Scene 1
What does Banquo reveal in the opening soliloquy of this scene?
The witches' predictions came true and he suspects that Macbeth had something to do with it.
Macbeth fears him because he has a male heir.
Banquo
Macbeth: "We have scorched the snake, not killed it."
Metaphor
What does Banquo do before the feast? Who does he bring with him?
He goes horseback riding with his son.
What is the "dead of dreadful note" that Macbeth refers to in this scene?
His plan to have Banquo and Fleance murdered.
Do the murders succeed in their plan?
No. They kill Banquo but Fleance escapes.
Macbeth: My genius is rebuked, as it is said
Mark Antony's was by Caesar.
Allusion
Why is Macbeth worried about Banquo?
The witches predicted his son would be king and he is afraid Banquo might turn on him.
What does MacBeth mean when he says to his wife to be "innocent of his knowledge"?
It is better if she doesn't know about it.
How does Macbeth react when he hears Fleance escaped?
with anxiety and fear
Which character has missed the party that upsets Macbeth?
MacDuff
Macbeth: "There is a grown serpent lie; the worm that's fled"
Metaphor
What does Macbeth do about Banquo?
He hires murderers to kill him and his son.
What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says "Thing without remedy should be without regard, what's done is done."?
There is nothing he can do about the murder so he shouldn't keep brooding about it.
What occurs at the castle on the night of Banquo's murder?
A feast.
Why doesn't Macbeth join the nobles at the table?
Banquo's ghost is sitting in his place.
Macbeth: “I had else been perfect,Whole as the marble, founded as the rock"
Simile
When Macbeth is talking to the murderers it reminds us of this scene?
When Lady Macbeth is trying to convince him to go through with Duncan's murder
Why does Macbeth envy Duncan?
He doesn't have to fear treason anymore.
Who does Banquo vow to go see after the banquet?
the witches
First Murderer: "The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day"
Imagery