Macbeth Lecture Notes

Plot
-rise and fall of a man
-at the start Macbeth is well liked
-he starts doing things he wouldn't normally do
-ends up hallucinating in front of people, this makes him seem crazy
-hated in the end, his wife dies and he is left to fight alone

Macbeth
-has a good life, but isn't enough for him
-looks at both the good and bad in his life
-he always seems to want more

Lady Macbeth
-evil
-the dominant one in her and Macbeth's relationship
convinces Macbeth to do things he normally wouldn't
        -ex. kill Duncan
-tells Macbeth to be more "manly"
-ends up committing suicide 

-when in Duncan's room Macbeth hesitates
-Duncan wakes up to find Macbeth standing over him forcing Macbeth to kill him
-when Macbeth becomes king he becomes corrupt
-he kills whoever he has to in order to gain power
-his conscience makes him paranoid