Quote Points to be made i.e. Analysis of language, Links to Context
about how a character devices and structure
or theme is presented
‘This dead butcher and Here, Malcom These emotive epithets Shakespeare depicts the
his fiend-like Queen’. condemns the wrongful used by Malcom expose brutal killing of Macbeth
monarchs and astutely his repulsion of the and the gradual demise
recognises their sins previous leaders, of Lady Macbeth to
further exposing himself Macbeth and Lady highlight the negative
as the rightful King. Macbeth, who seemed consequences of
to play’foully’ for it. disrupting the Great
Chain of Being. We see
He brands Macbeth eventually that order to
using the noun the chain has been
‘butcher’. ‘Butcher’ has restored and the rightful
connotations of mass heir, Malcom, is now in
slaughter perhaps control of Scotland.
capturing the merciless
and pure ambitious
character of Macbeth.
Additionally, he brands
Lady Macbeth as a
‘fiend-like Queen’
exposing her suicide as a
result of the mental
anguish caused by
plotting and committing
regicide. Suicide was
seen as a sinful act
against God which
would lead to an
eternity in hell.
‘Henceforth be earls, the Malcom is presented as Malcom’s exploitation of This links to the Divine
first that ever Scotland / the rightful heir to the the natural imagery Right of Kings and how
In such an honour Scottish throne who exposes that he is the the King would have
named. What’s more to restores order in rightful King as he been personally
do / Which would be Scotland. He nurtures nurtures and nourishes appointed by God.
planted newly’. and aids the growth of his subjects, caring more Therefore, Malcom
his thanes and subjects about making the would have been
showing his loyalty and country great rather presented as an ideal
dedication to making than himself. King who embraces
Scotland great again Additionally, Malcom noble and positive facets
opposed to Macbeth echoes the lexis of character to further
who exploited the previously used by his support the idea that he
country to further his father, ‘I have begun to had been placed on the
own power. plant thee … make thee throne by God.
full of growing’,
illustrating that the
rightful heir to the
throne has been
restored and to expose
that he extols the same
about how a character devices and structure
or theme is presented
‘This dead butcher and Here, Malcom These emotive epithets Shakespeare depicts the
his fiend-like Queen’. condemns the wrongful used by Malcom expose brutal killing of Macbeth
monarchs and astutely his repulsion of the and the gradual demise
recognises their sins previous leaders, of Lady Macbeth to
further exposing himself Macbeth and Lady highlight the negative
as the rightful King. Macbeth, who seemed consequences of
to play’foully’ for it. disrupting the Great
Chain of Being. We see
He brands Macbeth eventually that order to
using the noun the chain has been
‘butcher’. ‘Butcher’ has restored and the rightful
connotations of mass heir, Malcom, is now in
slaughter perhaps control of Scotland.
capturing the merciless
and pure ambitious
character of Macbeth.
Additionally, he brands
Lady Macbeth as a
‘fiend-like Queen’
exposing her suicide as a
result of the mental
anguish caused by
plotting and committing
regicide. Suicide was
seen as a sinful act
against God which
would lead to an
eternity in hell.
‘Henceforth be earls, the Malcom is presented as Malcom’s exploitation of This links to the Divine
first that ever Scotland / the rightful heir to the the natural imagery Right of Kings and how
In such an honour Scottish throne who exposes that he is the the King would have
named. What’s more to restores order in rightful King as he been personally
do / Which would be Scotland. He nurtures nurtures and nourishes appointed by God.
planted newly’. and aids the growth of his subjects, caring more Therefore, Malcom
his thanes and subjects about making the would have been
showing his loyalty and country great rather presented as an ideal
dedication to making than himself. King who embraces
Scotland great again Additionally, Malcom noble and positive facets
opposed to Macbeth echoes the lexis of character to further
who exploited the previously used by his support the idea that he
country to further his father, ‘I have begun to had been placed on the
own power. plant thee … make thee throne by God.
full of growing’,
illustrating that the
rightful heir to the
throne has been
restored and to expose
that he extols the same
