķļśƖėŒįɆƢŨɆĐļƖİƪļƖėɆƢķėɆƖļǒėɆŨįɆƢķėɆëƎśǈș Scene v:Ɇ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƋƎėƋëƎėƖɆ ƢķėɆ ĉëƖƢŒėɆ ƢŨɆ ĐėįėŝĐɆ ëİëļŝƖƢɆ ƢķėɆ ëƢƢëĉŏșɆLļƖɆƖėƎǁëŝƢɆƢėŒŒƖɆķļśɆƢķëƢɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆķëƖɆƢëŏėŝɆķėƎɆŨǂŝɆ ŒļįėșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢëŒŏƖɆ ĈļƢƢėƎŒǈɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ƢķėɆ ŝëƢƪƎėɆ ŨįɆ ŒļįėșɆ Ɇ śėƖƖėŝİėƎɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢķëƢɆ How does Macbeth react ļƎŝëśɆÕŨŨĐɆļƖɆśŨǁļŝİɆƢŨǂëƎĐƖɆƢķėɆ to the news of his wife’s ĉëƖƢŒėșɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƎėĉëŒŒƖɆƢķėɆƋƎŨƋķėĉǈɆ death? How is he feeling in and says that he is ready to die. this scene in general? Scene vi: The battle begins outside the ĉëƖƢŒėșɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ ŨƎĐėƎƖɆ ƢķėɆ ƖŨŒĐļėƎƖɆ ƢŨɆ ƢķƎŨǂɆ ĐŨǂŝɆ ƢķėɆ ĈƎëŝĉķėƖɆ and draw their swords. Scene vii:Ɇ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ėŝƢėƎƖɆ ƢķėɆ ĈëƢƢŒėɆ ëŝĐɆ ǘİķƢƖɆ ǂļƢķŨƪƢɆ įėëƎȚɆ ĈėŒļėǁļŝİɆķėɆĉëŝŝŨƢɆĈėɆķëƎśėĐɆĈǈɆëŝǈŨŝėɆĈŨƎŝɆŨįɆëɆǂŨśëŝșɆLėɆ ŏļŒŒƖɆƢķėɆƖŨŝɆŨįɆ©ļǂëƎĐȚɆƢķėɆ,ŝİŒļƖķɆŒėëĐėƎș Scene viiițɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ǘŝĐƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ĈëƢƢŒėȚɆ ĐėƢėƎśļŝėĐɆ ƢŨɆ ëǁėŝİėɆ ķļƖɆ įëśļŒǈșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ļƖɆ ǂëƖƢļŝİɆ ķļƖɆ ƢļśėɆ ƢƎǈļŝİɆ ƢŨɆ ŏļŒŒɆ ķļśɆ ëƖɆ ķėɆ ĉëŝŝŨƢɆ ĈėɆ ŏļŒŒėĐɆ ĈǈɆ ëŝǈŨŝėɆĈŨƎŝɆŨįɆëɆǂŨśëŝșɆnëĉĐƪįįɆ ƎėǁėëŒƖɆƢķëƢɆķėɆǂëƖɆŝŨƢɆĈŨƎŝɆįƎŨśɆ ķļƖɆśŨƢķėƎȚɆĈƪƢɆĉƪƢɆįƎŨśɆķėƎɆǂŨśĈșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƖëǈƖɆ ķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ǘİķƢɆ ƢŨɆ ƢķėɆ ĐėëƢķșɆ ¶ķėɆ ƢǂŨɆ ǘİķƢɆ ëŝĐɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆŏļŒŒƖɆnëĉĈėƢķș Scene ix:Ɇ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ ėŝƢėƎƖɆ ƢķėɆ ĉëƖƢŒėșɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ėŝƢėƎƖɆ ĉëƎƎǈļŝİɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆķėëĐɆëŝĐɆĐėĉŒëƎėƖɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆbļŝİɆŨįɆ ©ĉŨƢŒëŝĐșɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆ ƖëǈƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ĈėİļŝɆ ƢŨɆ ƎļİķƢɆ ƢķėɆ ǂƎŨŝİƖɆĐŨŝėɆƢŨɆƢķėɆĉŨƪŝƢƎǈɆĈǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëŝĐɆļŝǁļƢėƖɆëŒŒɆ ŨįɆƢķėɆİëƢķėƎėĐɆ©ĉŨƢƢļƖķɆŝŨĈŒėśėŝɆƢŨɆķļƖɆĉŨƎŨŝëƢļŨŝș What is the tone of the play’s ending? What message do you think Shakespeare was trying to get across? Macbeth 13 Summary Themes Ambition śĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆŨŝėɆŨįɆƢķėɆśŨƖƢɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢɆƢķėśėƖɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈșɆŨƢķɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆëŝĐɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëƎėɆŒėĐɆƢŨɆĉŨśśļƢɆƢķėļƎɆĉƎļśėƖɆ ĈėĉëƪƖėɆŨįɆƢķėļƎɆĐėƖļƎėɆįŨƎɆƋŨǂėƎșɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƖķŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆĉëŝɆƢëŏėɆŨǁėƎɆëɆƋėƎƖŨŝɆëŝĐɆĉŨƎƎƪƋƢɆëŒŒɆŨįɆƢķėļƎɆİŨŨĐɆ ƍƪëŒļƢļėƖɆȱɆëƢɆƢķėɆĈėİļŝŝļŝİɆŨįɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈȚɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆƋŨƎƢƎëǈėĐɆëƖɆ ëɆĈƎëǁėɆëŝĐɆŝŨĈŒėɆśëŝȚɆĈƪƢɆĈǈɆƢķėɆėŝĐɆķėɆļƖɆëɆ ƢǈƎëŝƢɆǂķŨɆǂļŒŒɆŒėƢɆŝŨƢķļŝİɆƖƢëŝĐɆļŝɆƢķėɆǂëǈɆŨįɆ his power. In nëĉĈėƢķȚɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆƖķŨǂŝɆƢŨɆĐėƖƢƎŨǈɆ ƢķŨƖėɆǂķŨɆëļśɆƢŨɆǂļŝɆƋŨǂėƎɆƪŝįëļƎŒǈșɆdëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆĉŨŝƖƪśėĐɆĈǈɆİƪļŒƢɆįŨƎɆķėƎɆ ëĉƢļŨŝƖɆëŝĐɆİŨėƖɆśëĐȚɆǂķļŒėɆnëĉĈėƢķɆ ĉƎėëƢėƖɆķļƖɆŨǂŝɆĐŨǂŝįëŒŒɆĈǈɆśëŏļŝİɆ ėŝėśļėƖɆŨįɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆëŝĐɆnëĉĐƪįįȚɆ ǂķŨɆƖǂėëƎɆƢŨɆëǁėŝİėɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ĉƎļśėƖșɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆëŒƖŨɆ ƖķŨǂŝɆƢŨɆĈƎļŝİɆķļśɆŝŨƢķļŝİɆȱɆ although he wins what he wanted ȩƢķėɆĉƎŨǂŝȪȚɆķėɆŒŨƖėƖɆėǁėƎǈƢķļŝİɆ ėŒƖėțɆķļƖɆśŨƎëŒƖȚɆķļƖɆįƎļėŝĐƖȚɆķļƖɆ ǂļįėɆëŝĐɆƪŒƢļśëƢėŒǈɆķļƖɆŒļįėș ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆĐŨėƖŝȼƢɆƋƎėƖėŝƢɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƢƖėŒįɆëƖɆėǁļŒșɆ{ƢķėƎɆ characters in the play are ëśĈļƢļŨƪƖɆȱɆëŝƍƪŨȚɆnëŒĉŨŒśɆ ëŝĐɆnëĉĐƪįįɆëŒŒɆǂëŝƢɆİƎėëƢėƎɆ ƢķļŝİƖɆįŨƎɆƢķėśƖėŒǁėƖɆȱɆĈƪƢɆ these characters don’t allow ƢķėļƎɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆƢŨɆĉŨśėɆĈėįŨƎėɆ ƢķėļƎɆśŨƎëŒƖșɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆƢķŨƖėɆǂķŨɆƖëĉƎļǘĉėɆ their honour to win power are ƪŝǘƢɆƢŨɆĈėɆŒėëĐėƎƖș Macbeth 14 Themes: Ambition Themes: Ambition Context QŝɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆ ƢļśėɆ ļƢɆ ǂëƖɆ of KingsȪșɆɆĉƎļśėɆëİëļŝƖƢɆƢķėɆŏļŝİɆ ëĉĉėƋƢėĐɆƢķëƢɆEŨĐɆĉƎėëƢėĐɆëŒŒɆŒļǁļŝİɆ ǂëƖɆƢķėƎėįŨƎėɆëɆĉƎļśėɆëİëļŝƖƢɆEŨĐȚɆ things and set out their order in the which was particularly shocking ƪŝļǁėƎƖėșɆėŨƋŒėɆĈėŒļėǁėĐɆƢķëƢɆEŨĐɆ to the heavily religious society ĐėĉļĐėĐɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëĉėɆ ŨįɆ ėǁėƎǈƢķļŝİȚɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƢļśėșɆ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ including people’s roles in society. ƢŨɆ ĈėĉŨśėɆ ŏļŝİɆ śėëŝƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ķėɆ This idea was called the Great ŨǁėƎƢķƎŨǂƖɆ ƢķėɆ ŝëƢƪƎëŒɆ ŨƎĐėƎɆ ŨįɆ Chain of BeingșɆ ¶ķļƖɆ śėëŝƢɆ ƢķëƢɆ the world and directly sins against kings and queens were believed to EŨĐɆ ȯɆ ëɆ İƎėļǁŨƪƖɆ ƢƎëŝƖİƎėƖƖļŨŝɆ ķëǁėɆ ĈėėŝɆ ĉķŨƖėŝɆ ĈǈɆ EŨĐɆ ƢŨɆ ƎƪŒėɆ which the audience would have ȩëŝɆļĐėëɆŏŝŨǂŝɆëƖɆƢķėɆDivine Right viewed as especially villainous. Macbeth 15 Themes: Ambition - Context Themes: Ambition Key Quotes Why do I yield to that suggestion nëĉĈėƢķɆĐėƖĉƎļĈėƖɆķŨǂɆķėɆļƖɆ ÕķŨƖėɆķŨƎƎļĐɆļśëİėƖɆĐŨƢķɆƪŝǘǇɆśǈɆķëļƎȚɆ ķŨƎƎļǘėĐɆĈǈɆƢķėɆļĐėëɆŨįɆŏļŒŒļŝİɆ ŝĐɆśëŏėɆśǈɆƖėëƢėĐɆķėëƎƢɆŏŝŨĉŏɆëƢɆśǈɆƎļĈƖȚɆ $ƪŝĉëŝɆȯɆǈėƢɆĈǈɆȻǈļėŒĐļŝİȼɆƢŨɆ İëļŝƖƢɆƢķėɆƪƖėɆŨįɆŝëƢƪƎėȠ the idea, he shows that he’s ƢėśƋƢėĐɆĈǈɆļƢșɆLļƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆ Macbeth, Act I Scene iii ƖƢƎƪİİŒļŝİɆëİëļŝƖƢɆķļƖɆśŨƎëŒƖș nëĉĈėƢķɆǂëŝƢƖɆƢŨɆķļĐėɆķļƖɆ ©ƢëƎƖȚɆķļĐėɆǈŨƪƎɆǘƎėƖȜ ëśĈļƢļŨŝƖɆĈėĉëƪƖėɆķėɆŏŝŨǂƖɆ dėƢɆŝŨƢɆŒļİķƢɆƖėėɆśǈɆĈŒëĉŏɆëŝĐɆĐėėƋɆĐėƖļƎėƖșɆ ƢķėǈɆǂļŒŒɆļŝǁŨŒǁėɆėǁļŒɆȩȻĈŒëĉŏȼȪɆ Macbeth, Act I Scene iv deeds, but his ‘deep desires’ show how strongly he wants to be king. Thou wouldst be great, dëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆƖķŨǂƖɆķėƎɆ ƎƢɆŝŨƢɆǂļƢķŨƪƢɆëśĈļƢļŨŝȚɆĈƪƢɆǂļƢķŨƪƢ ëƢƢļƢƪĐėɆƢŨɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆȯɆƋėŨƋŒėɆ The illness should attend it. need to be ruthless and cruel to get what they want, and there’s Lady Macbeth, Act I Scene v ŝŨɆƋŒëĉėɆįŨƎɆŏļŝĐŝėƖƖș I have no spur ¶ŨɆƋƎļĉŏɆƢķėɆƖļĐėƖɆŨįɆśǈɆļŝƢėŝƢȚɆĈƪƢɆŨŝŒǈ nëĉĈėƢķɆśëŏėƖɆļƢɆǁėƎǈɆĉŒėëƎɆ that he has no good reason to ÔëƪŒƢļŝİɆëśĈļƢļŨŝȚɆǂķļĉķɆŨȼėƎŒėëƋƖɆļƢƖėŒį ŏļŒŒɆ$ƪŝĉëŝɆŨƢķėƎɆƢķëŝɆķļƖɆŨǂŝɆ ŝĐɆįëŒŒƖɆŨŝɆƢķȼŨƢķėƎș ƖėŒǘƖķɆëśĈļƢļŨŝƖȚɆëŝĐɆķėɆŏŝŨǂƖɆ Macbeth, Act I Scene vii ļƢɆśëǈɆķëǁėɆĉŨŝƖėƍƪėŝĉėƖɆƢķëƢɆ ĉŨƪŒĐɆŒėëĐɆƢŨɆķļƖɆĐŨǂŝįëŒŒș Macbeth 16 Themes: Ambition - Key Quotes Themes: Ambition Mini Exams Question 1 LŨǂɆļśƋŨƎƢëŝƢɆļƖɆƢķėɆƎėŒëƢļŨŝƖķļƋɆĈėƢǂėėŝɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëŝĐɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆǂķėŝɆļƢɆ ĉŨśėƖɆƢŨɆƢķėļƎɆëśĈļƢļŨŝƖȠ Question 2 ÕķļĉķɆŨƢķėƎɆĉķëƎëĉƢėƎƖɆƖķŨǂɆëśĈļƢļŨŝȠɆ$ŨėƖɆļƢɆķëǁėɆƢķėɆƖëśėɆėįįėĉƢɆŨŝɆƢķėśɆ ƢķëƢɆļƢɆķëƖɆŨŝɆƢķėɆnëĉĈėƢķƖȠ Question 3 ȻśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆįëƢëŒɆǂėëŏŝėƖƖșȼɆ$ļƖĉƪƖƖș