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Title: Language Used In Macbeth and Supernatural Theme
Description: These notes are a brief description of what happens in Macbeth and what to expect from it. These notes would Help you out in Macbeth for year 11's who find it hard or need extra help with Macbeth. This will help break down the play to you and make it easier to understand.
Description: These notes are a brief description of what happens in Macbeth and what to expect from it. These notes would Help you out in Macbeth for year 11's who find it hard or need extra help with Macbeth. This will help break down the play to you and make it easier to understand.
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21 May 2017 at 23:16
Supernatural theme
The idea that there are mysterious forces
controlling what is happening in our lives
- witches prophesies are what drives
the story forward
- In Shakespeare's time belief in
witchcraft was very strong
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Macbeth is not sure if he can trust his eyes
Another one is that he sees Banquo's
ghost at the banquet and lady Macbeth
imagines blood on her hands
Theme based on thoughts, dreams and
actions
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Language In Macbeth
Shakespeare uses language techniques to
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ake words difficult at first to understand
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- Opposing ideas are put together and
the meaning seems to be a paradox
- A combination of contradictory ideas (Juxtaposition)
As they're witches, they enjoy evil,
however they could be saying the
following,
- what we think looks attractive or fair,
is actually bad (or foul)
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- In other words; our ambitions can be
our downfall
- Macbeth is tempted by their
predictions
- Enters a confused, unnatural world
- Where he cannot trust what he sees
and cannot bear what he is
Shakespeare uses ambiguous language a
lot to make the audience interpret the
actual meaning in many different ways
...
e - lady Macbeth says the daggers 'must
lie there'
- She could mean the daggers must be
placed there
- Or the daggers will hide the truth and
pin the blame on the servants
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The Do's And Don'ts for Macbeth Key
Passages - avoid writing about the characters as
if they are real people
- Avoid writing about the play as if it is a
novel
- Avoid referring to the play as a 'book'
Don't forget to include some dramatic
terms l
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Soliloauv's allow the audience to -
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Are dramatic devices which lets the
audience know what a character is
thinking out aloud
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this is
poignant as it contrasts with her
briskness when she tries to encourage
Macbeth
- The soliloquy has revealed to the
audience she is not as confident as
she pretends
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Title: Language Used In Macbeth and Supernatural Theme
Description: These notes are a brief description of what happens in Macbeth and what to expect from it. These notes would Help you out in Macbeth for year 11's who find it hard or need extra help with Macbeth. This will help break down the play to you and make it easier to understand.
Description: These notes are a brief description of what happens in Macbeth and what to expect from it. These notes would Help you out in Macbeth for year 11's who find it hard or need extra help with Macbeth. This will help break down the play to you and make it easier to understand.