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'Macbeth': an exploration of Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2

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I can explain what happens in Act 2, Scenes 1 and 2 of ‘Macbeth’, including showing understanding of important contextual ideas about The Divine Right of Kings.

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The Divine Right of Kings is the belief that a monarch is chosen by God; that a monarch is God’s representative on Earth Macbeth hallucinates a dagger before he commits regicide After the regicide, Macbeth worries he will no longer be able to pray or sleep Whilst Macbeth is preoccupied with the blood on his hands, Lady Macbeth is not Blood is a symbol for feelings of guilt in ‘Macbeth’

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