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Diagnostic Misconceptions - Madness

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There are clear points in the play where Macbeth behaves irrationally. However, to say he just goes mad is an over-simplification. For example, when he is alone at Dunsinane, he speaks calmly and coherently about his age and increasing isolation: ’My way of life / Is fall’n into the sere, the yellow leaf’.

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Literary & Cultural Context

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Context

1.1.1Tragedy 1.1.2The Supernatural & Gender 1.1.3Politics & Monarchy 1.1.4End of Topic Test - Context

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Plot Summary

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Act 1

2.1.1Scenes 1 & 2 2.1.2Scene 3 2.1.3Scenes 4-5 2.1.4Scenes 6-7 2.1.5End of Topic Test - Act 1

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Acts 2-4

2.2.1Act 2 2.2.2Act 3 2.2.3Act 4

2.3

Act 5

2.3.1Scenes 1-3 2.3.2Scenes 4-8 2.3.3End of Topic Test - Acts 2-5 2.3.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ambiguous Ending 2.3.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Jacobean

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Characters

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Themes

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Themes

4.1.1Power & Ambition 4.1.2Power & Ambition HyperLearning 4.1.3Violence 4.1.4The Supernatural 4.1.5Masculinity 4.1.6Armour, Kingship & The Natural Order 4.1.7Appearances & Deception 4.1.8Madness & Blood 4.1.9Women, Children & Sleep 4.1.10End of Topic Test - Themes 4.1.11End of Topic Test - Themes 2

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Grade 9 - Themes

4.2.1Grade 9 - Themes 4.2.2Extract Analysis

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Writer's Techniques

5.1

Structure, Meter & Other Literary Techniques

5.1.1Structure, Meter & Dramatic Irony 5.1.2Pathetic Fallacy & Symbolism 5.1.3End of Topic Test - Writer's Techniques

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Recap: Main Quotes

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Characters Quotes

6.1.1Macbeth 6.1.2Macbeth 2 6.1.3Macbeth 3 6.1.4Macbeth 4 6.1.5Lady Macbeth 6.1.6Lady Macbeth 2 6.1.7Banquo 6.1.8Banquo 2 6.1.9The Witches 6.1.10King Duncan 6.1.11Macduff

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Text Structure - Quotes

6.2.1Violence 6.2.2The Supernatural 6.2.3Ambition 6.2.4Armour, Kingship & the Natural Order 6.2.5Appearances & Deception 6.2.6Lady Macbeth's Masculinity 6.2.7Madness & Blood 6.2.8Men, Children & Sleep

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Literary & Cultural Context

1.1

Context

1.1.1Tragedy 1.1.2The Supernatural & Gender 1.1.3Politics & Monarchy 1.1.4End of Topic Test - Context

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Plot Summary

2.1

Act 1

2.1.1Scenes 1 & 2 2.1.2Scene 3 2.1.3Scenes 4-5 2.1.4Scenes 6-7 2.1.5End of Topic Test - Act 1

2.2

Acts 2-4

2.2.1Act 2 2.2.2Act 3 2.2.3Act 4

2.3

Act 5

2.3.1Scenes 1-3 2.3.2Scenes 4-8 2.3.3End of Topic Test - Acts 2-5 2.3.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Ambiguous Ending 2.3.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Jacobean

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Characters

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Themes

4.1

Themes

4.1.1Power & Ambition 4.1.2Power & Ambition HyperLearning 4.1.3Violence 4.1.4The Supernatural 4.1.5Masculinity 4.1.6Armour, Kingship & The Natural Order 4.1.7Appearances & Deception 4.1.8Madness & Blood 4.1.9Women, Children & Sleep 4.1.10End of Topic Test - Themes 4.1.11End of Topic Test - Themes 2

4.2

Grade 9 - Themes

4.2.1Grade 9 - Themes 4.2.2Extract Analysis

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Writer's Techniques

5.1

Structure, Meter & Other Literary Techniques

5.1.1Structure, Meter & Dramatic Irony 5.1.2Pathetic Fallacy & Symbolism 5.1.3End of Topic Test - Writer's Techniques

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Recap: Main Quotes

6.1

Characters Quotes

6.1.1Macbeth 6.1.2Macbeth 2 6.1.3Macbeth 3 6.1.4Macbeth 4 6.1.5Lady Macbeth 6.1.6Lady Macbeth 2 6.1.7Banquo 6.1.8Banquo 2 6.1.9The Witches 6.1.10King Duncan 6.1.11Macduff

6.2

Text Structure - Quotes

6.2.1Violence 6.2.2The Supernatural 6.2.3Ambition 6.2.4Armour, Kingship & the Natural Order 6.2.5Appearances & Deception 6.2.6Lady Macbeth's Masculinity 6.2.7Madness & Blood 6.2.8Men, Children & Sleep

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