questions for scene 1 2 3 macbeth
Macbeth Act 1
SCENE 1
1. What atmosphere is established in this scene?
Scary and bad and dark and rainy
2. What purpose does this scene serve?
Something bad is going to happen in the future
3. Explain the concluding heroic couplet?
Fair and foul are important throughout the story. it shows that somehow Macbeth and the witches are connected. Something good and bad could be happening at the same time SCENE 2
1. Why is King Duncan so pleased with Macbeth?
Because he has won victory after victory
2. What does the Captain tell them about Macbeth, Banquo and the battle he was just in?
He tells them they both should be honored and also to kill the Thane of Cawdor
3. Who is “the Norweyan lord”?
He is Sweno
4. What news does Ross bring the King about the Thane of Cawdor?
He announces that he comes from Fife where the Thane of Cawdor was assisting Norway’s men
He’s a trader
5. What impression do you have of Macbeth from this scene?
Macbeth is brave and noble and that people respect him
6. What is the purpose of this scene?
The purpose of this scene is to foreshadow Macbeth being named thane of Cawdor and everyone else knows but Macbeth
Showed that they respected him in the beginning
7. How is HONOR important in this scene?
The more honor you have the more power when he split the guy open and put him on the stake, that is honorable because he is doing it for his country and king standing up for your country/king
Macbeth stabs macdonwald SCENE 3
1. What have the witches been up to since Scene 1?
The witches have been making a plan to run into Macbeth and they also kill Swine (pigs)
2. What impression of the witches do you form from this scene? How might they represent past, present and future?
From this scene I get the impression of evil and vengeful
They represent past, present, and future by they are connected to Macbeth
We know that the know what is going to happen in the future
3. With what three titles do the witches greet Macbeth? thane of glamis
SCENE 1
1. What atmosphere is established in this scene?
Scary and bad and dark and rainy
2. What purpose does this scene serve?
Something bad is going to happen in the future
3. Explain the concluding heroic couplet?
Fair and foul are important throughout the story. it shows that somehow Macbeth and the witches are connected. Something good and bad could be happening at the same time SCENE 2
1. Why is King Duncan so pleased with Macbeth?
Because he has won victory after victory
2. What does the Captain tell them about Macbeth, Banquo and the battle he was just in?
He tells them they both should be honored and also to kill the Thane of Cawdor
3. Who is “the Norweyan lord”?
He is Sweno
4. What news does Ross bring the King about the Thane of Cawdor?
He announces that he comes from Fife where the Thane of Cawdor was assisting Norway’s men
He’s a trader
5. What impression do you have of Macbeth from this scene?
Macbeth is brave and noble and that people respect him
6. What is the purpose of this scene?
The purpose of this scene is to foreshadow Macbeth being named thane of Cawdor and everyone else knows but Macbeth
Showed that they respected him in the beginning
7. How is HONOR important in this scene?
The more honor you have the more power when he split the guy open and put him on the stake, that is honorable because he is doing it for his country and king standing up for your country/king
Macbeth stabs macdonwald SCENE 3
1. What have the witches been up to since Scene 1?
The witches have been making a plan to run into Macbeth and they also kill Swine (pigs)
2. What impression of the witches do you form from this scene? How might they represent past, present and future?
From this scene I get the impression of evil and vengeful
They represent past, present, and future by they are connected to Macbeth
We know that the know what is going to happen in the future
3. With what three titles do the witches greet Macbeth? thane of glamis