Macbeth 17 Themes: Ambition - Mini Exams Themes: Ambition Exam Question Read the following extract from Act I Scene v of Macbeth and then answer the question that follows. ƢɆƢķļƖɆƋŨļŝƢɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈȚɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆķëƖɆŌƪƖƢɆƎėĉėļǁėĐɆëɆŒėƢƢėƎɆįƎŨśɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆĐėƖĉƎļĈļŝİɆƢķėɆƋƎŨƋķėĉļėƖɆķėɆķëƖɆƎėĉėļǁėĐɆįƎŨśɆƢķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖș LADY MACBETH EŒëśļƖɆƢķŨƪɆëƎƢȚɆëŝĐɆëǂĐŨƎȜɆëŝĐɆƖķëŒƢɆĈė ÕķëƢɆƢķŨƪɆëƎƢɆƋƎŨśļƖėĐșɆÛėƢɆĐŨɆQɆįėëƎɆƢķǈɆŝëƢƪƎėȜ QƢɆļƖɆƢŨŨɆįƪŒŒɆŨȼɆƢķȼɆśļŒŏɆŨįɆķƪśëŝɆŏļŝĐŝėƖƖ ¶ŨɆĉëƢĉķɆƢķėɆŝėëƎėƖƢɆǂëǈțɆƢķŨƪɆǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆĈėɆİƎėëƢȚ ƎƢɆŝŨƢɆǂļƢķŨƪƢɆëśĈļƢļŨŝȚɆĈƪƢɆǂļƢķŨƪƢ The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly, ¶ķëƢɆǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆƢķŨƪɆķŨŒļŒǈȜɆǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆŝŨƢɆƋŒëǈɆįëŒƖėȚ ŝĐɆǈėƢɆǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆǂƎŨŝİŒǈɆǂļŝșɆ¶ķŨƪȼŒĐȼƖƢɆķëǁėȚɆİƎėëƢɆEŒëśļƖȚ ¶ķëƢɆǂķļĉķɆĉƎļėƖȚɆȹ¶ķƪƖɆƢķŨƪɆśƪƖƢɆĐŨȚȺɆļįɆƢķŨƪɆķëǁėɆļƢȚ ŝĐɆƢķëƢɆǂķļĉķɆƎëƢķėƎɆƢķŨƪɆĐŨƖƢɆįėëƎɆƢŨɆĐŨȚ Than wishest should be undone. Hie thee hither, ¶ķëƢɆQɆśëǈɆƋŨƪƎɆśǈɆƖƋļƎļƢƖɆļŝɆƢķļŝėɆėëƎ ŝĐɆĉķëƖƢļƖėɆǂļƢķɆƢķėɆǁëŒŨƪƎɆŨįɆśǈɆƢŨŝİƪė ŒŒɆƢķëƢɆļśƋėĐėƖɆƢķėėɆįƎŨśɆƢķėɆİŨŒĐėŝɆƎŨƪŝĐȚ ÕķļĉķɆįëƢėɆëŝĐɆśėƢëƋķǈƖļĉëŒɆëļĐɆĐŨƢķɆƖėėś To have thee crowned withal. Starting with this extract, explore how Shakespeare presents ambition in the play. Write about: ķŨǂɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļŝɆƢķļƖɆƖĉėŝėȜ ķŨǂɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆëƖɆëɆǂķŨŒėș Macbeth 18 Themes: Ambition - Exam Question Themes: Ambition Sample Answer Good Response ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƖɆ ëŝɆ ëśĈļƢļŨƪƖɆ ǂŨśëŝɆ ļŝɆ ƢķļƖɆ ƖĉėŝėșɆ ©ķėɆ ĈėŒļėǁėƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ƢŨŨɆ EŨŨĐɆƋŨļŝƢɆǂļƢķɆëɆ ŏļŝĐɆƢŨɆŏļŒŒɆbļŝİɆ$ƪŝĉëŝɆëŝĐɆƢëŏėɆķļƖɆƢķƎŨŝėțɆȹÛėƢɆĐŨɆQɆįėëƎɆ relevant quotation and analysis. ƢķǈɆŝëƢƪƎėȜɆļƢɆļƖɆƢŨŨɆįƪŒŒɆŨȼɆƢķȼɆśļŒŏɆŨįɆķƪśëŝɆŏļŝĐŝėƖƖȺșɆ¶ķļƖɆ ƢėŒŒƖɆƢķėɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆƢķëƢɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢķļŝŏƖɆŏļŝĐŝėƖƖɆļƖɆƢķėɆ ƖëśėɆ ëƖɆ ǂėëŏŝėƖƖɆ ëŝĐɆ ļƢɆ ƖƢŨƋƖɆ ƋėŨƋŒėɆ įƎŨśɆ İėƢƢļŝİɆ ǂķëƢɆ ƢķėǈɆ ǂëŝƢșɆ ¶ķļƖɆ śëŏėƖɆ ƢķėɆ ëƪĐļėŝĉėɆ ƖėėɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëƖɆ ëɆ ƎƪƢķŒėƖƖɆ ƋėƎƖŨŝɆ ȯɆ ƖķėɆ ƢķļŝŏƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ƋėŨƋŒėɆ ƖķŨƪŒĐɆ ĐŨɆ whatever it takes to get what they want. This is also seen ¡ėįėƎƖɆƢŨɆëɆ ǂķėŝɆ ƖķėɆ ƖëǈƖɆ ƖķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ƢëŏėɆ ëǂëǈɆ ȹëŒŒɆ ƢķëƢɆ ļśƋėĐėƖɆ ƢķėėɆ ŒëŝİƪëİėɆįėëƢƪƎėɆ įƎŨśɆƢķėɆİŨŒĐėŝɆƎŨƪŝĐȺșɆ¶ķėɆİŨŒĐėŝɆƎŨƪŝĐɆļƖɆëɆśėƢëƋķŨƎɆįŨƎɆ but without any EŨŨĐɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėɆƢŨɆ the crown.Ɇ ¶ķļƖɆ śėëŝƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ƖķėɆ ǂļŒŒɆ ĉŨŝǁļŝĉėɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƢŨɆ ëŝëŒǈƖļƖɆŨįɆļƢƖɆ context but could ėįįėĉƢș İėƢɆƎļĐɆŨįɆëŝǈƢķļŝİɆƢķëƢɆļƖɆƖƢŨƋƋļŝİɆķļśɆįƎŨśɆĈėĉŨśļŝİɆŏļŝİșɆ be developed įƪƎƢķėƎɆȯɆǂķëƢɆ ¶ķėɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆǂŨƪŒĐɆķëǁėɆĈėėŝɆƖķŨĉŏėĐɆĈǈɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ǂëƖɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ ĈėĉëƪƖėɆ ǂŨśėŝɆ ǂėƎėɆ ƖƪƋƋŨƖėĐɆ ƢŨɆ ŏŝŨǂɆ ƢķėļƎɆ trying to say to the ƋŒëĉėɆļŝɆƖŨĉļėƢǈɆëŝĐɆŝŨƢɆǂëŝƢɆƋŨǂėƎɆŨįɆƢķėļƎɆŨǂŝș audience through dëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƖķŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆëŒƖŨɆëśĈļƢļŨƪƖɆǂķėŝɆķėɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎȠ ƖëǈƖɆȹƢķŨƪɆǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆĈėɆİƎėëƢȚɆƎƢɆŝŨƢɆǂļƢķŨƪƢɆëśĈļƢļŨŝȺșɆ¶ķļƖɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŒƖŨɆ ǂëŝƢƖɆ ƢŨɆ ĈėɆ ƋŨǂėƎįƪŒșɆ LŨǂėǁėƎɆ ķėɆļƖɆëɆŝŨĈŒėɆëŝĐɆķŨŝėƖƢɆśëŝɆëƢɆƢķļƖɆƋŨļŝƢɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆëŝĐɆ ķėɆĐŨėƖɆŝŨƢɆǂëŝƢɆƢŨɆĐŨɆëŝǈƢķļŝİɆėǁļŒɆŨƎɆƖļŝįƪŒɆƢŨɆİėƢɆǂķëƢɆ ķėɆǂëŝƢƖșɆ¶ķļƖɆƖķŨǂƖɆƢķėɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆƢķëƢɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆëɆİŨŨĐɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎșɆ ¶ķļƖɆ śëŏėƖɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƖėėśɆ śŨƎėɆ ėǁļŒɆ įŨƎɆ ĉŨƎƎƪƋƢļŝİɆķėƎɆķƪƖĈëŝĐɆëŝĐɆļŝǙƪėŝĉļŝİɆķļśɆƢŨɆĉŨśśļƢɆėǁļŒɆ This paragraph deeds.Ɇ dëƢėƎɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ƋƎėƖėŝƢėĐɆ ëƖɆ ǂļƢķŨƪƢɆ śëŏėƖɆëɆİŨŨĐɆ any kindness and he ruthlessly kills anyone who gets in his point and explores ǂëǈșɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ ĉëŝɆ ƎėśŨǁėɆ ëŒŒɆ ŨįɆ ķŨǂɆnëĉĈėƢķɆ is presented. It ƢķėɆİŨŨĐɆƍƪëŒļƢļėƖɆįƎŨśɆëɆƋėƎƖŨŝș could go into ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ ķëƖɆ ŝėİëƢļǁėɆ śŨƎėɆĐėƢëļŒɆŨŝɆ ǂķǈɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ĉŨŝƖėƍƪėŝĉėƖɆ ļįɆ ƋėŨƋŒėɆ ĐŨɆ ĈëĐɆ ƢķļŝİƖɆ ƢŨɆ İėƢɆ ǂķëƢɆ ƢķėǈɆ chose to present ǂëŝƢșɆŨƢķɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëŝĐɆnëĉĈėƢķɆėǁėŝƢƪëŒŒǈɆŒŨƖėɆƢķėļƎɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆƢķļƖɆǂëǈș śļŝĐƖɆëŝĐɆśėėƢɆƢķėļƎɆĐŨǂŝįëŒŒɆĈėĉëƪƖėɆŨįɆƢķėɆİƪļŒƢɆƢķėǈɆįėėŒɆ Macbeth 19 Themes: Ambition - Sample Answer įŨƎɆ ƢķėɆ ĉƎļśėƖɆ ƢķėǈɆ ĉŨśśļƢƢėĐɆ ŨƪƢɆ ŨįɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ įŨƎɆ ƋŨǂėƎșɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƖķŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆļƢɆļƖɆǘŝėɆƢŨɆǂëŝƢɆĈļİİėƎɆƢķļŝİƖɆįŨƎɆ ǈŨƪƎƖėŒįɆĈƪƢɆǈŨƪɆƖķŨƪŒĐɆŝŨƢɆƢëŏėɆǂķëƢɆļƖɆŝŨƢɆƎļİķƢįƪŒŒǈɆǈŨƪƎƖɆ This paragraph is ŨƎɆļƢɆǂļŒŒɆķëǁėɆŝėİëƢļǁėɆĉŨŝƖėƍƪėŝĉėƖɆļŝɆƢķėɆįƪƢƪƎėș ëɆİŨŨĐɆƖƪśśëƎǈɆ with a personal ļŝƢėƎƋƎėƢëƢļŨŝɆŨįɆ ķŨǂɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆ ¶ķļƖɆ ƎėƖƋŨŝƖėɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆ ëɆ İŨŨĐɆ ƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆ ŨįɆ ķŨǂɆ presented in ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ ļƖɆ ƋƎėƖėŝƢėĐɆ ĐļįįėƎėŝƢŒǈɆ ļŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ the play. Lady Macbeth in the extract. The student shows a İŨŨĐɆ ĈëƖļĉɆ ƪŝĐėƎƖƢëŝĐļŝİɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈȼƖɆ ļĐėëƖɆ ĈƪƢɆ ƢķėǈɆĉŨƪŒĐɆėǇƋŒŨƎėɆķŨǂɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆĉƎėëƢėƖɆėįįėĉƢƖɆ on the audience in more detail. There needs to be śŨƎėɆ ƎėįėƎėŝĉėɆ ƢŨɆ ĈŨƢķɆ ŒëŝİƪëİėɆ ëŝĐɆ ƖƢƎƪĉƢƪƎėɆ ëŝĐɆ śŨƎėɆĐėǁėŒŨƋėĐɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėƖɆƢŨɆĉŨŝƢėǇƢș Macbeth 20 Themes: Ambition - Sample Answer Great Response QŝɆnëĉĈėƢķɆǂėɆëƎėɆƋƎėƖėŝƢėĐɆǂļƢķɆƢǂŨɆǁėƎƖļŨŝƖɆŨįɆëśĈļƢļŨŝșɆ ¶ķėƎėɆļƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆƢķëƢɆļƖɆƋėƎįŨƎśėĐɆļŝɆëɆķƪśĈŒėɆëŝĐɆŝŨĈŒėɆ ǂëǈȜɆëŝĐɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆƢķëƢɆļƖɆƋƎėƖėŝƢėĐɆëƖɆĈėļŝİɆƖĉķėśļŝİɆëŝĐɆ ƖļŝļƖƢėƎșɆ śĈļƢļŨŝɆ ĐŨėƖŝȼƢɆ ëŒǂëǈƖɆ ǂļŝșɆ DŨƎɆ ëɆ ƢļśėɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ ƋƪƢƖɆ ƢķėśɆ ļŝɆ ëɆ ƋŨƖļƢļŨŝɆ ŨįɆ EŨŨĐɆļŝƢƎŨĐƪĉƢŨƎǈɆ paragraph to ƋŨǂėƎȚɆĈƪƢɆļŝɆƢķėɆėŝĐɆƢķėǈɆëƎėɆĐėįėëƢėĐșɆQƢɆļƖɆnëĉĐƪįįȚɆǂķŨɆļƖɆ įŨĉƪƖɆƢķėɆƖƢƪĐėŝƢɆ ǂƎļƢƢėŝɆëƖɆëɆķƪśĈŒėɆǂëƎƎļŨƎɆëŝĐɆŒŨƎĐȚɆǂķŨɆǘŝļƖķėƖɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆ on the points they ǁļĉƢŨƎļŨƪƖȚɆëŝĐɆķļƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆļƖɆƖļśƋŒǈɆƢŨɆĐŨɆǂķëƢɆļƖɆƎļİķƢɆëŝĐɆ are going to avenge past wrongs. to