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