麦克白 英文介绍
麦克白剧情英文简介及人物分析
Brief synopsis of the play
In England, Malcolm(马尔康) and Macduff planned to take down Macbeth and recaptured the Scotland.
How could they kill Macbeth? 麦克德夫带领一支有伪装的军队,与马 尔康及英格兰人西华德诺森伯兰伯爵 同赴邓西嫩堡 ,马尔康的军队砍下树木, 伪装为移动的树林而前进
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He didn’t need to be afraid of Macduff The second prophecy made by the witches: 没有一个妇人所生下的人可以伤害麦 克白,除非不是人胎正常生出来的孩子, 才能杀得了他. Macduff told him he was born by caesarean [sɪ‘zɛrɪən] section（剖腹 产). Malcolm became the King of Scotland.
Brief synopsis of the play
Macbeth Kill Banquo Three witches 1、他不会被人打败，除非有一天勃南的 树林会冲着他向邓西嫩高山移动 ； 2、没有一个妇人所生下的人可以伤害麦 克白,除非不是人胎正常生出来的孩子, 才能杀得了他； 3、提醒他要留心Macduff（麦克德夫）。
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2. brief synopsis: Macbeth Generals(将军) Banquo
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Knight of Glamis 葛莱密斯爵士 Knight of Cort 考特爵士 The King Banquo’s offspring
麦克白英文简介和读后感
Abstract And Reviews of MacbethAbstract:Macbeth begins as the heroic warrior who, together with Banquo, fights loyally in support of his king against rebels. Upon returning from his victory, Macbeth and Banquo encounter the three witches, who prophesy that Macbeth shall be thane of Cawdor, and king hereafter, and that Banquo’s children will succeed him on the throne. As Macbeth knows nothing of Cawdor’s part in the rebellion, the prophecies are incredible to him. However, with the first prophesy immediately confirmed be emissaries from Duncan, king of Scotland, Macbeth’s blood-thirsty ambition has been greatly stirred up by the witches’ miraculous prophesy. And when Duncan is on a visit to his castle, Macbeth, who is spurred on by Lady Macbeth, takes the chance to have the King murdered. But Macbeth soon finds that one crime is not enough to keep the crown for him. To keep his crown, he abandons reason to mindless savagery and plunges from covert to open slaughter. He murders Banquo and kills Macduff’s wife and children and others. Thus, Macbeth has degenerated into a tyrant and mass murderer. While Macbeth flails about him, killing suspected as well as herself, in her sleep, hag-ridden by horror and remorse. Finally she commit herself suicide. Macbeth also experiences a kind of mental disturbance, haunted by the involved all the people of Scotland who are groaning under his yoke and longing for liberation. When the opposing forces march forward, the people eagerly join them in fighting against the tyranny. In the closing scene, Macbeth’s isolation becomes complete. As his castle is surrounded, Macbeth is reduced to a trapped animal and meets his final doom. Malcolm wins the kingship.Reviews:After learning this drama during this semester, I learn a lot. And here I have some points to talk about.The first one is that I am very impressed by the wittiness of Duncan’s two sons, Malcolm and Donalbain. When their father is murdered, the situation is a chaos. They don’t know who the murderer is and what their intentions are. They realize that they may be also in danger, as Donalbain says to Malcolm: “What should be spoken here, where our fate, hid in an auger-hole, may rush, and seize us? Let’s away; our tears are not yet brew’d.”So when Macbeth suggests all meet in the hall together, Malcolm says that”let’s not consort with them”and he goes to England and Donalbain to Ireland. As we can see, if they don’t flee, they may become the next persons to die, especially Malcolm, who is named by the king the Prince of Cumberland and will inherit the kingship after his father. As the old saying goes, revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold (君子报仇，十年不晚). The fact also proves that they make the right decision. Several years later, Malcolm comes back, fights with Macbeth and gains the kingship. What I want to say is not that we should revenge our enemies, but that we should keep in reason, keep calm. Think twice before you jump, especially in emergencies and disorders.Another point I’d like to talk about is the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the very beginning, we can see that they have a very goodrelationship. Before he comes back home, Macbeth has already send a letter home to Lady Macbeth to tell her the success of the war and the three witches’ prophesy. When Macbeth hesitate if murder Duncan or not, Lady Macbeth scolds him as coward. All these indicate