Macbeth
5 characters
Banquo - Best friend of Macbeth, the witches told him that his children would become king. Is the son of the King Duncan -A thane of scotland and general in king duncans army. He suspects that Macbeth cheated his to become king. He is dead.
King Duncan - He has 2 sons. he is talking to Lady Macbeth for the the whole scene 6. He is the king of Scotland. Dead now.Lady Macbeth- Macbeth’s wife who is power hungry to be queen so she guilt trips him to kill Duncan so they can be the most powerful couple. She is dead.
Witches - tell Macbeth about his future of ruling and how he will do it.
Macbeth- He's an epic hero at first. Then him and his bestfriend Banquo run into these 3 witches, who tell Macbeth that he will become king. Now Macbeth is a Tragic Hero because he kills the king and now he's king. Then he kills Banquo. Now Macbeth is dead.
4 traits of a Tragic Hero
They are at first good and then they become evil
They are usually greedy
They will do anything to get what they want
4 traits of an Epic Hero
Everyone likes them
They are usually the hero of a war
Everyone looks up to them
2 themes
Banquo says that fortunes sometimes are not what they seem.
Power Corrupts: A little taste of power makes you want more.
Macbeth hires the murderers to kill Banquo and his son
atsmophers
Dark kind of scary creepy- When Macbeth and Banquo first find the witches
Bright sunny warm- Everyone is happy because Macbeth died and now they have a new king.