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GCSE English Literature · key term
The passing of a title or position, especially the crown, from one holder to the next.
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Paper 1
The passing of a position, especially the crown, from one ruler to the next.
Revise: Act 3The accompanying 'barren sceptre' develops the same imagery of failed growth. His concern is succession, not simply an immediate attack.
The passing of a throne or political position from one holder to the next.
Explain what a quotation means at that moment before analysing its language: 'thus' means being king, and 'fruitless' concerns Macbeth's succession.
Analyse the precise wording: for example, explain how ‘fruitless’ connects royal power with succession.
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Component 1
The passing of a title or position, such as the crown, from one holder to the next.
