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Macbeth
- Brave and strong soldier.
- Subject of Witch's prophecy.
- His downfall is his ambition and lust for power.
- Becomes King of Scotland.
- Murders to get his position
- Becomes less ethical as time goes on.
- Scotland degrades under his rule.

Lady Macbeth
- Macbeth's wife
- Lusts for power; ambitious.
- Has more influence over Macbeth in the beginning.
- Uses her sexulaity and feminity for Macbeth.
- Becomes absorbed by her guilt and dies.

The Three Witches
- Delivers Macbeth's and Banquo's prophecies.
- Tells the things that cause Macbeth to become ambitious.

Banquo
- Is told by the Witches he will not be king but his children will be for a long time.
- Killed by Macbeth to try and defeat his prophecy.

King Duncan
- Killed by Macbeth to make Macbeth become King quicker.

Macduff
- Leads the army and kills Macbeth to restore the crown to Malcolm.

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"All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!...Thane of Cawdor!...that shalt be king hereafter!" (Act I, Scene iii)

"Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" (Act 3, Scene iii)

These quotes were from the witches, giving Macbeth and Banquo their first prophecies.

This scene is important because it catalyzes the rest of the play and is the source of Macbeth's initial ambition. It also raises the question that is Macbeth was always meant to become king, why did he speed up the process? and if he hadn't would the outcome have been the same tragedy?

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"We fail? But screw your courage to the sticking place And we'll not fail. When Duncan is asleep....What cannot you and I perform upon Th' unguarded Duncan? What not put upon His spongy officers, who shall bear guilt Of our great quell?" (Act I, Scene vii)

This is Lady Macbeth's proposed plan to Macbeth to kill Duncan.

This is important because they wanted to kill Duncan in order for Macbeth to ascend to the crown quicker. This is also important because it shows the power that Lady Macbeth has over Macbeth. She had to insult and convince him to get him past his morals in order to commit the murder. In this beginning scene, it sets up Lady Macbeth as the strong, fearless one, which changes as the plot progresses.

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"I will advise you where to plant yourselves, acquaint you with the perfect spy...Fleance, his son, that keeps him company, is no less material to me Than is his father's, must embrace the fate Of that dark hour." (Act III, Scene ii)

In this quote, Macbeth is explaining to the murders how they  will murder Banquo and Macbeth says he would like Fleance killed as well because it is Banquo's sons who are supposed to get the crown.

This scene is important because not only does it show Macbeth's increasing ambition, it shows the degradation of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship. As seen with Duncan's murder, Lady Macbeth played a large role and convinced him to do it. Here, Macbeth plans this all by himself and doesn't tell Lady Macbeth about it. This shows the character development of Macbeth and him becoming increasingly evil and heartless, all for ambition and power.

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"Were the graced person of our Banquo present...The table's full. (Act III, Scene iv)

These words from Macbeth are spoken after Macbeth has been informed by the murderers that they killed Banquo but Fleance escaped. The ghost of Banquo appears at Macbeth's dinner and takes Macbeth's seat.

This scene holds importance because it shows the true beginning of Macbeth's paranoia. Also, only the audience and Macbeth can see the ghost, not the other dinner guests, this use of dramatic irony makes Macbeth seem even more crazy in his own kingdom. We also see the return of Lady Macbeth in this scene as she tries to convince Macbeth to calm down and she eventually dismissed the dinner guests.

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Destruction and downfall is the outcome of greedy, needless ambition.

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Scene #5: Witch's second prophecies/reassurance.

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Scene #5: Witch's second prophecies/reassurance.

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"For none of women born, Shall harm Macbeth." (Act IV, Scene i)

"Macbeth shall never be vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." (Act Iv, Scene i)

Macbeth seeks out the witches again and asks for reassurance that he will be okay. They tell him (via 3 apparitions) 3 things that make him think he is secure, which in reality, turn out to be meaningless.

This scene is important because it foreshadows Macbeth's downfall. He misinterprets the information the witches give him and leads to his demise. He thinks he's invincible which makes him more ambitious.

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"It is an accustomed action with her to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this quarter of an hour." (Act V, Scene i)

"Out damned spot, out, I say! One. Two." (Act V, Scene i)

This scene takes place between Lady Macbeth, a gentlewomen, and a doctor. Lady Macbeth is going insane because of the guilt she feels for the murders.

This scene is important because it shows the character development of Lady Macbeth. She began as the tough-ass boss women who had no quarrels about the murders. Here we see she is actually struggling with what she did, and struggling so badly that she drove herself actually insane.

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Scene #7: The death of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's reaction. 

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Scene #7: The death of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's reaction. 

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"She should have died hereafter....Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day...The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle." (Act V, Scene v)

This is a speech by Macbeth after he is informed that Lady Macbeth has died. He seems very undisturbed by it.

This scene is important because it shows Macbeth's cruelty. Macbeth's relationship with his wife has greatly deteriorated and this is the culmination of that. In addition, this scene shows Macbeth's quite bleak outlook on life, calling it a "brief candle". This could be a result of all the trouble he has gone through to get the throne, and him realizing it may not have all been worth it.

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Foreshadowing
- The three witches
- In Act I, Scene vii, Macbeth voices fears that if he murders the king, one day someone will come to murder him, which is exactly what happened.

Symbolism
- Hands and Daggers represent violence and guilt

Metaphors
- "O full of scorpions is my mind"

Verbal and Dramatic Irony
- Verbal takes place when Lady Macbeth tells Duncan he is welcomed, yet they are planning to kill him.
- At the dinner with Banquo's ghost, the audience knows it is a ghost but the dinner members don't.

Foils
- Macbeth and Banquo

Paradox
- "fair is foul, foul is fair."

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"Hail, King! for so thou art. Behold  where stands Th' usurper's cursed head. The time is free." (Act V, Scene viii).

This is the last scene of the play and is the climax where Macbeth is beheaded by Macduff's army. The kingdom is restored to peace after Macbeth is gone.

This scene was foreshadowed in the beginning, where Duncan is beheaded to give the crown to Macbeth. Macbeth also foreshadowed this when he thought that murdering would set a chain reaction that would come back to him being murdered for the crown. Also, it is significant the way Macbeth fell, this is where we realize the witch's prophecies were interpreted wrongly. We learn Macduff was born via C-section so he was not technically "born of a woman", so he could harm Macbeth, which he did. In addition, Macbeth didn't believe the forest could move, but the army cut down trees and moved behind them to sneak up on the castle, thus, the forest "moved". This final scene brings together everything in this tragic novel and reveals the theme that ambition will lead to a downfall if it gets to strong.