Macbeth

SITE 1:
tone- sinister,bloody events
central characters- evil, witches, super natural
Macbeth-1606 Shakespeare
-King James symbolized union of the scottish and english crown
-1st performed in Hampton court
-real macbeth rules scotland 1040-1057
-10/14 kings between 943-1097 were killed
Macbeth ruled wisely for 17yrs: North and south Scotland were united for the first time under his rule
-Malcom 3rd defeated Macbeth with the help of England and killed all memebers of the family to assure his throne
SITE 2:
Raphael, Holinshed chronicles= real story
-population pressures made war and slaughter era of community
-survival= warlord to protect life, property, enemies, killing less capable family memebers to assure strong ruler
-Macbeth-"Son of life," christian name
-Father of macbeth= Findlaech ruler of Moray in Scotland, killed by Gilllacomagin
Banquo and Fleance= never existed
-3 witches- fate
-Macbeth's beautiful castle: Nothing is what it seems like
"Maybe destiny will make me king without murdering"
-Macbeth killed Banquo
Macbeth was written to please king James 1
-play has double meaning, ambiguity, phrophicies,
Theme= dog eat dog?
SITE 3:
-every king used history to hold on to power
-holinshed Chronicles of Scottish History=loose collection of tales gossip and fantasies
-Stuart kings were longest generation of family to rule Scotland
-phrophicy tht Stuaart's would some day rule Scotland were told= made up
-gunpowder plot=catholic extremists planned to blow up house of parliment
on ocasion of speech by the king to parliment
SHAKESPEARE;

1. Duncan=saintly
2. Banquo-innnocent of murder
3. Malcom= friend of England
4. prediction of Scotland from witches
5. murder of Duncan
HOLINSHED;
1. Duncan-bad
2. Banquo= part of overthrowing Duncan
3. Malcom= not friend of England
4. mystic godess gave predictions
5. Duncan was kille dinbattle

-shortest play of tragedies
-focus on psychological effect of crimes upon /macbeth and nature of relationship of lady and mr. Macbeth
SITE 5:
contributers;
Southern History, 1527=Hector Boece
Discovery of witchcraft, Rheignald Scot
Daemonogie, 1599 king james 1
-Changes of Shakespear
-dramatic purpose porducing more exciting story, Thematic purpose of crearting more complex characterization of macbeth
Holinshed chronicles- Macbeth=valiant gentlman
Shakespear= macbeth sent king Duncan to crush rebellion
-altering Macbeth's bravery in defeat of Macdownald
- presents Macbeth as gentle, thoughtful
- 3 sisters into ugly, hags, sinister
- presenting evil
- presents Banquo as kind, honorable,
- Changes Duncan into a respectful ideal leader
- changing events of Duncan's death
- Duncan death allows Macbeth's feeling to develop