that they are in a good relationship. After Duncan is killed, in order to clear the way to become the king, Macbeth plans to kill Banquo and his son. But he doesn’t tell his wife. Their relation is going badly. We can infer that Macbeth doesn’t tell Lady Macbeth his plan to kill Macduff’s wife and children either. Because in Act ⅤScene Ⅰ, when Lady Macbeth is sleep walking, she says: “The Thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now?”And finally when his wife is dead, he is very cold, just saying: “she could have died hereafter; there would have been a time for such a word.”How comes a loving couple of the old days becomes strangers! It’s the blood-thirsty ambition that counts. From this, I learn that sometimes ambition is not a good thing. And if you have a proper ambition, such as becoming a champion in a competition or getting the highest score in an exam, you should get it through proper means, such as practicing a lot and study hard but not through cheating. Also, I learn that wife is an important role in a family. She should always lead the husband to go the right way to get the right thing. Otherwise, she could be the one who is hurt mostly.。
麦克白赏析PPT英文版
麦克白英文简介
麦克白英文简介<Macbeth> was written by William Shakespeare.Macbeth was a marshal of King Dunken of Scotland,one day,he met 3 witches ,they told him some crazy words,and his wife Mrs Macbeth roused him againsted King Dunken,and became a king himeself.Macbeth obey,and did it.Then ,son of Dunken wanted to revenge,he lead the army from England and destroied his enemy's country,and put Macbeth's head chop off .And the most beautiful Mrs Macbeth killed herself to stop the shame.金银岛英文简介Summary to Treasure IslandThe story is told in the first person by Jim Hawkins, whose mother kept the Admiral Benbow Inn, and who shared in the adventures from start to finish.An old sea dog comes to the inn one day and hires Jim to keep a watch out for other sailors, but he is hunted out and served with the black spot. Jim and his mother barely escape death when some pirates descend on the inn for the sea dog’s papers. Jim snatches up a packet of papers to s quare the sailor’s debt, when they were forced to retreat from the inn. The packet contains a map showing the locationof the pirate Flint’s buried treasure, which Jim, Doctor Livesey, and Squire Trelawney determine to find. Fitting out a ship, they hire hands and set out on their adventure. Unfortunately, their crew includes one pirate also in search of the treasure, and a number of his confederates. Jim overhears the crew's plan to mutiny and warns his comrades. The battle begins. Finally the victors get safely aboard the ship with the treasure."Money Island"story host Jim, is ten year-old big young boys, Jim's parents manages a hotel nearby the Montenegro bay named “this General Bao”. One day's, the hotel came on a face to bring the scar of knife wound, the stature big solid, the very noticeable visitor, originally he was Bill Captain.Jim likes listening to Bill Captain to tell the story, these sound the very scary experience, is likely the criminal is executed by hanging, pirate both hands to tie up and to play blindman's buff the springboard, the marine big storm, the Chinese wolfberry human bone's Spanish pirate lair suddenly and so on, each time lets Jim like fearing, also let the tranquil small town increase many new stimulation topics.not how long, Bill Captain, because drinks wine excessive to add on receives frightens dies in the hotel, Jim has nointention between to discover on the Bill body is bringing a Tibet valuable chart, that is pirate Pu Linter Captain under the carry-over, therefore Jim and a group of person's鲁滨逊漂流记英文简介第一版《鲁滨孙漂流记》的首页《鲁滨孙漂流记》（Robinson Crusoe）旧译《鲁宾逊漂流记》，一部家喻户晓的现实主义回忆录式冒险小说。
麦克白英文分析
