This document contains a summary of Macbeth in the form of a mind map. One section covers the 2 key characters; Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, another covers a chronological plot summary and the final section covers a detailed section of social, historical and political context. These will help any stu...
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Lady Macbeth
Macbeth
- more ambitious + ruthless than Macbeth
- changes throughout the play ↳ as soon as the opportunity to gain power presented
itself, she had a plan + goal in mind
> a brave warrior + leader at the start - She plays a large role in the regicide + killing of Duncan
↳ falls victim to the witches profecies/predictions and ultimately Macbeth's down fall.
↳ after committing murder he spirals into evil and
killing, he becomes more cowardly > She uses her influence over Macbeth to persuade him
to kill Duncan
Ambition to become king - she partakes in Duncan's killing
- soliloquies
"The pince of Cumberland that is a step - She is eventually unable to deal with the guilt of her actions
on which I must fall down, or else o 'er-leap, is unable to sleep
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; ↳ becomes mentally unstable and sleep walks
let not light see my black and deep desires _ ends up dying tragically (committing suicide)
-> worried about his determination/ambition Ambitions
to commit regicide "black and deep desires"
> "shalt be what thou art promised"
↳ he hopes no one sees his plans + thoughts which ↳ her determination to succeed and get what she wan
is why he wants there to be no more light.
- Brave - at the start of the play
"brave Macbeth"
"till he unseamed him from the have to th' chaps"
↳ ironic as the captain is praising Macbeth for killing
Macdonwald (a traitor)
↳ Macbeth described using powerful verbs and adjectives
such as: "brandished" "smoked" "carved " "unseamed"
"fixed"
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