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The Ghost in Macbeth: Symbol of Grief and Revenge

Explore the themes of grief, revenge, doubt, and death in Macbeth as portrayed through the enigmatic presence of the ghost. Delve into the internal conflicts, fears, and moral dilemmas faced by the characters as they grapple with power, guilt, and political legitimacy. Analyze the ghost as a symbolic representation of memory, madness, and the sinister forces at play in Shakespeare's tragedy.

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The Ghost in Macbeth: Symbol of Grief and Revenge

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  1. HW for Thursday Macbeth III-IV Meet with fellow

  2. The Ghost as Symbol Grief/mourning Revenge Doubt Death Counsel Madness/insanity Memory Guilt The past Internal conflict Fear Warning Messenger Action/inaction Secret Succession/royal Political legitimacy Impending doom Power/lack of power Obligations/duty Intention/character Religion Reputation Art/theater Parenting Mentor War

  3. The Ghost as Symbol • battling epistemologies, what to believe in, where do we find truth? testimony, eyes, inability to know anything, inability to trust others, self, god • dueling means of expression/art—poetry, drama, mythology, history, etc. • lingering cultural desire for Catholic “superstitions” • real ghost • dramatic tool—scary, something different from regular experience • meta-dramatic tool—what gets a plot kicking, revenge story • unreality of theater/playacting • ghost in machine, soul, identity, true interior (stand and unfold thyself), self-knowledge, sanity (v. madness)

  4. Big Issues in Thinking about Occult in Macbeth Equivocation Witch Persecutions Demonologie Gunpowder Plot (Gov’t. Under Fire) Religious Upheaval Prophecy, Predestination Foreigners, Immigration War, Violence, Murder Divine Right of Kings

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