Macbeth Notes Part 2

Lady Macbeth 

Loses her common sense and goes crazy towards the end.

Macbeth represents a tragic hero because he had to overcome challenges and show his strength

Lady Macbeth represents the pressure that was put on Macbeth and that eventually kills her

Before the banquet Macbeth wants to kill Banquo but fails to tell Lady M.

Macbeth and Lady M. are living two different lifestyles...

Macbeth proceeds to kill Banquo's family

Lady M. represents pure evil, pure desire... she will kill anyone and has a dark heart that she tries to bestow upon Macbeth

The Witches

They represent inevitable fate!

Wants to make sure we never forget the evil intent...

The witches represent prophecies 

"The witches want to torment people."

The witches are a symbol of a story that Macbeth believes in

The witches only show up every now and then and appear to be very mysterious


Macbeth

"Shakespeare's most compelling characters"

Macbeth is a TRAGIC character! (as said above about tragic hero)

Everyone sees Macbeth in the brightest light and he can do no wrong..

In the end Macbeth loses his ambition for how great he can become and ends up all alone