PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Macbeth: "Fair is foul and foul is fair"
Importance in Macbeth:
- Gives the story depth
- Audience becomes aware that nothing is what it may seem
- Characters are misled for what they think is real, but in reality they make an error in judgement.
- All of the conflicts in Macbeth are created and brought forth using this theme.
Main Points
- The theme is first introduced by the three witches
- Kind Duncan is aware that others fool him by appearance ( Thane of Cawdor), but is still foolish to believe Macbeth.
- Lady Macbeth proves to be mischievous, as she portrays this theme perfectly.
- Macbeth uses the theme in order to gain the respect of others.
King Duncan:
"And [Macbeth's] great love (sharp as his spur) hath helped him to his home before us." (I, VI, 28-30)
Key Criteria
- Banquo suspects Macbeth of wanting to kill the king, but keeps it to himself
- Macbeth has a dagger hallucination
- Lady Macbeth reveals her weakness
- King Duncan is murdered, and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth try to hide their deeds
Old Man:
"God's bension go with you, and with those/ That would ,ale good of bad, and friends of foes.
(2.4.40-41)
Main Points
- Banquo suspects Macbeth of Duncan's murder
- Banquo is killed
- Macbeth sees a hallucination of Banquo
- Hecate and the witches plan to deceive Macbeth
"Thou canst not say I did it: never shake"/"Thy Glory locks at me." (III, IV, 61-62)
Key Criteria
- Hacate and the witches deceive Macbeth
- Macbeth believes he cannot be killed; he is fooled by the witches.
- Macduff is seemed as a traitor.
- Malcolm and Macduff test each others loyalties.
Lady Macduff:
"I AM IN THIS EARTHLY WORLD, WHERE TO DO HARM / IS OFTEN LAUDABLE, TO DO GOOD SOMETIME /ACCOUNTED DANGEROUS FOLLY." (IV, II, 83-85)
Main Points
- The doctor becomes suspicious of Lady Macbeth, whose conscience has gotten to her.
- Malcolm's army misleads Macbeth.
- Lady Macbeth kills herself.
- Macbeth learns that the witches fooled him.
Macbeth:
"And be these juggling fiends no more believed that palter with us in a double sense, that keep the word of promise in our ear and brake it to our hope." (V, VII, 23-25)