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Macbeth

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Macbeth: "Fair is foul and foul is fair"

By: Charm, Paula, Rafael and Jazmine

"Appearance vs reality"

What does it mean?

Optical Illusions

We beieve what we see first hand, not reality.

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.

Retake

What if this theme did not exist? 

Characters

The three witches

King Duncan

Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

Was Lady Macbeth naturally evil, or was she just portraying someone she  wanted to be?

Macduff

Acts

Act 1:

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)

Act 2

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)

Act 3

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)

Macbeth

Act 4

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)

Act 5

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)

Symbols

bloody crown

bloody dagger

witches hat

Serpent under a Flower