Macbeth Lecture Notes part 2

-Lady Macbeth goes crazy at the end
-represents pure force

-Reinforces message witches gave to Macbeth

-Macbeth = heroic because he's aware of what he did and tried to push through. (strength of character)

-Lady Macbeth acts like nothing's wrong and is too casual

-The force she put on macbeth eventually kills her

-Macbeth wants to kill Banquo- doesn't tell wife..               (Before Banquet)

-Macbeth and Lady Macbeth = Living in 2 different worlds

-Peace of mind =if dead.. not tormented

-Macbeth's mind isn't at ease... psychological
-still has sense of right and wrong

(Kills Banquo's family)

-Act 3 scene 3 "come seeing night..."
-Let me be free so it doesn't bother me anymore (no more human feeling)

-"things bad begun.. make strong the acts of will."
-strength to go on?

-Murdering hisway to peace of mind
-Loss of physical relationships
-Lost great bond linking him to other human beings

(Act 5 scene 3)
-creates a life with no human desire in it

-"she should have died hereafter.."       Macbeth's refusal to take the life he created

-on the outside he looks like h has it all.. on the inside didn't care about anything

Witches

-Witches = fate (driving Macbeth the whole time)
-Shakespeare intends for us to never forget that evil intent

-Did Macbeth have a choice with what he did.. or was it the prophecy (thought) that tempted Macbeth beyond his ability to control himself.

-Witches prophetic powers are important

-Looking for things that will help interpret situation differently

-witches exist to tempt and torment people..
-Promises come true but not in the way he planned
(Allusion to The Monkey's Paw)

-Banquo =alternative. (honor's more important)

-Macbeth's desires = imagination + Lady Macbeth

-Witches represent the story macbeth wants to believe

-Shakespeare doesn't give answers to witches (almost like someones dark thinking)

-One evil man doesn't signify all evil

-Witches show up every once in a while

-Social/political implications of women?

(Positive value in macbeth = witches)
-Witches are excluded in society (women)
-Women + witches + supernatural = power.