麦克白英文分析第一篇：麦克白英文分析The tragedy of MacbethIt’s well known that William Shakespeare is a famous and great dramatist who has wrote many splendid dramas.If someone ask us what his four tragic dramas are，we may blurt out Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth without hesitation.All of the works could show Shakespeare’s great achievement in writing.I’m sure that most people are familiar with the classic sentence “T o be or not to be, that’s a question” from Hamlet.The tragedy of Macbeth was the last tragic drama of four, which was wrote in 1606.It represented the tragedy of destiny and man’s character.The story was happened in Scotland and England.The leading character was named Macbeth who was regarded as a hero of Scotland by people after beating King Norway’s army for defending Scotland, and King Lear wanted to give him rich awards and great honor.But it was sad that in the meantime Macbeth came across three ugly witches in the wild who attempted wickedly to tempt Macbeth to commit.They told Macbeth he would be The Thane of Cawdor soon and the king of Scotland eventually, but the bad thing was it was his friend Banquo’s sons, not his sons, who would be the king of Scotland after Macbeth.At the beginning, Macbeth thought this was unbelievable and felt really confused.Before long King Duncan sent his nobleman Angus and Lennox to transmit his order that Macbeth was to be ennobled as The Thane of Cawdor soon.Obviously，Macbeth was so surprised and excited that he1 held the foolish view that the three witches’ prediction was true.Hence he wrote a letter to tell his wife what the three uglywitches had said to him and they premeditated to kill King Duncan to displace him.Perhaps it was a wrong coincidence that King Duncan and his servants went to Macbeth’s castle for a rest one night.Therefore，Macbeth got a good chance to rebel.The couple inebriated the two gatekeepers in King Duncan’s room and killed King Duncan noiselessly with their swords in the midnight.When the morning awaked the people in the castle，everything surely been known in a little time.Macduff, the nobleman of Scotland, was the first who found King Duncan being killed.To conceal the truth, Macbeth made people mistakenly think that King Duncan was killed by the two gatekeepers and killed them immediately without asking others.Soon after Macbeth been the king of Scotland successfully, but he also worried about what the three witches had told him.So he must kill his friend Banquo and Banquo’s sons to guarantee his sons would be the king after him.One night his conspiracy succeeded again, Banquo was killed by Macbeth’s flunky.But as an old saying goes“What is done by night appears by day.”Some people including Macduff gradually doubted that Macbeth was the rebel who killed King Duncan to usurp the power.As a loyal nobleman of King Duncan, he absconded to England secretly to find Prince Malcolm, King Duncan’s son.While Macbeth known it, hewas so angry that killed Macduff ’s son and wife cruelly.Macduff arrived in England successfully and found the prince, because of their great effort, they smoothly got the help from England kingdom and organized a strong army back to Scotland to defeat Macbeth.But at this emergency moment, Macbeth still firmly believed what the three ugly witches had said to him“Macbeth shall never be vanquished until Great Birnamwoods move to high Dunsinane hill.Shall come against him.”“Be bloody, bold, and resolute, laugh to scorn the power of man，for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.”So as we can imagine where the miserable thing would go to next.With a strong hatred, Malcolm and Macduff decided to launch an attack against Macbeth near Birnam woods finally.In order to mistake the enemy, Malcolm commanded the soldiers to cut down the tree branches to hide themselves.Just as the three witches had said before，the Birnam woods moved by soldiers’ hands.What’s worse，Macduff said he was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped（it means Macduff wascaesarian rather than born normally by his mother）Until now, Macbeth known his serious fault, what a cruel, greedy, foolish man he was and deeply regretted his former actions.As we can expected，Macbeth been killed by Macduff finally and Malcolm as his father King Duncan became the king of Scotland.As far as I am concerned, the tragedy of Macbeth mostly causes byhis wild careerism.No matter how the three cunning witches bewitch his mind，how mightily his wife encourages him to rebel.If he contents with what he has got from the King Lear and has a thankful heart to keep conscience, everything will be much different.It is normal for us to pursue power, but what we should remember in our hearts is never be excessive.Macbeth has to make mistakes one after another to make up for what he does before.Therefore，he gradually kills more and more people, actually he is often afraid of what he has done.Maybe after Adam and Eve eating the fruits on the tree of good and evil, human can’t avoid making mistakes.From the drama we can see William Shakespeare character Macbeth in humanisticperspective.Macbeth is a full man not only should not be simply identified as a bad person, but also somewhat an innocent man who can arouse our sympathy.Although he kills many people，at least, for a long time he have grilled his conscience.In the end，due to his wild careerism keeps going on, what waits for him is finally finding being cheated by the three witches and lose his precious life sadly.