Macbeth by Ruth https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn en-us 2018-03-11 14:00:46 UTC 2026-02-17 01:54:41 UTC hello@padlet.com lexi https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703260 Three witches give a prediction to Macbeth and his companion Banquio that Macbeth will become the owner of a land called Cowdor and he will become king. Banquio's offspring will become king. Lady Macbeth is the trigger of the play as she convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncun in order to reach the top however, Banquio also has a prophecy relating towards royalty therefore MB feels...  

 In my opinion, Lady Macbeth isn't purely evil. She loves her husband however she does not trust him that he will do what he needs to in order to reach the top. She is frustrated that she was not born the man and he was. This is ironic because she is the one who ended up killing herself. 

Key Themes: destiny, greed 

The Witches: didactic function 
Will fate only happen if you take the chances/act? ]]> 2018-03-12 06:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703260 Maggie https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703293 Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare. Macbeth is about a Thane who, after winning a battle, gets a prophecy from three witches. He goes back to Scotland and he and his wife make a plot to kill the current king. They blame the murder on the king's guards. He becomes distrustful of one of his closest friends, so orders to have him and his son killed. He kills his friend but his son escapes. He becomes conflicted throughout the entire play as to who he is. Is he a ultra masculine war hero, or is he a quietly powerful king? Malcom, the rightful heir to the throne teams up with another thane names McDuff. Macbeth kills McDuff's wife and all of his children and so McDuff comes to get revenge on his wife and children. Macbeth got another prophecy from the witches that said that he can only be killed by someone who was not born from a woman. McDuff was removed from his mother so he was able to kill him. He does, and is finally crowned king.]]> 2018-03-12 06:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703293 Ethan https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703322 What Happens in the Play?
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Macbeth begins as the noble Scottish Thane of Cordor, who has just won a fight alongside his friend Banquo. Three witches appear and tell him of his fate: he shall be king. This begins to drive him mad, he eventually kills King Duncan as he grows extremely desperate for the throne. His madness and bloodlust leads him to his demise, and he is beheaded by McDuff.

Lady Macbeth and Macbeth
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Macbeth begins as the dominant figure in the relationship, but as the play progresses his character deteriorates, he loses his masculinity and power. Lady Macbeth becomes the dominant figure, ordering Macbeth to kill the king to achieve her wicked desires. She succeeds in persuading him to do so. Because of this, she suffers from an overwhelming amount of guilt and trauma from the event, it becomes too much to bare. She kills herself.

Themes Explored
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- Power
- Status
- Greed
-Corruption 
- Identity

DIDACTIC
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One didactic function of the play is when Macbeth gives in to Lady Macbeth's agenda, obeying her commands. This leaves us questioning the roles assumed by genders at the time. Also, this gives us insight on the character's integrity and awareness of identity.]]> 2018-03-12 06:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703322 Heidi https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703343 ------------------------------------
-Macbeth murders King Duncan, and feels very guilty/paranoid afterwards. 
-i know that Lady Macbeth is very authoritative and manipulative, and macbeth commits a lot of murders to hide how he killed King Duncan. 

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The theme explored here is that Macbeth is seen as a manly in the very start. He then starts to look less masculine when he is reluctant to kill Duncan. On one hand, he looks masculine for murdering the king, but also weak when he takes instructions from a woman. It contradicts the actual idea that "He would be coward if he didn't kill Duncan", since he actually would have been more authoritative if he hadn't listened to Lady Macbeth. 

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Lady Macbeth then takes the masculine role from Macbeth which is more controversial since it was set in a very old time period, whereas it would't have been as impactful if it was set in modern day. 

Lady Macbeth: Her didactic approach is that she is very authoritative to challenge old gender roles.]]> 2018-03-12 06:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703343 Danii https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703380 Macbeth is a Shakespearean play which follows the story a man named Macbeth and  his controlling wife, Lady Macbeth. It begins with Macbeth and Banquo having just won a war and they come across three witches. They predict a number of things such as Macbeth being names Thane of Cawdor, and banquo's offspring becoming the future kings of Scotland. The predictions come true, as King Duncan approaches them and names Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth later on writes a letter explaining the intriguing account he had with the witches, and Lady Macbeth is lust for power. Some may say she is even more manly than Macbeth, as he lust for power overtakes everything else. She later convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan, to become King. He comes over, and Macbeth kills him; becoming king of Scotland.

However, he is eventually is ordered by his wife , and loses his sense of masculinity due to now becoming a king. He is no longer a strong warrior, and lacks individuality. Lady Macbeth is seen to sense this and had manipulated Macbeth from the start because of his weak character. Lady Macbeth is believed to be inferior to Macbeth, even though she does not possess the power of the crown. 

