HAMARTIA (FATAL FLAW)
A flaw or error in a character that leads to their downfall.
IRRESISTIBLE ALLURE (PULL)
A powerful attraction that is hard to resist.
UNCHECKED (UNCONTROLLABLE)
Something that is unrestrained or allowed to continue without limits.
ANTAGONIST (VILLAIN)
A character who opposes the protagonist, often working against their goals.
CARCASS OF INSANITY
A metaphor describing a state of complete madness or mental breakdown.
TYRANNICAL (CRUEL/OPPRESSIVE LEADER)
Exercising power in a cruel or oppressive way.
TRAGIC HERO/HEROINE (HAS A DOWNFALL)
A noble character who experiences a downfall due to their own flaws.
MOTIF OF SLEEP
A recurring element or theme that symbolises rest, innocence, or guilt.
ANAGNORISIS (WHEN THE HERO RECOGNISES THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES)
The moment a character realises the truth of their situation or their own faults.
ANDROGYNOUS (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CHARACTERISTICS)
Combining or showing characteristics traditionally associated with both genders.
PERIPETEIA (CHANGE IN FORTUNE)
A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances.
DUPLICITOUS (DECEITFUL)
Deceptive or dishonest in one’s actions or intentions.
EMASCULATION (MASCULINITY IS TAKEN AWAY)
Depriving someone of their traditional male role or qualities.
FEMME FATALE (A DANGEROUS FEMALE)
A seductive, manipulative woman who often leads men to their doom.
HUBRIS (EXCESSIVE PRIDE)
Overconfidence or arrogance that leads to downfall.
“Fair is foul and foul is fair” - The witches, Act 1 Scene 1
(AO2) Techniques - Antithesis, Foreshadowing, Cyclical
(AO3) Context/themes - The Supernatural, Apperance vs Reality
“Brave Macbeth - Well he deserves that name” - The captain, Act 1 Scene 2
(AO2) Techniques - Contrast, Flattery, Epithet
(AO3) Context/themes - Loyalty vs Betrayal, Good vs Evil
“Lesser than Macbeth, and greater… Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none” - The Witches to Banquo, Act 1 Scene 3
(AO2) Techniques - Foreshadowing, Paradox, Dramatic, Trochaic tetrameter
(AO3) Context/themes - Kingship + King James I, The supernatural
“Stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires” - Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 4
(AO2) Techniques - Rhyming couplet, , Motif of Light, Alliteration
(AO3) Context/themes - Ambition, Religious imagery, Good vs Evil, Betrayal, Appearance vs Reality
“Unsex me here and fill me… top-full with direst cruelty” - Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 5
(AO2) Techniques - Metaphor, Imperatives
(AO3) Context/themes - Gender roles, The supernatural, Good vs Evil
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t” - Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 5
(AO2) Techniques - Simile, Religious imagery, Metaphor
(AO3) Context/themes - Good vs Evil, Apperance vs Reality
“When you durst do it then you were a man” - Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 7
(AO2) Techniques - Manipulation, emmasculation, Foreshadowing, Catalyst, Direct address
(AO3) Context/themes - Gender roles, Ambition, Power
“and Amen
Stuck in my throat - “
“These deeds must not be thought” - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 2
(AO2) Techniques - Shared Iambic Pentameter, Short scentences, Repetition
(AO3) Context/themes - Religion, Good vs Evil, Gender roles, Power, Guilt
“Full of scorpions is my mind” Macbeth, Act 2 Scene 3
(AO2) Techniques - Metaphor, Symbolism, Motif of health and disease
(AO3) Context/themes - Guilt, Betrayal