第二篇：麦克白英文读后感The great writer Maxim Gorky once said: “the book is the ladder of h uman progress.” indeed reading can cultivate sentiments, reading can broaden our horizons, the book from the ocean for drip sentiment, hone their own, improve oneself, one of Shakespeare's four tragedies“ Mike white” rich life philosophy, I see Mike White's tragedy, also discusses the social tragedy.In sixteenth Century in England, all kinds of social contradictions increasingly apparent, the war with France, Scotland and Spain strained relations, chaotic, and relaxation, financial constraints, the price expensive, particularly troublesome is the sharp religious sect conflict, from the physiocracy to mercantilism market economy transition and because the enclosure movement caused serious the refugee problem in social environment, extreme individualistic malign expand, and the author for the “ good” the harmony between person and person, love, peace, human nature and moral responsibilities of the ideal life is completely draw further apart, in Mike White's era, society is not peaceful, although he and Norway did not openly joint, but his treason felony is his own confession, and have proved, that he ruined.Mike white superego attempts and self-indulgent, magnifying self realization value, and finally to torture yourself, self-reflection sin means to achieveself salvation of soul and self purification.Right desire driving force the binding is often greater than the superego, Mike white and lose all standing and reputation, but bring trouble to oneself, not to accept the influence of witch.But she is a bad fall into a wrong path, murder is Mike white, who was the victim of Duncan became Mike white killings direct accomplice, direct reasons, forced Mike to white Dutch act other than, but Duncan himself.If Duncan is not on the issue of succession to Mike white with a desperate fight Gong Yan, not before leaving their action for Mike white manufacturing attack conditions, Mike white and the witch is incapable of action, and Mike white lady represents the most arrogant character in Mike white, the hardest part of it, she can do to kill their sons and daughters, so cruel extreme means to confirm Mike white the murder was determined, Mike White's tragic fate already cannot avoid.In to help her husband to usurp the throne in the process, she showed a strong will, strong personality, calm mind, extraordinary talent and courage, in lust with love, she would love to return for the desire for power, showing how she cruel and inhuman.Many reasons lead to the Mike White's murder, step by step toward the abyof evil, witch, ghosts and gods, dark fantasy, Mike White gave himself up completely at the mercy of supernatural inextricably bogged down in, show Strong fatalism, man's fate seemed entirely in the hands of the nether world, but also by the desire for power completely devoid of human ambition.The tragedy of the entirety is not limited to personal destiny, but the feudal ruling clainner palace struggle, the common law court contradiction, the author reveals the desire to destroy the power at the same time, the profound description of the tyrant, the tyranny of the destruction, to the society, the people have brought disaster, it shows thepeople of disaster, the ill-fated, through bold revealed miserable, Horror Picture of society and social atmosphere to reflect the essence of the times, the author exposes extreme individualism and the life path of anti-humanity, anti human essence, also criticized the existing in the real world of lust, affirmed the humanist principle of beneficence, affirmed the conscience, revealing ambition and love be irreconcilable opposed to, the feudal autocratic monarchy, strongly condemned the tyranny of the autocrat and traitor