Macbeth: Critical Analysis of Characters

A detailed examination of key characters in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," including Macbeth himself, Lady Macbeth, the Three Witches, Macduff, Malcolm, Duncan, and Banquo. The analysis delves into the positive and negative traits of Macbeth, the characteristics of Lady Macbeth as a complex figure, the symbolic nature of the Three Witches, and the qualities of other significant characters in the tragedy.

• Shakespeare
• Macbeth
• Character Analysis
• Tragedy
• Shakespearean Characters

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1. Macbeth Critical Analysis of Characters

2. List of Characters Macbeth Lady Macbeth Three Witches Macduff Malcolm Duncan Banquo

3. Character of Macbeth Positive Traits(revealed initially) Brave Military General Kind Loyal Honest Loving Husband Imaginative faculties Poetic Quality Wise

4. Negative traits of Macbeth Highly Ambitious Love for Power Lack of Decisive Faculties Cruel Guilty Conscience Credulous Jealous Weak Heart

5. Lady Macbeth Cruel Ambitious Fearless Remorseful Guilty conscience Monstrous/masculine Feminine Weakness Influential Inhuman Fourth Witch

6. Three witches Symbol of evil Deception Equivocator Mischievous Outward Expression of ingrained Human Evil

7. Banquo Brave Soldier Loyal Skeptical Wise Integrity Curious

8. Malcolm Wise Distrustful Brave Worthy Commander Eloquent

9. Macduff Loyal nobleman Patriot Revengeful Brave Carelessness wise

10. Duncan Symbol of goodness Caring and thoughtful king Trusting nature Courteous Saintly

11. Thank You