Macbeth: Themes
Subjects / English / William Shakespeare - Macbeth
Macbeth is a tragedy, and many of the themes of the play are dark and sinister. Throughout the play Shakespeare examines the idea of good and bad leaders. Duncan is King by Divine Right, appointed by God, and he is a successful King. Macbeth gains the throne by murder, and can therefore be seen as an inferior King. Macbeth's pursuit of the throne is a result of his ambition, and also of the evil forces exerted by the witches and his wife. We will look more closely at the themes of ambition and evil in the following chapters. In addition to this we will look at the theme of the supernatural, which introduces and develops the action, and finally we will discuss how guilt affects the characters.
| Author: | Pauline Hills | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Victoria Sandison | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-102-5 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-602-0 |
Chapters
- Kingship
- Ambition
- The Supernatural
- Evil
- Guilt
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Includes original GCSEPod image art. Additional pictorial images created by Damon Smith
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