to the people, people have the right to overthrow the tyranny of affirmative, have the right to destroy thetyrant, the authors advocate the principle of beneficence, call and affirmed the “ conscience”, points out that ambition with benevolence be irreconcilable opposed to, love is human nature, cruel against humanity, he once for the ideal fight, just because the ideal ambition to become metamorphic for most evil murderer, with Mike white as a representative of the feudal ruling clain the pursuit of power The extinction of human brutality careerist.His tragedy reflects the personal ambition infinite development inevitable result, the social attributes of the decision.In between man and nature, people are afraid of the mystery of nature and immense power, only to follow nature 's mercy, to jump out the nature of the palm.Desire is terrible, if not restrained, it will make a person become the villain, which leads to the small self destruction, will harm the country and the people.So we college students to do some meaningful things by their example of discrimination, to better improve themselves, not on the basis of previous more corrupt.We are influenced by the higher education.From various points of view, we are soberly aware.In the era of the development of our speciality, for nationalconstruction makes contribution.Promote positive advanced thought, in twenty-first Century, the real college students style let the world praise.第三篇：麦克白英文简介和读后感Abstract And Reviews of MacbethAbstract:Macbeth begins as the heroic warrior who, together with Banquet, fights loyally in support of his king against rebels.Upon returning from his victory, Macbeth and Banquet encounter the three witches, who prophesy that Macbeth shall be thane of Cawdor, and king hereafter, and that Banquet’s children will succeed him on the throne.As Macbeth knows nothing of Cawdor’s part in the rebellion, the prophecies a re incredible to him.However, with the first prophesy immediately confirmed be emissaries from Duncan, king of Scotland, Macbeth’s blood-thirsty ambition has been greatly stirred up by the witches’ miraculous prophesy.And when Duncan is on a visit to his castle, Macbeth, who is spurred on by Lady Macbeth, takes the chance to have the King murdered.But Macbeth soon finds that one crime is not enough to keep the crown for him.To keep his crown, he abandons reason to mindless savagery and plunges from covert to open slaughter.He murders Banquet and kills Mac duff’s wife and children and others.Thus, Macbeth has degenerated into a tyrant and mass murderer.While Macbeth flails about him, killing suspected as well as herself, in her sleep, hag-ridden by horror and remorse.Finally she commit herself suicide.Macbeth also experiences a kind of mental disturbance, haunted by the involved all the people of Scotland who are groaning under his yoke and longing for liberation.When the opposing forces march forward, the people eagerly join them infighting against the tyranny.In the closing scene, Macbeth’s isolation becomes complete.As his castle is surrounded, Macbeth is reduced to a trapped animal and meets his final doom.Malcolm wins the kingship.Reviews:After learning this drama during this semester, I learn a lot.And here I have some points to talk about.The first one is that I am very impressed by the wittiness of Duncan’s two sons, Malcolm and Dona Bain.When their father is murdered, the situation is a chaos.They don’t know who the murderer is and what their intentions are.They realize that they may be also in danger, as Dona Bain says to Malcolm: “What should be spoken here, where our fate, hid in an auger-hole, may rush, and seize us? Let’s away;our tears are not yet brew’s.” So when Macbeth suggests all meet in the hall together, Malcolm says that”let’s not consort with them” and he goes to England and Dona Bain to Ireland.As we can see, if they don’t flee, they may become the next persons to die, especially Malcolm, who is named by the king the Prince of Cumberland and will inherit the kingship after his father.As the old saying goes, revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold(君子报仇，十年不晚).The fact also proves that they make the right decision.Several years later, Malcolm comes back, fights with Macbeth and gains the kingship.What I want to say is not that we should revenge our enemies, but