develop. ¶ķėɆėǇƢƎëĉƢɆļƖɆįƎŨśɆƢķėɆĈėİļŝŝļŝİɆŨįɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈɆëŝĐɆļƖɆëŝɆėǇëśƋŒėɆ ŨįɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ śļŝĐƖėƢșɆ ÕėɆ İėƢɆ ëɆ ƢëƖƢėɆ ŨįɆ ĈŨƢķɆ İŨŨĐɆ ëŝĐɆ ĈëĐɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ ǂķėŝɆ ƖķėɆ ƢëŒŏƖɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ķėƎƖėŒįɆ ȩĈëĐȪɆ ëŝĐɆ ķėƎɆ ķƪƖĈëŝĐɆ ȩƖŨśėƢļśėƖɆ İŨŨĐȪșɆ ÕėɆ ŝŨƢļĉėɆ ƢķėɆ ĉŨŝǘĐėŝĉėɆ ǂļƢķɆǂķļĉķɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƢëŒŏƖțɆnëĉĈėƢķɆȹƖķëŒƢɆĈėɆȦɆÕķëƢɆ ƢķŨƪɆ ëƎƢɆ ƋƎŨśļƖėĐȺș ¶ķėɆ ƋķƎëƖėɆ ĈėİļŝƖɆ ǂļƢķɆ ëɆ śŨĐëŒɆ ǁėƎĈɆ ȩȹƖķëŒƢȺȪȚɆėśƋķëƖļƖļŝİɆƢķėɆįëĉƢɆƢķëƢɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆĐŨėƖɆŝŨƢɆ EŨŨĐɆëŝëŒǈƖļƖɆ ƢķļŝŏɆ ķėƎɆ ƋŒëŝɆ ǂļŒŒɆ įëļŒȚɆ ƖķėɆ ļƖɆ ĉŨśƋŒėƢėŒǈɆ ĉŨŝǁļŝĉėĐɆ ǂļƢķļŝɆ ŨįɆëɆƖƋėĉļǘĉɆ ķėƎƖėŒįɆƢķëƢɆƖķėɆĉëŝɆëƎƎëŝİėɆėǁėŝƢƖɆƢŨɆŒėëĐɆķėƎɆķƪƖĈëŝĐɆƢŨɆ ŒëŝİƪëİėɆįėëƢƪƎėɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆȩȹƖĉƎėǂɆǈŨƪƎɆĉŨƪƎëİėɆƢŨɆƢķėɆƖƢļĉŏļŝİɆƋŒëĉėȚɆëŝĐɆǂėȼŒŒɆ ȩśŨĐëŒɆǁėƎĈȪș ŝŨƢɆįëļŒȺɆƖķėɆŒëƢėƎɆĉŨŝǁļŝĉėƖɆnëĉĈėƢķȪș LŨǂėǁėƎɆƖķėɆļƖɆëŒƖŨɆëǂëƎėɆŨįɆƢķėɆĉŨŝǙļĉƢɆǂļƢķļŝɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ śļŝĐșɆ ©ķėɆ ĐėƖĉƎļĈėƖɆ ķļśɆ ëƖɆ ĈėļŝİɆ ȹƢŨŨɆ įƪŒŒɆ ŨȼɆ ƢķȼɆ śļŒŏɆ ŨįɆ Explores the ķƪśëŝɆ ŏļŝĐŝėƖƖȺș nļŒŏɆ ƖǈśĈŨŒļĉëŒŒǈɆ ƎėƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆ ƋƪƎļƢǈɆ ėįįėĉƢɆŨįɆëŝŨƢķėƎɆ ȩļƢȼƖɆ ǂķļƢėȪɆ ëŝĐɆ İŨŨĐŝėƖƖɆ ȩļƢȼƖɆ ëɆ ŝƪƢƎļƢļŨƪƖɆ ĐƎļŝŏȪȚɆ ĈƪƢɆ ëŒƖŨɆ ŒëŝİƪëİėɆįėëƢƪƎėɆ ƎėśļŝĐƖɆƪƖɆŨįɆƋëƎėŝƢķŨŨĐɆëŝĐɆƢķėɆśļŒŏɆƢķëƢɆëɆǂŨśëŝɆǂļƢķɆ ȩƖǈśĈŨŒļƖśȪș ëŝɆļŝįëŝƢɆǂŨƪŒĐɆƋƎŨĐƪĉėșɆQƢȼƖɆļŝƢėƎėƖƢļŝİɆƢķëƢɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆ ëĉĉƪƖėƖɆnëĉĈėƢķɆŨįɆĈėļŝİɆȹįƪŒŒȺɆŨįɆśļŒŏțɆƖķėɆëƋƋėëƎƖɆƢŨɆĈėɆ describing her husband using a characteristic we associate ǂļƢķɆǂŨśėŝɆȯɆĈƎėëƖƢįėėĐļŝİșɆ¶ķļƖɆļśëİėɆǂŨƪŒĐɆķëǁėɆƖƢŨŨĐɆ $ėƢëļŒėĐɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėɆ to context and ŨƪƢɆ ƢŨɆ ǤǩƢķɆ ĉėŝƢƪƎǈɆ ëƪĐļėŝĉėƖțɆ ǂŨśėŝɆ ǂŨƪŒĐɆ ķëǁėɆ ĈėėŝɆ how it would ėǇƋėĉƢėĐɆƢŨɆƎëļƖėɆƢķėļƎɆĉķļŒĐƎėŝɆëŝĐɆįėėĐɆƢķėɆįëśļŒǈȚɆǂķėƎėëƖɆ This paragraph ķëǁėɆëįįėĉƢėĐɆ śėŝɆǂėƎėɆƖėėŝɆëƖɆƢķėɆƋėŨƋŒėɆǂķŨɆǂŨƪŒĐɆķëǁėɆëɆĉëƎėėƎɆƋëƢķɆ gives a detailed the audience’s ļŝƢėƎƋƎėƢëƢļŨŝɆŨįɆ ëŝĐɆĈėɆëśĈļƢļŨƪƖɆȯɆļŝɆƢķļƖɆĐėƖĉƎļƋƢļŨŝɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƖƪİİėƖƢƖɆ response. ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆ that the roles have been reversed at this stage. ƋƎėƖėŝƢëƢļŨŝɆŨįɆ the character. QŝɆ śǈɆ ŨƋļŝļŨŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļƖɆ ëŒƖŨɆ ëśĈļƢļŨƪƖțɆ ǂķļŒƖƢɆ ëƢɆ ǘƎƖƢɆ ķėɆ ëƋƋėëƎƖɆƢŨɆśŨƖƢŒǈɆįŨŒŒŨǂɆķļƖɆǂļįėȼƖɆļŝƖƢƎƪĉƢļŨŝƖȚɆķëǁļŝİɆĈėėŝɆ śëĐėɆ ëɆ ƢķëŝėɆ ëŝĐɆ ķëĐɆ ëɆ ƢëƖƢėɆ ŨįɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆ ķėɆ ļƖɆ ǁėƎǈɆ ķëƋƋǈɆ Macbeth 21 Themes: Ambition - Sample Answer ƢŨɆŒļƖƢėŝɆƢŨɆëĐǁļĉėɆƢķëƢɆƖėŝĐƖɆķļśɆĐŨǂŝɆëɆĐëƎŏɆƋëƢķșɆdëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆƢëŒŏƖɆëĈŨƪƢɆƢķļƖɆǂķėŝɆƖķėɆƖƋėëŏƖɆļŝɆƢǂŨɆĉŨƪƋŒėƢƖɆ ļŝɆƢķļƖɆėǇƢƎëĉƢșɆ©ķėɆƖëǈƖțɆȹÕķëƢɆƢķŨƪɆǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆķļİķŒǈȚɆȦɆ¶ķëƢɆ ǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆ ƢķŨƪɆ ķŨŒļŒǈȜȺɆ ƎėĉŨİŝļƖļŝİɆ ƢķëƢɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ķëƖɆ ķļİķɆ ëśĈļƢļŨŝƖȚɆ ĈƪƢɆ ļƖɆ ŏėėŝɆ ƢŨɆ İëļŝɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆ ȹķŨŒļŒǈȺɆ ȯɆ śėëŝļŝİɆ ļŝɆ ƢķėɆƎļİķƢɆǂëǈȚɆĈǈɆįŨŒŒŨǂļŝİɆƢķėɆƎƪŒėƖșɆ¶ķėƎėɆļƖɆëɆķļŝƢɆŨįɆƢķėɆ ĐëƎŏŝėƖƖɆ ļŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ śļŝĐɆ ļŝɆ ķėƎɆ ƖėĉŨŝĐɆ ĉŨƪƋŒėƢɆ ƢķŨƪİķțɆ ȹǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆ ŝŨƢɆ ƋŒëǈɆ įëŒƖėȚɆ ȦɆ ŝĐɆ ǈėƢɆ ǂŨƪŒĐƖƢɆ ǂƎŨŝİŒǈɆ ǂļŝȺșɆ İëļŝɆƖķėɆŝŨƢļĉėƖɆƢķëƢɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆŏėėŝɆƢŨɆëĉķļėǁėɆķļƖɆİŨëŒɆ This paragraph