Plotting the Plot
One of these does not inspire MacBeth to kill Duncan (I.vii).
a. Ambition
b. Lady Macbeth
c. Duncan’s Frailty
What is Duncan’s Frailty?
Shakespeare connects the witches to Macbeth through this dialogue. (I.i and I.iii)
What is “Fair is foul”?
"All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!"
Who are the Weird Sisters?
Duncan's Son, named the Prince of Cumberland, next in line to be King, counsels MacDuff to seek revenge against MacBeth.
Who is Malcolm?
“When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man” -LMB
What is the theme that states there is a relationship between cruelty and masculinity?
Why does Banquo doubt the humanity of the witches? (I.iii)
They speak in riddles; They disappear; He sees their beards
When Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter, the play begins to explore this element of society.
What are gender roles?
“Out, damned spot; out, I say. One, two,—why, then ’tis time to do’t. Hell is murky.”
Who is Lady Macbeth?
A general in the king's army and originally the Thane of Glamis. As a reward for his valiant fighting, described in the opening scene, is also named the Thane of Cawdor.
Who is Macbeth?
“And the right valiant Banquo walked too late… Men must not walk too late.” -Lennox
What is the theme that the difference between tyranny and kingship is a fine line?
MacBeth sees this person as a stumbling block in his path to the throne (I.iv)
Who is Malcolm?
This symbolizes that something inevitable is drawing near and won’t be stopped.
What is the knocking at the gate?
“I shall do so; But I must also feel it as a man: I cannot but remember such things were, That were most precious to me.”
Who is MacDuff?
A Scottish nobleman who questions the tyrannical rule and refuses to recognize the king. He is the ultimate reason Macbeth loses his head.
Who is Macduff?
“Be this the whetstone of your sword. Let grief convert to anger. Blunt not the heart, enrage it.” -Malcolm
What is the theme that states there is a relationship between cruelty and masculinity?
The reader observes this as evidence of Lady MacBeth's soul-crushing guilt.
What is sleep walking, sleep talking, spilling the beans, wiping her hands?
This is Macbeth’s external response and this is his internal response to Lady Macbeth’s death.
What is…
External: “She would’ve died anyway.”
Internal: “Life is meaningless!”?
“Hang out our banners on the outward walls; The cry is still 'They come:' our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn”
Who is Macbeth?
Allows his son to hold his sword, is skeptical of MacBeth's motives and actions, takes a sunset ride… to his doom.
Who is Banquo?
“My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already.”
-Macbeth
What is the theme that the difference between tyranny and kingship is a fine line?
In Banquo’s death scene, the light is extinguished these three ways.
What is:
1.Torch is doused
2.Night has fallen
3.Banquo dies
The existence of the supernatural in Shakespeare’s play often reflects this.
What is the moral corruption within the natural world?
“Thou hast it now: king, Cawdor, Glamis, all As the weird women promised, and I fear Thou play'dst most foully for 't”
Who is Banquo?
Macduff's cousin, a Scottish noble who eventually turns on Macbeth, choosing to side with Malcolm and the English forces. He delivers the news to MacDuff about his family.
Who is Ross?
“Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed.” -Macbeth
What is the theme that states unchecked ambition will lead to corruption?