TEXT: Macbeth THEMES TO CONSIDER: Gothic, unnatural, gender roles, fate, power, occult CHARACTERS TO COVER: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, witches, Banquo Quotation Technique Who said When Social context LINKS/THEME Fair is foul and foul is fair The alliteration, Witches Act 1 James I was obsessed with Gothic, unnatural, fate oxymoron scene1 witches, wrote foreshadows the Daemonologie. gothic unnatural deeds to come The witches speak in a different rhythm form the rest of the characters in the play. Instead of ten syllable pentameter, the speak in six of seven syllable lines. The use of three feet in their rhythm is symbolic of their witchcraft as three was seen as a “magic number”. “For brave Macbeth – well he The adjective Sergeant Act 1 In Aristotelian tragedies, Bravery, Manly virtues deserved that name” “brave” shows the scene 2 The hero should begin the high status and play in a position of respect shown to and his tragic flaw Macbeth t the start leads him to a tragic of the play – in descent. keeping with Aristotelian tragic heroes
TEXT: Macbeth THEMES TO CONSIDER: Gothic, unnatural, gender roles, fate, power, occult CHARACTERS TO COVER: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, witches, Banquo Quotation Technique Who said When Social context LINKS/THEME Fair is foul and foul is fair The alliteration, oxymoron foreshadows the gothic unnatural deeds to come The witches speak in a different rhythm form the rest of the characters in the play. Instead of ten syllable pentameter, the speak in six of seven syllable lines. The use of three feet in their rhythm is symbolic of their witchcraft as three was seen as a “magic number”. Witches Act 1 scene1 James I was obsessed with witches, wrote Daemonologie. Gothic, unnatural, fate “For brave Macbeth – well he deserved that name” The adjective “brave” shows the high status and respect shown to Macbeth t the start of the play – in keeping with Aristotelian tragic heroes Sergeant Act 1 scene 2 In Aristotelian tragedies, The hero should begin the play in a position of and his tragic flaw leads him to a tragic descent. Bravery, Manly virtues