The Structure of Macbeth
- Created by: Bekah2510
- Created on: 18-11-17 11:02
View mindmap
- The Structure of Macbeth
- Why Shakespeare structured it
- To emphasise important themes
- To set the mood
- First scene of each act sets the mood for the rest of the act.
- Scene 2, Act 1 - Duncan's death
- Sets a dark atmosphere for the rest of the act
- Tragedies have a set structure
- Typical structure
- First part builds up to the turning point
- Duncan's murder
- First part builds up to the turning point
- The characters develop
- Macbeth
- Honourable and moral
- Corrupted by ambition
- His fatal flaw
- Corrupted by ambition
- Honourable and moral
- Lady Macbeth
- Cruel and remorseless
- Goes mad with guilt
- Cruel and remorseless
- Macbeth
- Circular structure
- Starts and ends with a battle
- To defeat a "merciless tyrant"
- The events come full cicle
- Starts and ends with a battle
- Typical structure
- The length of the scenes
- Short scenes
- Speed up the action
- Make the play more exciting
- Act 5 - nine short scenes
- Lots of action
- Malcolm becomes King
- Macbeth is killed
- Lady Macbeth kills herself
- English army arrives
- Lots of action
- Speed up the action
- Long scenes
- Shakespeare explore the characters
- Emotions
- Their true character
- Shakespeare explore the characters
- Short scenes
- Two Parts
- First Part
- Structured around Macbeth's Rise to Power
- Key scenes are focused on Macbeth becoming King
- Minor scenes build the tension and delay the murder
- Build up to Duncan's murder and
- Macbeth being crowned
- Second Part
- Things fall apart for Macbeth
- The other characters discover Macbeth's evil nature
- Builds to the climatic rebellion
- Minor scenes help to develop the plot
- Short scenes speed up the action
- First Part
- Why Shakespeare structured it
- Lots of action
- Malcolm becomes King
- Macbeth is killed
- Lady Macbeth kills herself
- English army arrives
Comments
No comments have yet been made