Macbeth Theme Analysis PART 1

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Themes discussed in PART 1:
Play Background 00:15
Motifs: Definition 02:10
T1 Manhood 04:17
T2 Love as a Weapon 13:36
T3 The Origins of Evil 16:44
T4 Brother Murder (Cain and Abel) 21:30
T5 Mental Illness (psychological wasteland) 28:55
T6 The Great Chain of Being / The Wasteland / Hero’s Quest 34:38
T7 The Good Ruler (worthy hero) 42:18
T8 Existential Crisis / Alienation 45:12
T9 Appearance vs Reality / Manipulation 52:00
T9 Appearance vs Reality / We see what we want to see 48:46
T10 We are the Agents of our own Destruction 01:05:16

Themes discussed in PART 2:
   • Macbeth Theme Analysis PART 2  
T11 Change: Metamorphosis, Anagnorisis, Peripeteia
T12 Thought vs Action
T13 Tyranny
T14 Moral Dualism / Manichaeism
T15 Redemption
T16 Self vs Society
T17 Motif: Sleep
T18 Motif: Borrowed Robes (Clothing)
T19 Motif: Predatory Animals
T20 Motif: Blood

Writing a LITERATURE ANALYSIS ESSAY? See my practical guide, with model papers:
   • Literature Analysis  

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ROMEO and JULIET:
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For Romeo and Juliet THESIS STATEMENT prompts see:
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MACBETH:
   • Macbeth Scene by Scene Analysis  

For Macbeth THESIS STATEMENT prompts see:
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HAMLET:
   • Hamlet Scene by Scene  

For Hamlet THESIS STATEMENT prompts see:
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OTHELLO:
   • Othello  

TWELFTH NIGHT:
   • Twelfth Night  

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