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-Anglo Saxons: King Duncan & loyal thanes
-Play performed: 1604
-Setting: 1054
-Play written for King James because he was interested in witches and stuff like that

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Background/History

-Anglo Saxons: King Duncan & loyal thanes
-Play performed: 1604
-Setting: 1054
-Play written for King James because he was interested in witches and stuff like that

Thanes

Soldiers

Aside

Character's secret thoughts expressed on stage - other characters cannot hear

Soliloquy

character's thoughts expressed to audience - other characters cannot hear

Foil

characters with opposing characteristics portrayed to portray the distinct qualities of each character

Theme #1

Appearances can be deceiving

Theme #2

Guilt & Conscience

Theme #3

Consequences of having too much ambition

Theme #4

What is a man?

Theme #5

Order & Disorder - the struggle to maintain or destroy social or national bonds; destruction of morality

Motif #1Darkness - evil occurring in darkness; supports order & disorder themeMotif #2The supernatural world and the Great Chain of BeingMotif #3The weather - reflection of the state of the universe and the evil that occursMotif #4Types of birds- represent death symbolsSymbols-daggers -blood -washing of handsApparitionHallucinations seen by Macbeth that contain messages