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Title: Macbeth - Characters
Description: A brief description on each of the characters in Macbeth and how they relate to the plot
Description: A brief description on each of the characters in Macbeth and how they relate to the plot
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Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Macbeth
The Characters
- The three witches set the tone of the play and are called ‘the weird sisters’
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- The play is set in Scotland and to English people Scotland was very mysterious and
magical
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- At the start of the play Macbeth is very loyal to King Duncan
- Lady Macbeth is ambitious and criticises her husband for being too kind; in Act 5 she
is seen sleepwalking and takes her own life as the guilt catches up with her
- Duncan is a kind and generous king who puts Scotland’s needs above his own
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After Duncan’s murder he flees
to England where he matures and prepares an army to take down Macbeth
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- Banquo is Macbeth’s best friend and is with him when the witches first deliver their
prophecies and is told that his sons will be kings
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He also suspects that Macbeth killed Duncan
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People such as Banquo and Macduff
suspect he gained the throne by acting selfishly
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He cares for his country and believes that Malcolm is the rightful King
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Macduff then kills Macbeth as he was ‘not of woman born’
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- Fleance is BAnquo’s son who escaped death from the assassins
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Title: Macbeth - Characters
Description: A brief description on each of the characters in Macbeth and how they relate to the plot
Description: A brief description on each of the characters in Macbeth and how they relate to the plot