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GCSE COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT
MACBETH
King Duncan’s murder marks the begging of Macbeth’s downfall. Who can be held mostly responsible for this?
- In the play the main characters are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth [Macbeths wife], Banquo [ Macbeths friend], King Duncan[The King of Scotland], Macduff[An important Thane] and the Witches
[ 3 Witches]
- The play was not really written for King James but it was played infront of him .The things which pleased him was what happened in the play because it was quite familiar to his life style. E.g. Malcom’s gift of earldoms at the end of the play reflects King James Liberal giving of English titles of his Scottish supporters.
- The characters who had a role in the kings death were the Witches, they played a major role as they told Macbeth he would become King. This would make Macbeth more eager to be King. Lady Macbeth played a big role as she persuaded Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Macbeth had a role as he was persuaded by the Witches and Lady Macbeth to kill the King.
Lady Macbeth
- Lady Macbeth did not represent a stereotypical women in Shakespearean times as she was a strong women, she was the opposite of a stereotypical women in those times. E.g. a stereotypical women would stay at home, be controlled by their husband, do all the house cleaning and not talk too much. Lady Macbeth would control Macbeth, she hated children ‘How tender ‘tis to love the babe that milks me : I would , while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out of it had I sworn As you have done this’