Macbeth Intro

•evolution to hero as antihero
•anachronism: out of place in times
•Macbeth: kings were supposed to be kingly
-tone: sinnister
king halo like holy but not
-Dark Play
-evil central characters
-bloody deaths and miserable
-1606 james first king of england for 3 years and refers to this in the play
fasinated by witch craft
-james inherited thrown through banquo and fleance. dunkin was murdered and it was well known
-1040-1057the real macbeth was killed by malcoms son malcom the third. 10/14 kings murdered
macbeth ruled well and wise. defeated by malcom who invaded scottland and killed macbeths family
-king james uniting englanf and scottland
-political correctness- cant live witn consequence and has remorse tries to redeem himself
-noooo human affection trust love etc.
-"fair is fowl and fowl is fair" (paradox)
-witch craft was a popular belief but only bad witches, go out at night, make poisons. can't have good without something to prepare it with. we try and show whos god and who isn't for society
-demonology by king james
-1604 witch craft was a capitol offense hanging burning or drowning. they are evil servants. devil was very real and trapped people
-temptation witches present and are mustrusted
-can stop sun, daylight storms, invisible(antagonist) open graves, called the dead
-macbeth supernatural human
-end audience was satisfied to see wrong deeds get punished
-intrigued by witches powers. witches dont ever lie to him he just interprets it wrong. they alwllow him to deceave himself (fallen hero)
- devil doesn't do anything to us but leads us into temptation