Macbeth : Malcom

A1

“But signs of..”

“Nobleness, like stars, shall shine”

King Duncan referring to Malcom

Positions him as the light

He is with God and positive

Audience see the the noble nature of Malcom

Foreshadows Malcoms morality within the play

Juxtaposes Macbeths, stars hide your fires

A1

Malcom flees the country

Following murder of KD

Malcom leaves as not to be blamed for the murder

Macbeth has cast the light out of Scotland

Natural order is fully disrupted

Corruption and evil can now reign

A2

“To show unfelt sorrow..”

“Is an office which the false man does easy.”

Discussing Duncans murder

Presents the idea of deceit and appearance vs reality

Dramatic Irony

Unknowingly speaking of Macbeth

Foreshadows how Malcom will be the one who does not succumb to his deceit

A2

“This murderous shaft that’s shot hath not..”

“Yet lighted, and our safest way is to avoid.”

Methaphor comparing death to an arrow

Foreshadows how more violence is to follow throughout the play

Representative of Malcoms awareness and Kinglike qualities

Appearance vs reality : Malcome appears guilty when he is innocent

A4

“Angels are still…”

“Bright, though the brightest fell”

Biblical references to Satan

Symbolic of Macbeth: once Niobe and praises now evil

As Satan plunged from the light to dark so did Macbeth

Foreshadows his eventual fate once he dies

Explores morality and self relefection as he tests Macduffs loyalty

He is seeing if Macduff will succumb to the same fate of Macbeth

Shows Malcoms light and positivity

A4

“Luxurious, ovarious..” & “better..”

“False, deceitful.” & “Macbeth”

Testing Macduffs loyalty by portraying himself as Macbeth

Shows the juxtaposition between Macbeth and Malcom

Audience confused as it contrasts what they know Malcom as prior

Appearance vs reality Dramatic

Biblical references to the 7 deadly sins

Highlights how Macbeth is synonymous with sin

Representation of the corruption of Scotland

A4

“I should pour the..”

“Sweet milk of concord into Hell.”

Malcom continues his test of Macduff

States he will drag Scotland to Hell if King

Links to milk of human kindness from Lady Macbeth

Macbeth took away the milk, Malcom drags it away

Dual self - he is testing Macduff

How Macduff responds to this signifies how he will respond to Macbeth

A5S9

“The dead..”

“Butcher and his fiend like queen”

A butcher shows how Macbeth was violent and killed things with no actions or reason

Lady Macbeth is demonic, equally evil and amoral

He symbolises still how LM was a catalyst for his evil

Further links to Hell showing Macbeths now fate as he’s dead

Malcom will restore the Natural Order

He emphasises that they are dead which shows how the corruption of Scotland is over

Encapsulates the moral implications of their actions and how evil aided them

Cyclical structure