Character: LADY MACBETH

-One didactic function of the play is when Lady Macbeth expresses her desire to have Macbeth as king, and this shows the audience through some of her famous lines how she wishes to be ]]> 2018-03-12 06:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703380 Nada https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703391 Lady Macbeth plays a dominant role in the play as she encourages Macbeth to kill King Duncan, as three witches gave him a prophecy that he's going to become king.

Macbeth manages to kill King Duncan in his sleep and worries if the murder would be tracked back to him.

Key points:
The play includes themes of the relationship between cruelty and masculinity as Lady Macbeth challenges Macbeth's masculinity by manipulating him and wishing she was 'unsexed'.
Other themes were the destruction that occurs from unchecked ambition , as Macbeth wishes to be King but he has no intention to commit murder. the couple's ambition is what drives them to terrible acts.

Lady Macbeth:
-Dramatic function: she is the catalyst in the play as she drives Macbeth to ci=omit he murder, which drives the event of the play and makes the play more intense and interesting
-Didactic: from Lady Macbeth, we learn about how women are supposed to act towards their male counterparts and she is challenging the stereotype by manipulating her husband and telling him what to do.]]> 2018-03-12 06:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703391 Julien https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703412 In the play three witches predict that macbeth is going to become the thane of cawdor AND the king and from there the story unfolds to reveal that lady macbeth is evil and is trying to take the throne through power.

Macbeth at the beginning is perceived as very manly and a fighter however of a lower status. on the other hand he really appeals to s because we are not royalty either. he is close. however as the play progresses and he becomes king he loses his personality and his sanity. he not powerful anymore and has lost some of his Masculinity. he is more distant now.

this play explores the themes of power and the exploration of personality. it also has greed and looking for self satisfaction. 

Macbeth's didactic function in the play is to make us ponder if we should make our prophecies or ambitions come true by force or if we should let them happen by themselves. will it make a difference or will the end result be the same]]> 2018-03-12 06:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703412 Zayaan https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703418 - What happens in the play?
Lady macbeth has a desire to become queen and have power. Someone kills someone else and 3 witches say something to someone else. 
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Lady macbeth kills herself and Malcolm, macduff plan to kill macbeth. He goes in war with them and he is conflicted between the roles of king and 

- What do you about macbeth and lady macbeth ? 
She is a manipulative women that tried to convince macbeth to kill king duncan. 

- What key themes does the play explore ?
Ambition, tragedy, conflict, identity

Didactic meaning of the play 


]]> 2018-03-12 06:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703418 Suhani https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703441 Macbeth and Banquo encounter three witches who predict his rise to king. This makes Macbeth more ambitious, leading him to tell his wife who then plans to kill the king.

Lady Macbeth believes that her husband is not competent enough as he did not want to kill Duncan initially. The gender roles get switched after we are shown Macbeth as a masculine and strong man however in the relationship the audience is lead to believe that Lady Macbeth calls all the shots: Macbeth is just the soldier following her orders.
Macbeth's harmatia (potential)
-Ambition
-Gender roles (masculinity)

The Witches
Dramatic function- they lay the groundwork for Macbeth's ambition to build.

]]> 2018-03-12 06:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703441 Nour https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703451 Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare

What happens in the play:

After coming back as a successful warrior with King Duncan, Macbeth is approached by 3 witches. He is  informed by the 3 witches that he will become king... After going back to the castle and informing lady Macbeth about the prophecy that he has just been told, Lady Macbeth convinces him that the quickest way to reach this destiny is to kill the King. So, Lady Macbeth drugs the guards of the King's bed chamber as Macbeth ascends to the King's room to murder him while he sleepsx.

What didactic effect does Macbeth have?

I think he makes us question if royalty is really what we may think it is.



]]> 2018-03-12 06:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703451 Rhys rhyhammon https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703522 In the play, Macbeth kills King Duncan after hearing a prophecy from three witches. He was the Thane of Glamis at the beginning of the play and before he killed the king he also became the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth and lady Macbeth become king and queen. Duncan's sons run away, one going to England. The English attack Macbeth, Lady Macbeth having already killed herself from seeing 'blood on her hands' all the time.

Macbeth: Thane of Glamis at beginning, then Thane of Cawdor as well, kills Duncan to be king. Originally, Macbeth is a warrior, but his image changes when he becomes king. His his past and present self meet in the final conflict, the result being death.
Lady Macbeth: Power-hungry, dangerous, crazy

Jealousy, revenge and power are main themes.

The witches: the witches are an essential part in 'Macbeth' as they provide the prophecy which sparks the play. Without them
]]> 2018-03-12 06:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703522 Vedank https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703523 Macbeth is madly in love with Lady Macbeth and she influences his actions and wants him to be king. The play tackles themes such as feminism, etc. Theres a lot of fun conspiring involved in the play.

what happens in the play?
It is the story of the rise and fall of Macbeth and how the process of him doing so causes him to die.

what do you know about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are in a healthy relationship. Lady Macbeth encourages him to achieve his dream. 



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Lady Macbeth's character is one that exploits her husband's unchecked ambition. Her drive to be the queen and to be ]]> 2018-03-12 06:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703523 Lulu https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703531 Macbeth and Banquo encounter three witches in a forest, who gives Macbeth a prophecy that he will be king after Duncan. Macbeth informs Lady Macbeth about the prophecy and they plot to murder Duncan. Duncan was killed by Macbeth. Macbeth is crowned King of Scotland.

At the start Macbeth was a very masculine character however during the play, Lady Macbeth becomes more dominant as she had a clear goal and wasn't hesitant. Whilst Macbeth on the other hand is confused between what is right or wrong.


]]> 2018-03-12 06:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703531 Jannah https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703569 Shakespeare wrote Macbeth :/
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Macbeth begins by winning a battle with the King being King Duncan. Then he goes to the witches and they tell him he will be lord then king. King Duncan crowns Macbeth lord of Cawdor. Then Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan when he comes to their castle. He murders him and his sons flee so they are not associated with the murder. Than Macbeth becomes king and a bunch of stuff happens like his wife committing suicide and he is eventually killed by macduff because he killed his family.
]]> 2018-03-12 06:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703569 Siya https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703663 In Macbeth , the woman is evil. Pure evil. 

Macbeth believes he is invincible because he can only be killed by a man that was NOT born from a woman.
A key theme is superstition because of the prominence of witches and prophecies.

Lady Macbeth is extremely manipulative but perhaps she doesn't realise her own power and the guilt she feels at the end could suggest that she doesn't think about the consequences of her actions.

Lady Macbeth's dramatic function is obviously to tell Macbeth to kill King Duncan. However, her didactic function is that she makes us wonder to what extent guilt can influence our actions.]]> 2018-03-12 06:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703663 Adam https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703666 The play explores themes such as paranoia and guilt. It also shows Macbeth's progression into madness.

Macbeth's reactions and actions during the play could be the result of PTSD from the war he recently fought in. This could severely impact his choices before the murder and could make his reactions more severe.

Witches function: They set the whole play in motion, though a self fulfilling prophecy. Macbeth only ever thinks of killing King Duncan because of the prophecy that he would become the king.
It could make the audience think about the power of suggestion, in how a simple prophecy from some strangers leads Macbeth to kill the leader of his country, a man who he showed a lot of loyalty to.]]> 2018-03-12 06:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703666 Zeinab https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703703 Macbeth is a play surrounding the story of a couple, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Both are hungry for power, and Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband to kill King Duncan, as she desperately wants him to become king.

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Macbeth: In the beginning he is a soldier, he is masculine and has a sense of identity. As the play progresses and his guilt and paranoia grows, he loses that and becomes merciless. 
Lady Macbeth: Begins with a clear goal, willing to do whatever it takes to have her husband be king. She influences her husband to have the same goals she has.Once he is king however, she is also consumed by paranoia. She goes mad and it is heavily implied that she takes her own life.  
Themes of identity, power, guilt/paranoia, power-hungry/greed,  and manipulation.

Lady Macbeth's dramatic function:
- She is the driving cause of Macbeth killing Duncan. She implants in him that power is the most valuable thing and encourages his ambition to grow.
Lady Macbeth's Didactic function:
She raises questions about power in a relationship, and whether it was unsuitable that she was as dominant as she was - and if so why.
Would it have been different if the roles were reversed and Lady Macbeth was being manipulated. Would we then feel sorry for her and not judge her for being 'weak' as we would judge Macbeth. What does that say about gender roles and stereotypes?]]> 2018-03-12 06:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240703703 Nuha https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240712277 Macbeth and Banquo are approached by witches. Macbeth is told that he will become the Thane of Cawdor and King. Macbeth sends a letter to Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth then convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan so he becomes king and she becomes Queen. This shows the shift of power between the characters. Lady Macbeth plays the dominant character and Macbeth obeys her, not the other way round. The play then explores the theme of guilt after the murder when Lady Macbeth kills herself.


]]> 2018-03-12 07:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240712277 Serene https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240712409 The story begins with Macbeth meeting the three witches, and asking about his fate. Macbeth then believes he is invincible because he could only be killed by a man that wasn't born from a woman. He and his wife plot to kill King Duncan, and after they do, Lady Macbeth experiences hallucinations and sees 'blood' on her hands, before commiting suicide.
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DIDACTIC
One didactic message the play gives us is that being too power hungry/ambitious can result in your own downfall.]]> 2018-03-12 07:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240712409 Maggie https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240729424 The three witches dramatic function in the story may be that they have to give Macbeth his prophecies which ultimately influence his actions. Their didactic function in the story my be to make the reader/audience ]]> 2018-03-12 08:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rsudlow3/f8uf0knxuubn/wish/240729424