Macbeth - Big Ideas to learn for the exam (with examples)
Macbeth (1606) I mproving your grade The examiners want you to grapple with the “big ideas”. When you are analysing language, structure and context, try to add on some reference to these big ideas in some extra sentences at the end of your paragraphs. What is the point of Macbeth? Why does it still appeal to audiences around the world? Some critics would say Macbeth’s lasting appeal lies in the way it explores: The human experience The s oliloquies allow the audience to connect more deeply with Macbeth and understand his motivations and very human struggles. The soliloquies stress that Macbeth could have not succumbed to his hamartia – that he has potential for virtue and potential for horrific evil, just like all of us. They also emphasise how LONELY Macbeth is. Soliloquy 1: Act 1, scene 3 “ Why do I yield to that ...