Centre of Plot: Realisation of Margaret's Curses [turn of Enveloping Action] in iii. iii. 15.
Catastrophe: Realisation of Nemesis in the Main Action: iv. ii, from 45.
MACBETH.
A Passion-Drama.
Scheme of Actions.
| { | Main Character Action: Rise and Fall of Macbeth. | |
| Character Counter-Action: Lady Macbeth. | ||
| { | Character Sub-Action: covering and involved in the Rise:Banquo. | |
| Character Sub-Action: covering and involving the Fall: Macduff. [Pages [129], [142].] | ||
Enveloping Supernatural Action: The Witches.
Economy.
Parallelism: Triple form of Nemesis, Irony and Oracular Action extending to the Main Action, to its parts the Rise and Fall separately, and through to the Enveloping Action.
Contrast as a bond between the Main and Counter-Action.
Balance: the Rise by the Fall, the Sub-Action to the Rise by the Sub-Action to the Fall. [Page [276].]