21 Macbeth Act 5 Scene 2 Full Commentary and Analysis

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This video is a line-by-line walkthrough guide for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 5, Scene 2.

I provide a close reading of the entire scene, including:
— Detailed explication
— Commentary
— Literary analysis

All commentary is supplemented by in-text, line-by-line study notes designed to help students:
— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation
— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
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This video discusses :

PLOT:
— Recap + exposition scene; pace quickens (shorter scenes) as play speeds to climax
— 3 thanes (Lennox, Menteith, Angus) discuss political events: English forces are arrayed against Macbeth; Macbeth is losing control of his own nobles

THEME:
— Manhood = sacrifice for noble cause
— Alienation of the tyrant; dehumanization; Voldemort’s horcuxes
— Ill-fitting clothes as symbol of unsuitability
— Nature vs the unnatural