Macbeth Flashcards
What are the 3 paragraph topics?
Ambition, control, and corruption
When was Macbeth made?
Macbeth was performed and published in the 17th century
Who wrote Macbeth?
English playwright, William Shakespeare
What is the quote around the witches prophecies?
“Great Glamis, worthy Cawdor”
What is the quote around Lady Macbeth demeaning Macbeth?
“And live a coward in thine own esteem.”
What is the quote around Macbeth hiding knowledge from Lady Macbeth?
“Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck”
What is the quote around Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s relationship?
“‘Say to the king, I would attend his leisure / For a few words.’”
What is the quote around Macbeth’s ambition?
“… only vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other”
What is the quote around Macbeth and harm?
“… none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth.”
What is Macbeth’s main path?
His desire for power, maintaining that power, and his corruption leading to defeat
What was Macbeth’s downfall?
Macbeth’s cautiousness and guilt led him to trust in the weïrd sisters, resulting in his downfall of overconfidence and pride
