Macbeth
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act 1, scene 1 Act 1, scene 2 Act 1, scene 3 Act 1, scene 4 Act 1, scene 5 Act 1, scene 6 Act 1, scene 7 Act 2, scene 1 Act 2, scene 2 Act 2, scene 3 Act 2, scene 4 Act 3, scene 1 Act 3, scene 2 Act 3, scene 3 Act 3, scene 4 Act 3, scene 5 Act 3, scene 6 Act 4, scene 1 Act 4, scene 2 Act 4, scene 3 Act 5, scene 1 Act 5, scene 2 Act 5, scene 3 Act 5, scene 4 Act 5, scene 5 Act 5, scene 6 Act 5, scene 7 Act 5, scene 8 Act 5, scene 9 Act 5, scene 10 Act 5, scene 11
Themes
All Themes Ambition Fate Violence Nature and the Unnatural Manhood
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Macbeth Lady Macbeth Banquo Macduff King Duncan Malcolm Weird Sisters
Symbols
All Symbols Visions and Hallucinations Blood Sleep
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Ethos Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Setting Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
Quizzes
All Quizzes Act 1, scene 1 Quiz Act 1, scene 2 Quiz Act 1, scene 3 Quiz Act 1, scene 4 Quiz Act 1, scene 5 Quiz Act 1, scene 6 Quiz Act 1, scene 7 Quiz Act 2, scene 1 Quiz Act 2, scene 2 Quiz Act 2, scene 3 Quiz Act 2, scene 4 Quiz Act 3, scene 1 Quiz Act 3, scene 2 Quiz Act 3, scene 3 Quiz Act 3, scene 4 Quiz Act 3, scene 5 Quiz Act 3, scene 6 Quiz Act 4, scene 1 Quiz Act 4, scene 2 Quiz Act 4, scene 3 Quiz Act 5, scene 1 Quiz Act 5, scene 2 Quiz Act 5, scene 3 Quiz Act 5, scene 4 Quiz Act 5, scene 5 Quiz Act 5, scene 6 Quiz Act 5, scene 7 Quiz Act 5, scene 8 Quiz Act 5, scene 9 Quiz Act 5, scene 10 Quiz Act 5, scene 11 Quiz
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Macbeth

by

William Shakespeare

Macbeth Study Guide

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