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GCSE English Literature · key term
A succession of rulers from the same family.
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Paper 1
A succession of rulers belonging to the same family.
Revise: BanquoMacbeth receives the promise of an individual crown; Banquo receives the promise of a dynasty. This distinction later makes Banquo and Fleance threatening to Macbeth.
Paper 1
A succession of rulers belonging to the same family.
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Macbeth receives the promise of a crown; Banquo receives the promise of a dynasty.
Paper 2
A succession of rulers belonging to the same family.
Revise: BanquoThe repeated figures and the mirror extend the royal line beyond the immediate spectacle: Macbeth’s individual reign is set against a dynasty that appears to continue far into the future.
Component 1
Revise: BanquoMacbeth fears both Banquo’s character and the promised royal future of his descendants. He therefore arranges the murder of Banquo and Fleance, hoping to remove the present threat and prevent the future dynasty.
A family line of rulers whose authority continues across generations.