that we should keep in reason, keep calm.Think twice before you jump, especially in emergencies and disorders.Anot her point I’d like to talk about is the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.At the very beginning, we can see that they have a very good relationship.Before he comes back home, Macbeth has already send a letter home to Lady Macbeth to tell her the success of the war and the three witches’ prophesy.WhenMacbeth hesitate if murder Duncan or not, Lady Macbeth scolds him as coward.All these indicate that they are in a good relationship.After Duncan is killed, in order to clear the way to become the king, Macbeth plans to kill Banquet and his son.But he doesn’t tell his wife.Their relation is going badly.We can infer that Macbeth doesn’t tell Lady Macbeth his plan to kill Mac duff’s wife and children either.Because in Act Ⅴ Scene Ⅰ, when Lady Macbeth is sleep walking, she says: “The Thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now?”And finally when his wife is dead, he is very cold, just saying: “she could have died hereafter;there would have been a time for such a word.” How comes a loving couple of the old d ays becomes strangers!It’s the blood-thirsty ambition that counts.From this, I learn that sometimes ambition is not a good thing.And if you have a proper ambition, such as becoming a champion in a competition or getting the highest score in an exam, you should get it through proper means, such as practicing a lot and study hard but not through cheating.Also, I learn that wife is an important role in a family.She should always lead the husband to go the right way to get the right thing.Otherwise, she could be the one who is hurt mostly.第四篇：麦克白读《麦克白》有感女巫甲:万福，麦克白！祝福你，葛莱密斯爵士！女巫乙:万福，麦克白！祝福你，考特爵士！女巫丙:万福，麦克白，未来的君王！祸从口出，悲剧就在这预言中开始了。
向你的朋友推荐麦克白的英语作文
向你的朋友推荐麦克白的英语作文As we all know, Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays, and it is a timeless classic that has been studied and performed for centuries. 众所周知，《麦克白》是威廉·莎士比亚最著名的剧作之一，是一部流传了几个世纪的不朽经典。
One of the reasons why I would highly recommend Macbeth to my friend is because of its rich themes and complex characters. The play delves into themes such as ambition, fate, and the consequences of one's actions, making it a thought-provoking piece of literature. Moreover, the character of Macbeth himself undergoes a transformation from a noble warrior to a power-hungry tyrant, showcasing the complexities of human nature. 我会向我的朋友强烈推荐《麦克白》的其中一个原因是它丰富的主题和复杂的人物。
该剧探讨了野心、命运以及行为后果等主题，使其成为一部发人深省的文学作品。
此外，麦克白本人的角色经历了从高尚的战士到贪婪的暴君的转变，展示了人性的复杂性。
Furthermore, the language and imagery used in Macbeth are incredibly powerful and evocative. Shakespeare's use of poeticlanguage and vivid imagery adds depth and emotion to the play, immersing the audience in the world of the characters. From the famous soliloquies to the supernatural elements woven throughout the plot, Macbeth is a masterclass in storytelling and language. 此外，《麦克白》中使用的语言和意象力量极为强大且富有感染力。
macbeth_麦克白__英文ppt
plot
• The first act of the play opens amidst（在其中） thunder and lightning with the Three Witches deciding that their next meeting shall be with Macbeth. In the following scene, a wounded sergeant reports to King Duncan of Scotland that his generals – Macbeth, and Banquo – have just defeated the allied forces of Norway and Ireland. Macbeth, the King‘s kinsman(同族者), is praised for his bravery and fighting prowess（英 勇） .
• 作为邓肯国王的一个首席将军和最亲近的军事 顾问，麦克白在三个女巫预言和他妻子的阴谋 的驱使下做出邪恶的行动。当他因他的军事功 绩而被授予考德爵士时，他登上皇位前的一个 预言实现了。他受谋杀的诱惑而去实现第二个 预言。一旦他被加冕为国王，他就会制定残忍 的计划，开始不加选择的杀人以确保他王位的 安全。他是不敏感的，当他激怒了整个苏格兰 贵族反对他的暴虐时没有有效的抵挡，最终他 迫于心理压力和反抗势力而垮台。
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As one of King Duncan’s chief generals and closest military advisers, Macbeth is led to perform wicked deeds by the prophecies of three witches and the machinations of his wife. When he is pronounced Thane of Cawdor for his military victories – a prophecy come true before his ascension to the kingship – he is tempted into murder to fulfill the second prophecy. Once he is crowned king, his brutal plans are made all the easier as he begins killing indiscriminately to ensure his throne. He is not subtle, nor effective as he riles the entire Scottish nobility against his tyrannous ways and ultimately falls before the might of his own psychological pressure and the might of his opposition.
