Macbeth notes - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Theme of Ambition Quote 1 Quote: 'Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, And falls on th'other' Explanation: ACT 1 Macbeth acknowledges his 'vaulting ambition' when contemplating the murder of Duncan. Shows an intense desire for power, which vaults even beyond its intrinsic limits and beyond reason Techniques: Horse metaphor Audience: Audience knows Macbeth is unreasonable-here's no good reason to kill Duncan, because Duncan is perfectly good at this whole king-business ...

A revision resource that will ensure a grade 8/9! This is an incredibly detailed analysis of quotations from Macbeth by William Shakespeare. This is a play commonly studied at GCSE level and I created this resource for myself to assist me with my examination of this. This is essentially an organised compilation of my class notes, my own ideas of analysis and different analytical points I've found elsewhere. I have categorised these quotations by key characters and key themes, as well as minor ch...

MACBETH ACT 2 SCENE 2 THE KILLING OF KING DUNCAN My A* revision notes

GCSE AQA Macbeth character notes to ensure you that grade 9. Includes: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff and the witches.

main theme of Act I betrayal why are the witches important? they foreshadow events why is king duncan so grateful to Macbeth? Macbeth saved King Duncan's kingdom from rebels and the Norwegian king. what is Macbeth's character flaw? ambitious what do you know about king duncan? he values bravery and loyalty what does macbeth think about killing king duncan? he is not sure if it's the right thing to do where does king duncan come to spend the nigh...

Some random notes and interpertations i jotted down during a class regarding greed and ambition

Detailed and in-depth GCSE AQA Macbeth theme notes, that will get you that grade 9. Includes: abuse of kingship and power, ambition, appearance vs reality, gender, the men, the women, guilt, innocence and paranoia, light vs dark, theme development.

AQA GCSE Macbeth top quotes with grade 9 analysis to memorise for exams

GCSE AQA Macbeth act and scene summaries, character analysis, all themes analysed with key quotes. Top quotes to use with grade 9 analysis. Aesthetic notes, colourful.

5k word document of Macbeth summaries, character descriptions, themes, symbols, aesthetic features and stylistic devices, motifs, historical context, quotes and their meanings, and character relationship Venn diagrams.