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Shakespeare - MACBETH

Characters Duncan-King of Scotland Malcolm-Prince of Cumberland (eldest son and heir to throne) Donalbain-second son Macbeth-Thane of Glamis and general Banquo-General-aristo. Macduff-loyal to legit.king—general and aristocrat ------------ Lady Macbeth-wife to Macbeth; a formidable woman Three weird sisters

Three Weird Sisters,(aka the witches) PROPHECY TO MACBETH 1. Thane of Glamis 2. Thane of Cawdor 3. King hereafter PROPHECY TO BANQUO 1. Greater than MB,yet not so great 2 Will beget kings, but be none RESULT OF PROPHECY TO MACBETH 1. He already is 2. Cawdor betrayed the king; hanged for a traitor 3. ???????What next is the big question for M. +LM

Three weird sisters-continued WYRD MEANS FATE IN OE SUPERNATURAL POWERS-cause storms;appear and disappear KNOW THINGS NO MORTAL CAN KNOW-Cawdor’s treachery WHAT ARE THE LIMITS OF THEIR POWERS? Never lie or order Macbeth to do anything;trick answers DO THEY MAKE MACBETH DESTROY HIMSELF AND HIS COUNTRY?

MACBETH –CHARACTER CONTRADICTIONS —ambitious,yet with a conscience FULL OF ANGUISH AND TORMENT-never enjoys the crown BECOMES DESPERATE+PARANOID BY END INFLUENCED BY LADY MACBETH-he seems weak at first, but grows in evil ACTIVE IMAGINATION

LADY MACBETH-CHARACTER AMBITIOUS A STRONG WOMAN KNOWS HER HUSBAND VERY WELL-attacks his manhood and shames him EMPTIES HERSELF OF ALL HUMAN FEELING SINGLENESS OF PURPOSE FULL OF LIES AND DECEPTIONS SANG-FROID REPRESSES GUILT AND FEAR GOES MAD AT END

BANQUO-CHARACTER MAN OF INTEGRITY BRAVE IN BATTLE YET CAUTIOUS IN HIS ACTIONS SKEPTICAL OF WITCHES HONEST AND TRUSTING NATURE REFUSES TO COMPROMISE HIS HONOR AND INTEGRITY FOIL TO MACBETH DO NOT FORGET; Banquo was an ancestor or King JamesI

KING DUNCAN-CHARACTER GOOD KING AND HONORABLE MAN-”a sainted king” OLD-MUCH WISDOM GRACIOUS GENEROUS-rewards loyalty THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DUNCAN’S MURDER REGICIDE WAS A HEINOUS CRIME IN THE MIDDLE AGES BECAUSE IT DISRUPTED THE NATURAL ORDER OF SOCIETY AND OF THE NATION. WHEN YOU KILL A KING, YOU STRIKE A BLOW AT THE NATION.

MALCOLM-PRINCE OF CUMBERLAND-CHARACTER LEGITIMATE KING-represents the rightful order that Macbeth disturbs WILL BE A GOOD KING YOUNG, SMART AND WISE JUDICIOUS; ABLE TO WAIT TO RECLAIM HIS THRONE TESTS MACDUFF’S LOYALTY—doesn’t believe everything everyone tells him REWARDS LOYALTY-GENEROUS TO FRIENDS FINAL SPEECH—FULL OF IMAGES OF DIVINE GRACE AND NATURAL ORDER

MACDUFF-CHARACTER MACBETH’S MAJOR ADVERSARY SUSPECTS FOUL PLAY FROM THE BEGINNING DOES NOT PLAY GAMES-NOT HYPOCRITICAL MATURE CODE HERO-reacts to murder of wife and child stoically ABSOLUTELY LOYAL TO THE LEGIT. KING KNOWS RIGHT FROM WRONG KILLS THE TYRANT MACBETH

False Faces of Lord and Lady Macbeth