Macbeth介绍麦克白
Major Themes
1. The Fall of Man
The ancient Greek notion of tragedy concerned the fall of a great man, such as a king, from a position of superiority to a position of humility on account of his ambitious pride, or hubris. To the Greeks, such arrogance in human behavior was punishable by terrible vengeance. The tragic hero was to be pitied in his fallen plight but not necessarily forgiven: Greek tragedy frequently has a bleak outcome. Christian drama, on the other hand, always offers a ray of hope; hence, Macbeth ends with the coronation of Malcolm, a new leader who exhibits all the correct virtues for a king. Macbeth exhibits elements that reflect the greatest Christian tragedy of all: the Fall of Man. In the Genesis story, it is the weakness of Adam, persuaded by his wife (who has in turn been seduced by the devil) which leads him to the proud assumption that he can "play God." But both stories offer room for hope: Christ will come to save mankind precisely because mankind has made the wrong choice through his own free will. In Christian terms, although Macbeth has acted tyrannically, criminally, and sinfully, he is not entirely beyond redemption in heaven.
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Macbeth
Brief examination of the
historical context of Macbeth
– A Macbeth for King ames?
Witches and Witchcraft
in Macbeth
For next day:
– Themes and Imagery – “The Bloody Man”
Introduction to Shakespeare’s
Macbeth
John Worston, Macbeth and Banquo Meeting the Witches
Introduction to William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
The Meanings of
– the effect of the mysterious or supernatural on humans
A psychological study of
a murderer’s mind
A play of political and
A play of ideas or themes
Duncan was 38 at the time
years, during which time Scotland became comparatively peaceful and stable.
Duncan’s son, Malcolm,
of his murder - a murder possibly committed by the real Macbeth.
A Macbeth for King James?
Banquo (pictured at right)
– an elaborate family tree of the Stuart dynasty suggests that King James is descended from a real Banquo (Holinshed). In fact, Banquo never existed. – Shakespeare lays full responsibility for Banquo’s death upon the Macbeths – the change to the traditional telling of the story was probably made to appease King James, who hated King-killers (regicides).
Historical Context of Macbeth
Shakespeare was a
Eleventh-Century
playwright, not an historian. However, he knew that history provided great material for plays: war, conflict, ambition, the downfall of great rulers.
The Real Macbeth
The real Macbeth was
born in 1005, the son of a ruling family.
Macbeth’s father was
murdered by his cousin.
Macbeth married the
granddaughter of the High King of Scotland (Gruach)
Scotland was a violent and troubled country. Feuding families and clans fought to control trade and territory. The castle was the power base of each rival war-lord (thane). Political murder and revenge killings were commonplace.
A Macbeth for King James?
King James succeeded Queen Elizabeth in
1603 - a Stuart, he was already King of Scotland Shakespeare’s Macbeth may have been performed for the first time before King James in 1606 Macbeth contains many echoes of King James’ interests . . .
The Many Meanings of Macbeth
A historical thriller
– a fast-moving, action-packed murder mystery demonstrating that crime doesn’t pay
A play of illusions
– for example, “appearance versus reality”
social realism
– how oppressive and hierarchical society can corrupt individuals
A tragedy
– the fall of a great person brought about by a fatal flaw in their character
Martin, Banquo and Macbeth on the Heath
Duncan and Macbeth
Duncan was the king of
Macbeth ruled Scotland for 17
Scotland at the time the real Macbeth was born
Macbeth was elected High
invaded Scotland in 1054, supported by Edward the Confessor.
Macbeth was killed on August
King of Scotland in 1040.
15, 1057 and buried at Iona, the sacred burial place of the Kings of Scotland.