3. Plot A story about a murder of a King Macbeths rise and fall
The revenge of Macbeth Three witches who plot against Macbeth 4.
Date and text Between1603-1606 allusion toGunpowder plot
celebration of King James and Stuart 5. Characters Duncan Macbeth
Banquo LadyMacbeth Fleance Macduff Three witches King of Scotland a
general in the army of Duncan Macbeths friend and general Macbeths
wife Banquos son Thane of Fife 6. Macbeth Hero or villain person?
Brave Loyal Ambitious Killer Drip 7. Lady Macbeth
Persuasive
Evil
Weighty
8. Themes
Short tragedy
Tragedy of a character
Tragedy of moral order
Poetic tragedy
9. Historical origins
Sources
Raphael Holinshed Hector Boece
Historical accounts of KingMacbeth of Scotland
10. The Scottish play
Bad luck to mention Macbeth
Use of spells of real witches
Different remeditation
11. Wichcraft in Shakespeare time Widespread beliefin witches
Power from the devil Women victims of false accusation 12. Linksby
Martina Di Matteo& Elisabetta Guarino
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/english/shakespeare_sums/macbeth_summ_intro.shtml
http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/macbeth.htm#char
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/macbeth.html http://
www.wikipedia.com
