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Title: Good Vs Evil; Blood, Gore and Violence and Psychological Disorders in Macbeth
Description: These are sixth form notes from English Literature on Good vs Evil; Blood, Gore and Violence and Psychological Disorders in Macbeth. Giving background information and quotes for you to learn, as well as an exam questions to practice with.

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Macbeth  
 
 

Good  vs  Evil:    
 
Background;    
 
•   The  term  Gothic  has  roots  in  Germanic  languages,  referring  to  a  German  tribe  called  
the  Goths
...
 
•   The  romantic  writers  such  as  Shelley,  Byron  Verlaine  and  Baudelaire  capture  this  
central  thread  of  good  vs  evil  within  gothic  history  in  their  work
...
   
•   Throughout  history,  ‘Goth’s’  have  been  seen  as  evil  and  different  in  society,  not  
following  the  norms
...
     
 
Quotes;    
 
•   “Sleep  no  more!  Macbeth  does  murder  sleep,  the  innocent  sleep
...
”  
•   “is  this  a  dagger  which  I  see  before  me,  the  blade  handle  toward  my  hand?”  
•   “All  hail  Macbeth!  Thane  of  Glamis”  
•   “Out  dammed  spot!  Out  I  say!  One,  two:  why…  blood  in  him”  
•   “fair  is  foul,  foul  is  fair”  
•   “look  like  the  innocent  flower,  but  be  the  serpent  under  it”  
•   “not  in  the  legions  of  horrid  hell  can  come  a  devil  more  dammed  in  evils  to  top  
Macbeth”    
 
Practice  exam  question;  
 
•   How  is  good  pitted  against  evil  dramatically  in  Macbeth?    
 
 

Blood,  Gore  and  Violence:  
 

Background;  
 
•   Revelled  in  by  Jacobean  audiences  
•   Displayed  on  stage  using  animal  guts/blood    
•   Violence  is  a  key  theme  throughout  lots  of  plays,  especially  the  tragedies    
 
Quotes;  
 
•   “Come  you  spirit  that  tend  on  mortal  thoughts,  unsex  me  here  and  fill  me  from  
crown  to  the  toe  top  full  of  direst  cruelty;  make  thick  my  blood”  -­‐  Lady  Macbeth    

•   “I  would,  while  it  was  smiling  in  my  face  have  pluck’d  my  nipple  from  his  boneless  
gums  and  dash’d  the  brains  out”  –  Lady  Macbeth      
•   “I  see  thee  still,  and  on  thy  blade  and  dungeon  gouts  of  blood,  which  was  not  so  
before”  –  Macbeth  
•   “Pour  in  sow’s  blood,  that  hath  eaten  her  nine  farrow”  –  First  Witch    
•   “What  bloody  man  is  that?”  –  Duncan    
•   “So  they  Doubly  redoubled  strokes  upon  the  foe
...
”  –  Captain    
•   “Thous  seest  the  heavens,  as  troubled  with  man’s  act,  threatens  his  bloody  stage
...
   
 
 

Psychological  disorder:  
 

Background;  
 
•   Things  to  have  thought  to  have  caused  psychological  disorders,  physical  illness,  
especially  fever;  astrological  influences;  a  sinful  lack  of  faith  in  God’s  mercy,  resulting  
in  despair;  difficulties  in  love;  and  demonic  possession
...
   
 
Quotes;    
 
•   “Me  thought  I  heard  a  voice  cry”  –  Macbeth    
•   “Thy  bones  are  marrow  less,  thy  blood  is  cold;  thou  hast  no  speculation  in  those  
eyes/which  thou  dost  glare  with”  –  Macbeth    
•   “I  have  almost  forgot  the  taste  of  fears
...
”  –  Macduff    
 
 

 


Title: Good Vs Evil; Blood, Gore and Violence and Psychological Disorders in Macbeth
Description: These are sixth form notes from English Literature on Good vs Evil; Blood, Gore and Violence and Psychological Disorders in Macbeth. Giving background information and quotes for you to learn, as well as an exam questions to practice with.