ļŝɆƢķėɆƎļİķƢɆǂëǈɆȩȹŝŨƢɆƋŒëǈɆįëŒƖėȺȪȚɆĈƪƢɆƢķëƢɆļŝɆƎėëĉķļŝİɆƢķėɆ uses relevant ƪŒƢļśëƢėɆ İŨëŒɆ ǂŨƪŒĐɆ ķëǁėɆ ƢŨɆ ȹǂƎŨŝİŒǈɆ ǂļŝȺșɆ It is in these quotations to back up detailed ĉŨŝƢƎëƖƢļŝİɆ ȹǂŨƪŒĐƖƢȺƖɆ ëĉƎŨƖƖɆ ƢķėƖėɆ ƢǂŨɆ ĉŨƪƋŒėƢƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ǂėɆ points about the ƖėėɆƢķėɆĉŨŝǙļĉƢɆļŝɆnëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆƖŨƪŒɆȯɆķėɆǂëŝƢƖɆƢŨɆĈėɆƋŨǂėƎįƪŒȚɆ ǂëǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆ ķėɆǂëŝƢƖɆƢŨɆĐŨɆļƢɆśŨƎëŒŒǈȚɆĈƪƢɆķėɆķëƖɆŝŨɆƎļİķƢɆƢŨɆƢķėɆƋŨǂėƎșɆ presented as a character. ¶ķļƖɆ ĉŨŝǙļĉƢɆ ǂļƢķļŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ƋŒëǈƖɆ ŨƪƢɆ ƢķƎŨƪİķɆ ƢķėɆ ƖƢŨƎǈșɆ There is no way he could have gained power in the right ǂëǈȚɆ ƖŨɆ ǂķėŝɆ ķėɆ ļƖɆ ĉƎŨǂŝėĐɆ ŏļŝİɆ ķėɆ ļƖɆ śėŝƢëŒŒǈɆ ƢŨƎŝɆ ƢŨɆ ƋļėĉėƖɆĈėĉëƪƖėɆŨįɆƢķėɆĐėĉļƖļŨŝƖɆķėɆķëƖɆśëĐėșɆ QŝɆƖŨśėɆǂëǈƖɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƖƪįįėƎƖɆśŨƎėșɆ©ķėɆĐėƖĉėŝĐƖɆļŝƢŨɆ ëɆśëĐŝėƖƖɆƢķëƢɆƖķėɆĉëŝȼƢɆėƖĉëƋėɆįƎŨśȚɆėǇĉėƋƢɆƢķƎŨƪİķɆĐėëƢķșɆ ŨƖƖļĈŒǈɆƖķėɆļƖɆĈėļŝİɆƋƪŝļƖķėĐɆįŨƎɆƢķėɆǂëǈɆƖķėɆśëŝļƋƪŒëƢėƖɆ nëĉĈėƢķșɆIn the extract she tells the audience that she will ȹƋŨƪƎɆȭķėƎȮɆƖƋļƎļƢƖɆļŝɆȭnëĉĈėƢķȼƖȮɆėëƎȺșɆ¶ķėɆśėŝƢļŨŝɆŨįɆȹƖƋļƎļƢƖȺɆ ļƖɆëɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėɆƢŨɆƢķėɆƖƪƋėƎŝëƢƪƎëŒșɆpŨƢɆŨŝŒǈɆļƖɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆ ƎėŌėĉƢļŝİɆ ƢķėɆ ƎŨŒėɆ ŨįɆ ëɆ įėśëŒėɆ ĈǈɆ ĐėƖĉƎļĈļŝİɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ļŝɆ ëɆ įėśļŝļŝėɆǂëǈɆëƖɆQɆĐėƖĉƎļĈėĐɆėëƎŒļėƎ ȩëŝɆļĐėëɆëɆǤǩƢķɆĉėŝƢƪƎǈɆ ëƪĐļėŝĉėɆ śëǈɆ ĈėɆ ĐļƖƢƪƎĈėĐɆ ĈǈȪȚɆ ƖķėɆ ļƖɆ ëŒƖŨɆ śėƖƖļŝİɆ ǂļƢķɆ This paragraph ƖƪƋėƎŝëƢƪƎëŒɆĈėŒļėįƖȚɆëƖɆǂėŒŒɆëƖɆŒėëĐļŝİɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëƖƢƎëǈșɆ©ķėɆ ļŝĉŒƪĐėƖɆśŨƎėɆ ļĐėŝƢļǘėƖɆƢķëƢɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖŝȼƢɆįƪŒŒǈɆŨŝĈŨëƎĐɆǂļƢķɆķėƎɆƋŒëŝɆëŝĐɆ good analysis ǙŨŨĐƖɆķļƖɆśļŝĐɆǂļƢķɆśëŝļƋƪŒëƢļǁėɆƢķŨƪİķƢƖșɆŨŝƖļĐėƎļŝİɆƢķėɆ ŨįɆƍƪŨƢëƢļŨŝƖɆ ëŝĐɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėƖɆ İėŝĐėƎɆ ėǇƋėĉƢëƢļŨŝƖɆ ëƢɆ ƢķėɆ ƢļśėɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ ĈėļŝİɆ ǂƎļƢƢėŝȚɆ to context but it ëŝɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆǂŨƪŒĐɆƋƎŨĈëĈŒǈɆķëǁėɆĈėėŝɆƋŒėëƖėĐɆëĈŨƪƢɆdëĐǈɆ ĉŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆśŨƎėɆ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆƪŝķëƋƋǈɆėŝĐɆŒëƢėƎɆļŝɆƢķėɆƖƢŨƎǈș įŨĉƪƖėĐɆŨŝɆķŨǂɆļƢɆ relates to the topic ©ŨȚɆƢķėƎėɆëƎėɆƢǂŨɆƢǈƋėƖɆŨįɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆƎėƋƎėƖėŝƢėĐɆƢķƎŨƪİķŨƪƢɆ in the question ƢķėɆƋŒëǈțɆİŨŨĐɆëŝĐɆĈëĐșɆQƢɆǂŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆįëļƎɆƢŨɆƖëǈɆƢķëƢɆnëĉĈėƢķɆ ȩëśĈļƢļŨŝȪș ëŝĐɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆŒëƎİėŒǈɆĐėśŨŝƖƢƎëƢėɆƖļŝļƖƢėƎɆëśĈļƢļŨŝƖșɆQƢɆ ĉŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆëƎİƪėĐɆƢķëƢɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆŏėėƋƖɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëŒļǁėɆįŨƎɆ ŒŨŝİėƎɆĈėĉëƪƖėɆëƢɆƖŨśėɆƖƢëİėɆķėɆķëƖɆķëĐɆŝŨĈŒėɆƢķŨƪİķƢƖșɆ ƪƢɆ ƢķėɆ ėǁėŝƢƪëŒɆ śėƖƖëİėɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ƋŒëǈɆ ļƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ƖĉķėśļŝİȚɆ Macbeth 22 Themes: Ambition - Sample Answer ƖėŒǘƖķɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆĉŨƎƎƪƋƢƖȚɆǂķėƎėëƖɆŝŨĈŒėȚɆƖėŒǙėƖƖɆëśĈļƢļŨŝɆ EŨŨĐɆƖƪśśëƎǈɆ ĉŨśėƖɆŨƪƢɆŨŝɆƢŨƋș paragraph with the student’s personal This response provides really detailed personal interpretations ŨįɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆ ļŝƢėƎƋƎėƢëƢļŨŝƖɆ ŨįɆ ƢķėɆ ĉķŨļĉėƖɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ śëĐėɆ intent. in presenting his characters. The student has ƢķŨƪİķƢįƪŒŒǈɆ ĉŨŝƖļĐėƎėĐɆ ƢķėɆ ĐļįįėƎėŝƢɆ ǂëǈƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ambition is presented throughout the play and the ëƪƢķŨƎȼƖɆ ļŝƢėŝƢɆ ļŝɆ ƋƎėƖėŝƢļŝİɆ ƢķėśɆ ƢķļƖɆ ǂëǈșɆ ¶ķėǈɆ ĉŨƪŒĐɆĈėɆśŨƎėɆĐėƢëļŒėĐɆļŝɆƢķėļƎɆëŝëŒǈƖļƖɆŨįɆŒëŝİƪëİėɆ and structure throughout their response, and ëŒƢķŨƪİķɆƢķėƎėɆëƎėɆĉŨŝƢėǇƢƪëŒɆƎėįėƎėŝĉėƖɆƢķƎŨƪİķŨƪƢȚɆ ƢķėƖėɆ ĉŨƪŒĐɆ ĈėɆ ëɆ ŒļƢƢŒėɆ śŨƎėɆ įŨĉƪƖėĐɆ ŨŝɆ ǂķǈɆ ƢķėǈɆ ǂŨƪŒĐɆķëǁėɆëįįėĉƢėĐɆƢķėɆëƪĐļėŝĉėș Macbeth 23 Themes: Ambition - Sample Answer Themes Gender ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ėǇƋŒŨƎėƖɆ İėŝĐėƎɆ ƎŨŒėƖɆ ƢķƎŨƪİķɆ ƢķėɆ ƎėŒëƢļŨŝƖķļƋɆ ĈėƢǂėėŝɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķșɆ ŨƢķɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎƖɆ ëƎėɆ ƋŨǂėƎįƪŒȚɆ ĈƪƢɆ ƢķėǈɆ ĐļƖƋŒëǈɆ ƢķėļƎɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆ ļŝɆ ĐļįįėƎėŝƢɆ ǂëǈƖșɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ėǇƋƎėƖƖėƖɆ ķļƖɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆ ƢķƎŨƪİķɆǁļŨŒėŝĉėɆȱɆķėɆǂļŝƖɆƢķėɆƢļƢŒėɆŨįɆ¶ķëŝėɆŨįɆëǂĐŨƎɆƢķƎŨƪİķɆǁļĉƢŨƎǈɆ ļŝɆĈëƢƢŒėɆëŝĐɆǂļŝƖɆƢķėɆĉƎŨǂŝɆƢķƎŨƪİķɆśƪƎĐėƎșɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆĐļƖƋŒëǈƖɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆ ƢķƎŨƪİķɆ ǂŨƎĐƖȚɆ śëŝļƋƪŒëƢļŝİɆ ëŝĐɆ ĉŨŝƢƎŨŒŒļŝİɆ ķėƎɆ ķƪƖĈëŝĐɆ ƢŨɆ ëĉķļėǁėɆķėƎɆŨǂŝɆëśĈļƢļŨŝƖș ¶ƎëĐļƢļŨŝëŒɆİėŝĐėƎɆƎŨŒėƖɆëƎėɆĐļƖƎƪƋƢėĐɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈșɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƖėėƖɆķėƎɆ įėśļŝļŝļƢǈɆëƖɆëɆĈëƎƎļėƎɆƢŨɆİėƢƢļŝİɆǂķëƢɆƖķėɆǂëŝƢƖɆëŝĐɆǂļƖķėƖɆįŨƎɆśŨƎėɆ ȻśëƖĉƪŒļŝėȼɆƢƎëļƢƖȚɆƖƪĉķɆëƖɆĉƎƪėŒƢǈșɆÕķėŝɆƖķėɆśëŝļƋƪŒëƢėƖɆnëĉĈėƢķȚɆƖķėɆ ƎėǁėƎƖėƖɆ ƢķėļƎɆ İėŝĐėƎɆ ƎŨŒėƖɆ ȱɆ ƖķėɆ śŨĉŏƖɆ ķļƖɆ ŒëĉŏɆ ŨįɆ śëƖĉƪŒļŝļƢǈɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢëŏėƖɆĉŨŝƢƎŨŒɆŨįɆķļśșɆ¶ķėɆǂļƢĉķėƖɆëŒƖŨɆĐļƖƋŒëǈɆëɆśëƖĉƪŒļŝėɆëƋƋėëƎëŝĉėɆ ƢķëƢɆƎėƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆƢķėļƎɆƖƢƎëŝİėɆëŝĐɆėǁļŒɆŝëƢƪƎėɆȱɆëŝƍƪŨɆļƖɆĉŨŝįƪƖėĐɆƢŨɆ see that they have beards. ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆ ëɆ śŨƎėɆ ƖėŝƖļƢļǁėɆ ƖļĐėɆ ƢŨɆ śëƖĉƪŒļŝļƢǈɆ ƢķƎŨƪİķɆ ƢķėɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎɆ ŨįɆ nëĉĐƪįįșɆ ÕķėŝɆ nëĉĐƪįįɆ ŒėëƎŝƖɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ķļƖɆ ƖŨŝȼƖɆ ĐėëƢķȚɆ nëŒĉŨŒśɆƢėŒŒƖɆķļśɆƢŨɆƢëŏėɆļƢɆȻŒļŏėɆëɆśëŝȼȚɆĈƪƢɆnëĉĐƪįįɆƎėƋŒļėƖɆƢķëƢɆķėɆśƪƖƢɆ ëŒƖŨɆȻįėėŒɆļƢɆëƖɆëɆśëŝȼșɆLėɆƖķŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆǈŨƪɆĐŨŝȼƢɆķëǁėɆ ƢŨɆ ƖëĉƎļǘĉėɆ įėėŒļŝİƖɆ ŨƎɆ ėśŨƢļŨŝƖɆ ƢŨɆ ĈėɆ śëƖĉƪŒļŝėɆ ȱɆ ļŝɆ įëĉƢȚɆ ǈŨƪɆ ƖķŨƪŒĐɆ ėśĈƎëĉėɆ ǈŨƪƎɆ įėėŒļŝİƖɆ ƢŨɆĈėɆëɆĉŨśƋŒėƢėɆƋėƎƖŨŝș Macbeth 24 Themes: Gender Themes: Gender Context ƎļƢëļŝɆ ļŝɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆ ƢļśėɆ ǂëƖɆ ëŝɆëƪĐļėŝĉėɆļŝɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆƢļśėɆ a patriarchalɆ ƖŨĉļėƢǈșɆ ¶ķļƖɆ śėëŝƢɆ because she breaks all the expected ƢķëƢɆ ëŒśŨƖƢɆ ëŒŒɆ ƋŨƖļƢļŨŝƖɆ ŨįɆ ƋŨǂėƎɆ ƎƪŒėƖșɆ©ķėɆķëƖɆëɆĐŨśļŝëŝƢɆƎŨŒėɆļŝɆķėƎɆ ëŝĐɆ ëƪƢķŨƎļƢǈɆ ǂėƎėɆ ķėŒĐɆ ĈǈɆ śėŝșɆ śëƎƎļëİėɆëŝĐɆĉŨŝƢƎŨŒƖɆķėƎɆķƪƖĈëŝĐȚɆ ÕŨśėŝɆǂėƎėɆėƖƖėŝƢļëŒŒǈɆƢƎėëƢėĐɆëƖɆ ƖķėɆ ƎėŌėĉƢƖɆ ķėƎɆ ǂŨśëŝķŨŨĐɆ ëŝĐɆ ƋƎŨƋėƎƢǈɆ ȱɆ ƢķėǈɆ ĈėŒŨŝİėĐɆ ƢŨɆ ƢķėļƎɆ ƢëŏėƖɆ ŨŝɆ ȻśëƖĉƪŒļŝėȼɆ ƢƎëļƢƖȚɆ ëŝĐɆ įëƢķėƎƖɆ ƪŝƢļŒɆ ƢķėǈɆ ǂėƎėɆ śëƎƎļėĐȚɆ ƖķėɆ ƖķŨǂƖɆ ŝŨɆ śëƢėƎŝëŒɆ ļŝƖƢļŝĉƢƖɆ then they belonged to their ȱɆ ƖķėɆ ėǁėŝɆ ƖëǈƖɆ ƢķëƢɆ ƖķėɆ ǂŨƪŒĐɆ husbands, and they were expected ŏļŒŒɆ ķėƎɆ ŨǂŝɆ ĉķļŒĐɆ ļįɆ ƖķėɆ ķëĐɆ ƢŨɆŨĈėǈɆƢķėśɆëƢɆëŒŒɆƢļśėƖșɆɆǂļįėȼƖɆ ƖǂŨƎŝɆ ƢŨɆ ĐŨɆ ļƢșɆ ƢɆ ƢķėɆ ƖëśėɆ ƢļśėȚɆ ƎŨŒėɆ ǂëƖɆ ƢŨɆ ƖƢëǈɆ ëƢɆ ķŨśėɆ ƢŨɆ ĉŨŨŏȚɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ǂŨƪŒĐɆ ķëǁėɆ ĈėėŝɆ ƖėėŝɆ ĉŒėëŝɆ ëŝĐɆ ĉëƎėɆ įŨƎɆ ĉķļŒĐƎėŝșɆ dëĐǈɆ ëƖɆ ëɆ ǂėëŏɆ ëŝĐɆ ǙëǂėĐɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎɆ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎɆ ǂŨƪŒĐɆ ķëǁėɆ ĈėĉëƪƖėɆ ķėɆ ëŒŒŨǂƖɆ ķļƖɆ ǂļįėɆ ƢŨɆ ĈėėŝɆ ėǇƢƎėśėŒǈɆ ĉŨŝƢƎŨǁėƎƖļëŒɆ ƢŨɆ ĉŨŝƢƎŨŒɆķļśɆëŝĐɆĐļĉƢëƢėɆķļƖɆëĉƢļŨŝƖș Macbeth 25 Themes: Gender - Context Themes: Gender Key Quotes dëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆĈėŒļėǁėƖɆƢķëƢɆļŝɆ ŨśėȚɆǈŨƪɆƖƋļƎļƢƖ order to get what she wants ¶ķëƢɆƢėŝĐɆŨŝɆśŨƎƢëŒɆƢķŨƪİķƢƖȚɆƪŝƖėǇɆśėɆķėƎėȚ she will need to be cold, ŝĐɆǘŒŒɆśėɆįƎŨśɆƢķėɆĉƎŨǂŝɆƢŨɆƢķėɆƢŨėɆƢŨƋȯįƪŒŒ calculating, ruthless and cruel. {įɆĐļƎėƖƢɆĉƎƪėŒƢǈș QŝɆ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆƢļśėȚɆǂŨśėŝɆ Lady Macbeth, Act I Scene v ǂėƎėɆƖėėŝɆëƖɆǂėëŏȚɆįƎëİļŒėɆ ëŝĐɆŨǁėƎŒǈɆėśŨƢļŨŝëŒșɆ©ķėɆ ǂëŝƢƖɆƢŨɆİėƢɆƎļĐɆŨįɆƢķėɆįėśļŝļŝėɆ characteristics which she MACBETH believes are an obstacle to her ƎļƢķėėȚɆƋėëĉėț ëśĈļƢļŨŝƖș QɆĐëƎėɆĐŨɆëŒŒɆƢķëƢɆśëǈɆĈėĉŨśėɆëɆśëŝȜ ÕķŨɆĐëƎėƖɆĐŨɆśŨƎėɆļƖɆŝŨŝėș ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆėǇƋŒŨƎėƖɆƢǂŨɆ LADY MACBETH ĐļįįėƎėŝƢɆëƢƢļƢƪĐėƖɆƢŨɆśëƖĉƪŒļŝļƢǈɆ What beast was ’t, then, ķėƎėșɆnëĉĈėƢķɆëƎİƪėƖɆƢķëƢɆëɆ ¶ķëƢɆśëĐėɆǈŨƪɆĈƎėëŏɆƢķļƖɆėŝƢėƎƋƎļƖėɆƢŨɆśėȠ śëŝɆǂķŨɆļƖŝȼƢɆķŨŝŨƪƎëĈŒėɆļƖŝȼƢɆ ÕķėŝɆǈŨƪɆĐƪƎƖƢɆĐŨɆļƢȚɆƢķėŝɆǈŨƪɆǂėƎėɆëɆśëŝș ëɆƎėëŒɆśëŝɆëƢɆëŒŒșɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆ Act I Scene v ëƎİƪėƖɆƢķëƢɆĈėļŝİɆëɆśëŝɆśėëŝƖɆ daring to do whatever it takes to get what you want. I have given suck, and know LŨǂɆƢėŝĐėƎɆȻƢļƖɆƢŨɆŒŨǁėɆƢķėɆĈëĈėɆƢķëƢɆśļŒŏƖɆśėș ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƪƖėƖɆƖķŨĉŏļŝİɆ QɆǂŨƪŒĐȚɆǂķļŒėɆļƢɆǂëƖɆƖśļŒļŝİɆļŝɆśǈɆįëĉėȚ ļśëİėƎǈɆƢŨɆƖķŨǂɆdëĐǈɆ LëǁėɆƋŒƪĉŏėĐɆśǈɆŝļƋƋŒėɆįƎŨśɆķļƖɆĈŨŝėŒėƖƖɆİƪśƖ nëĉĈėƢķȼƖɆƎƪƢķŒėƖƖŝėƖƖșɆ¶ķėɆ ŝĐɆĐëƖķėĐɆƢķėɆĈƎëļŝƖɆŨƪƢȚɆķëĐɆQɆƖŨɆƖǂŨƎŝɆëƖɆǈŨƪ ƎėǁėƎƖëŒɆŨįɆİėŝĐėƎɆƎŨŒėƖɆļƖɆĉŒėëƎɆ ķėƎėșɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆƖķŨǂƖɆëɆ Have done to this. ĉŨśƋŒėƢėɆŒëĉŏɆŨįɆƢķėɆĉëƎļŝİɆëŝĐɆ Lady Macbeth, Act I Scene vii śŨƢķėƎļŝİɆļŝƖƢļŝĉƢɆƢķëƢɆǂŨƪŒĐɆ ĈėɆėǇƋėĉƢėĐɆįŨƎɆëɆǂŨśëŝɆļŝɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆƢļśėȚɆĈƪƢɆƖķėɆ ëŒƖŨɆśŨĉŏƖɆķėƎɆŨǂŝɆķƪƖĈëŝĐɆįŨƎɆ MACDUFF cowardice. LėɆķëƖɆŝŨɆĉķļŒĐƎėŝșɆŒŒɆśǈɆƋƎėƢƢǈɆŨŝėƖȠ $ļĐɆǈŨƪɆƖëǈɆȹëŒŒȺȠɆ{ɆķėŒŒȯŏļƢėȞɆŒŒȠ ÕķëƢȚɆëŒŒɆśǈɆƋƎėƢƢǈɆĉķļĉŏėŝƖɆëŝĐɆƢķėļƎɆĐëś ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėɆƪƖėƖɆnëĉĐƪįįɆëƖɆ ƢɆŨŝėɆįėŒŒɆƖǂŨŨƋȠɆ ëɆĉŨŝƢƎëƖƢɆƢŨɆƢķėɆnëĉĈėƢķƖșɆ¶ķėɆ nëĉĈėƢķƖɆƢķļŝŏɆśëƖĉƪŒļŝļƢǈɆļƖɆ MALCOLM about ruthlessness and cruelty, $ļƖƋƪƢėɆļƢɆŒļŏėɆëɆśëŝșɆ ĈƪƢɆnëĉĐƪįįɆƖķŨǂƖɆƢķëƢɆśėŝɆ MACDUFF ĉëŝɆķëǁėɆįėėŒļŝİƖɆëŝĐɆėśŨƢļŨŝƖɆ I shall do so, ƢŨŨșɆÕķėŝɆnëĉĐƪįįɆŒėëƎŝƖɆƢķëƢɆ ƪƢɆQɆśƪƖƢɆëŒƖŨɆįėėŒɆļƢɆëƖɆëɆśëŝș his children have been killed, QɆĉëŝŝŨƢɆĈƪƢɆƎėśėśĈėƎɆƖƪĉķɆƢķļŝİƖɆǂėƎė nëŒĉŨŒśɆƢėŒŒƖɆķļśɆƢŨɆƢëŏėɆļƢɆŒļŏėɆ ¶ķëƢɆǂėƎėɆśŨƖƢɆƋƎėĉļŨƪƖɆƢŨɆśėș ëɆśëŝɆĈǈɆŏļŒŒļŝİɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļŝɆ ƎėǁėŝİėșɆnëĉĐƪįįɆƖëǈƖɆƢķëƢɆķėɆ Act IV Scene iii will, but he also has to be able ƢŨɆİƎļėǁėɆįŨƎɆķļƖɆįëśļŒǈș Macbeth 26 Themes: Gender - Key Quotes Themes: Gender Mini Exams Question 1 $ėƖĉƎļĈėɆƢķėɆƎėŒëƢļŨŝƖķļƋɆĈėƢǂėėŝɆśëƖĉƪŒļŝļƢǈɆëŝĐɆƋŨǂėƎɆļŝɆnëĉĈėƢķ. Question 2 ÕķëƢɆ ĐŨɆ ƢķėɆ ĉķëƎëĉƢėƎƖɆ ŨįɆ dëĐǈɆ nëĉĈėƢķɆ ëŝĐɆ ƢķėɆ ǂļƢĉķėƖɆ ƢėŒŒɆ ƪƖɆ ëĈŨƪƢɆ ©ķëŏėƖƋėëƎėȼƖɆëƢƢļƢƪĐėɆƢŨɆǂŨśėŝȠ Question 3 ‘nëĉĈėƢķɆƋƎėƖėŝƢƖɆëɆŝėİëƢļǁėɆǁļėǂɆŨįɆśëƖĉƪŒļŝļƢǈșȼɆ$ļƖĉƪƖƖș Macbeth 27 Themes: Gender - Mini Exams Themes: Gender Exam Question Read the following extract from Act I Scene vii of Macbeth and then answer the question that follows. ƢɆƢķļƖɆƋŨļŝƢɆļŝɆƢķėɆƋŒëǈȚɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆķëǁļŝİɆƖėĉŨŝĐɆƢķŨƪİķƢƖɆëĈŨƪƢɆśƪƎĐėƎļŝİɆbļŝİɆ $ƪŝĉëŝșɆdëĐǈɆnëĉĈėƢķɆļƖɆƢƎǈļŝİɆƢŨɆĉŨŝǁļŝĉėɆķļśɆƢŨɆİŨɆƢķƎŨƪİķɆǂļƢķɆƢķėļƎɆƋŒëŝș MACBETH MACBETH ƎļƢķėėȚɆƋėëĉėț QįɆǂėɆƖķŨƪŒĐɆįëļŒȠ QɆĐëƎėɆĐŨɆëŒŒɆƢķëƢɆśëǈɆĈėĉŨśėɆëɆśëŝȜ LADY MACBETH ÕķŨɆĐëƎėƖɆĐŨɆśŨƎėɆļƖɆŝŨŝėș ÕėɆįëļŒȠ LADY MACBETH ƪƢɆ

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