power in shakespeare. introduction definition of power: ability to do or act; capability of doing or...
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POWERI N S H A K E S P E A R E
INTRODUCTION
Definition of Power: ability to do or act; capability of
doing or accomplishing something.
Power helps people accomplish things.
People with power want more power.
Too much power can cause serious damage on a
person and have serious consequences.
Everything in the play happens because of power.
All characters think that power brings happiness.
MESSAGE OF MACBETH…
Power can overtake someone’s life and take control of everything
they do
Just because you get what you want doesn’t mean it is good for
you
When we want something but can’t have it right then.. If we wait
it will come to us when the time is right
Being patient is better than taking situations into your own hands
Tempatation to want more than we should have or deserve
Immoral and illegal things to get them
POWER IN ACT 1Duncan announces Macbeth will be given the title Thane of Cawdor for his bravery in the battle
Macbeth and Banquo meet the Three Witches and they tell Macbeth that he will be Thane of
Cawdor and King, and that Banquo will be father to a line of kings, but not one himself.
Macbeth is announced official Thane of Cawdor
Although Banquo warns him that the witches try to lure people to evil, Macbeth is excited by their
prophecies.
Macbeth’s excited for power gets him thinking about killing King Duncan but he hides his thoughts
Lady Macbeth receives a letter from her husband telling her about his meeting with the witches.
She fears he is too good-natured to kill Duncan and decides to persuade him
King Duncan arrives at the castle and Macbeth is told by his wife to look innocent
Lady Macbeth reassures Macbeth of her plan to kill King Duncan
POWER IN ACT 2
Macbeth tests Banquo’s loyalty to him
Macbeth has a vision of a bloodstained dagger
Macbeth goes to kill Duncan
Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are haunted with
bloodstained hands
POWER IN ACT 3
Macbeth is planning to kill Banquo and his son
Fleance
Banquo is murdered and Macbeth starts to see the
Ghost of Banquo
Macduff and Malcolm plan to defeat Macbeth with
their army after they are suspicious of Macbeth’s
guilt
POWER IN ACT 4
Macbeth goes to the witches and convinces himself
he cannot be killed by a man born of woman
Macbeth gets Lady Macduff and her children
murdered
Malcolm and Macduff plan to get revenge from
Macbeth with the help from England
POWER IN ACT 5
Lady Macbeth is seen sleepwalking
Scottish lords join forces with Malcolm and his
English Army
Macbeth decides to fight the soldiers until the end
UNIVERSAL IDEAS…
Humans thrive on power and control
Temptation of being the best/highest in something eg
career
Stereotypes, what it means to be a real man
Judging others and being deceived
Power struggles within a marriage
Devastating effects guilt has on our psychological state
of mind and the way we act towards others
WHY DO WE STUDY SHAKESPEARIAN TEXTS &
WHY IS ARE THEY CLASSICS?
They are timeless stories
Deals with universal themes
Teaches us where the modern language has
come from
Shakespeare has good representations
LANGUAGE USED IN MACBETH…
The languages techniques in Macbeth help set the feelings
in scenes and have different effects on events
Irony
Paradox
Metaphor
Imagery
Light/ Dark
Good/Evil
Dramatic
THANKYOU FOR LISTENING
Selin & Claire