This article from the English Works website explores the theme of power in the play thoroughly, looking at where the power lies, whose hands it passes through, and the role each character plays in relation to it. As it's highly likely you may be asked to look at this key theme in your exam, it's well worth a read.
Don't forget that power isn't just shown in scenes with Lady Macbeth - although we know her to be powerful at points, this does not mean that more incidental characters have their own powerful influence - in fact, this article goes as far as to assert that Lady Macbeth actually possesses no power at all (controversial!). When reading articles like this, it's a good idea to consider your own opinion of the writer's views - do you agree with what they are saying? Are they making points that you can consider to be true, or do you believe them to be misled? One of the key aspects of critical analysis is being able to determine the parts of an argument that you agree with, and which you don't.
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It is highly likely that you are going to be asked a question about a theme of the play. Usually, it looks like this:
1. Fate and Free Will
2. Ambition
3. Power
4. Versions of Reality
5. Gender
6. The Supernatural
7. Violence
8. Time
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In a Nutshell...After returning from war, Macbeth meets three witches who tell him that he is to become King. His wife persuades him to kill the existing King in order to win the throne - but this comes with a whole heap of problems, as Macbeth has to continually kill people - including his best friend - in order to hide the truth. ArchivesCategories
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