Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Fleance says that it is after midnight‚ and his father responds that although he is tired‚ he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts” (2.1.8). Macbeth enters‚ and Banquo is surprised to see him still up. Banquo says that the king is asleep and mentions that he had a dream about the “three weird sisters.” When Banquo suggests that the witches have revealed “some truth” to Macbeth‚ Macbeth
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Even from the beginning of the scene‚ Macbeth ’s uncertainty about the murder is clear. Macbeth debates with his inner self in a soliloquy. Shakespeare often uses soliloquies to show Macbeth ’s inner thoughts‚ for example in Act 2 Scene 1 and Act 3 Scene 1. Soliloquies allow the audience to understand a character ’s motives better. The character is not putting on a show for anyone else but being their true self. We see directly into their thought process. In the first few lines of this soliloquy
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In act 5 scene 5 of Macbeth by Shakespeare‚ we see Macbeth preparing the castle for the coming battle‚ and then thinking back on how he has changed since he met the witches and resolved to kill Duncan. This scene happens after Malcom and his cousins meet to discuss the march to Dunsinane‚ and before the attack on the castle begins. The main purpose of the scene is to highlight the development of Macbeth’s character throughout the play‚ and is significant because it highlights Macbeth’s inability
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Act 1 Scene 1 (February 6th) Dark stormy. 3 Witches (three is a supernatural number). They want to meet ( “upon the heath”(wasteland))- “ When the battles lost and won”- (Paradox- (a statement that seems to contradict itself)). “Fair is foul” and foul is fair” (good vs bad‚ bad is good)- theme- Reversal of moral order. “Fair is foul and foul is fair”‚ “It over through the fog and filthy fair”- Rhyming couple. Act 1 Scene 2 (February 9th) Battle is not going well. Macdonald fighting against
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In Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth‚ telling her of the witches’ prediction that he will be king. Lady Macbeth’s first reaction is to say "shalt be what thou art promis’d". She then says "yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way". By this she means that she fears that he is too kind to do what he needs to do to become king‚ by killing Duncan. Her use of the word milk is interesting as it is a very feminine word‚
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Léa Diouf Terminale L English mini-essay « Act 2 Scene 2 seems all over the place ; it moves in contrary directions and lacks cohesion ; then at the end it all comes together‚ and everything which has gone before shows itself to be relevant » How far do you agree with this statement ? Hamlet’s Act 2 Scene 2 is‚ by far‚ the longest scene in the play as it provides a chaotic accumulation of events that mirrors Hamlet’s disintegrating mind‚ a stagnating plot before Hamlet’s soliloquy that allows
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MACBETH Act 1 Sc. I/The Witches/Character study of Macbeth • Charles lamb while speaking about the witches describes them as ‘…creatures to whom man or woman plotting some dire mischief might resort for occasional consultation. ….From the moment that their eyes first met Macbeth he is spellbound. That meeting sways his destiny. He can never break the fascination. These witches can hurt the body (refer to the Sailors of the “tiger’
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much from Act 2 Scene 2 to Scene 3‚ but we placed a bed for Scene 2 in order to show the fact that it was in the Macbeths’ bedroom. Scene 3 was bare‚ as it had to be a large enough place for the thanes and Lady Macbeth to confer – we imagined that forming a half circle would suffice. Too much props would have ruined the solemn mood of Scene 3‚ right after Duncan’s murder. We also controlled the lighting to make it sufficiently dark‚ in order to add to the dark atmosphere in Scenes 2 and 3. I played
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How do Lady Macbeth’s words and actions in Act 5 Scene 1 contrast with her comments and deeds in Act 2 Scene 2? In Act 2 Scene 2‚ Lady Macbeth is strong‚ confident and cold. She knows that her husband Macbeth has killed King Duncan‚ and that she smeared his blood on the guards to make it look like they killed the King but she acts as if everything is fine. When Macbeth is panicking‚ Lady Macbeth says to him “these deeds must not be thought after these ways. So it will make us mad.” She is saying
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King Lear by Shakespeare Act 5 Timeline Scene 1 1. Regan asks Edmund if he loves Goneril‚ she’s jealous 2. Albany takes part with Edmund‚ Regan‚ and Goneril against the French invasion 3. Edgar gives Albany in which Goneril asks Edmund to kill Albany 4. Edgar tells Albany to sound the trumpet in order to call him to fight Edmund Scene 2 5. The battle begins 6. Edgar (peasant disguise) leads Gloucester to shelter of a tree and goes to fight on Lear’s side in battle 7. Albany’s army took
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