Macbeth Concepts
Literary Features
Iambic Pentameter
Mood
Setting
Characterization
Word choice (Diction)
Metaphor
Irony
Performance Features
Set
Costume
Speaking the lines
Body language & movement
Main topic
Tragedy
Aristotle & Greek Tragedy
Shakespearean Tragedy
Themes
Power corrupts.
We are not in control of our Fate, which is death.
Corrupted leaders lead to corrupted societies.
Naked ambition is destructive.
Guilt is the price paid for ruthlessness.
Main topic
Motifs
Blood
Silence
Prophecy & Fate
Subtopic
Floating topic
Subtopic
Subtopic