Characters
This character has successfully fulfilled his prophecy, yet fears the prophecy of his close friend.
Who is Macbeth?
O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!
Thou know'st that Banquo, and his Fleance, lives.
Who is Macbeth
"A fruitless crown" and "barren scepter" are symbols and metaphor for....
What is royalty and kingship without a future
also acceptable: what is the reward for unbridled ambition?
This character is murdered this during Act 3.
Who is Banquo?
The number of murderers in the assassination attempt on Banquo and Fleance.
What is three?
His sons are destined to be Kings.
Who is Banquo?
Nought's had, all's spent,
Where our desire is got without content
Who is Lady Macbeth
A mind "full of scorpions" is a metaphor for...
Macbeth's guilty conscience
An event that Macbeth implores Banquo to join.
What is a feast?
A scene believed to not have been written by Shakespeare
What is Act 3 scene Scene 5
Or the what is the scene with Hecate in Act 3
Unlike in the first couple of acts, this character want to "let things be".
Who is Lady Macbeth?
They hailed him father to a line of kings.
Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown
And put a barren scepter in my gripeWho is Macbeth
I am in blood
Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er
Touches on themes and motifs of...
unchecked ambition
guilt
Banquo's ghost resides here and causes Macbeth great torment.
What is Macbeth's seat.
Notable character shifts in Act 3
What is the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
This character is angry at the witches for meddling with Macbeth
Who is Hecate?
He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear
His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace, and fear:
And you all know security
Is mortals' chiefest enemy.
Who is Hecate
A common theme explored in Shakespeare's plays touch upon with Macbeth's attempt to kill Banquo and Fleance.
What is Fate vs. Free-will
This character attempts to play off Macbeth's apparently mad ramblings as a sickness he's always had.
Who is Lady Macbeth
The act of killing a King
What is Regicide?
This character failed to appear at the feast.
Who is Macduff?
Some holy angel
Fly to the court of England and unfoldHis message ere he come, that a swift blessing
May soon return to this our suffering countryUnder a hand accursed!
Who is Lennox
Lady Macbeth's questions during the scene at the feast: "--Are you a man?", "What, quite unmanned in folly?"
What is the theme of manhood vs womanhood
This character confers with another lord about the state of the kingdom in the final scene of Act 3.
Who is Lennox?
The act of killing one's father.
What is patricide or parricide.