husband get to where he is today. Macbeth has done a lot to thwart competitors. He killed his own King and his dear friend Banquo. Nevertheless‚ my husband is the man being crowned today. I fully believe in my heart he will be a righteous king. I fear he may one day go mad from the murders‚ but alas‚ it was to keep hold of the crown. Macbeth tells me once more of the ordered hit of Banquo‚ how he was suspicious of his actions. He tells me not to worry my pretty little head about it‚ and to enjoy my evening
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_____________________________________ Date __________________ Macbeth | Act I Study Questions 1. What atmosphere or mood is established at the very beginning of Macbeth—in Scene 1? What sets this mood? 2. How does Banquo describe the Witches when he first sees them upon the heath? 3. Macbeth is reported to be a valiant soldier in Act I. The line‚ “Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’chops And fixed his head upon our battlements”
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only seen them once today.” “Yes‚ I know them. Lady Macbeth‚ I think your husband hired those two men to kill someone specific. Was anyone here earlier that Macbeth might want dead?” “Banquo was the only one hear earlier with his son Fleance but they left hours ago. Macbeth would never plan something horrible on Banquo.” I tried to believe her‚ but something seemed off.
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There comes a point in every persons life where they have the desire to do‚ or achieve something. This desire is ambition. People will go to far extents to fulfill their desires. There are different types of ambition though. Most of the time you want to be averagely ambitious‚ but there are times when people can be overly or unambitious. In the story of Macbeth‚ you can see all of the types of ambition whether it be good‚ or bad. In Macbeth‚ the most notably over ambitious character is Macbeth.
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the character of Macbeth‚ the Thane of Glamis‚ to portray the progression of corrupt characteristics of human greed and ambition; such as his thirst for power‚ to be Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is already a Thane‚ but once the Witches reveal to him and Banquo of a promising prophecy that revealed him becoming Thane and King of Cawdor‚ Macbeth soon falls into human folly. Macbeth shows some guilt in Act II‚ Scene I where Macbeth demonstrates conspiratorial desires. "Is this a dagger which I see before
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this is that appearances are often deceptive‚ and that things are different from what they appear to be. This line also resembles with the inconsistency between appearance and reality. This is what happened in William Shakespeare’s play‚ MacBeth. Banquo‚ MacBeth‚ and Lady MacBeth each project an image‚ but as time passes. The realities of their true personalities begin to rise.
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imagination‚ Macbeth calls it a “fatal vision” (Shakespeare 2.1.48). While he was contemplating his decision at first‚ Macbeth decides to go with Lady Macbeth’s plan because the dagger is covered in blood and is pointed in the Duncan’s direction. Banquo is also changed by their talk with the witches saying “[he] would not sleep” and asking “merciful powers‚/ restrain in [him[ the curséd thoughts that nature/ gives way to in repose” (Shakespeare 2.1.9-11). In these quotes‚ he reveals that he has had
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this play that demonstrates Macbeth’s moral degradation is the banquet scene where he hallucinates the ghost of Banquo‚ the man he ordered to be murdered. The plot is about a man who believes witches prophecies that he will become king. He then kills his way to the throne after being convinced by his wife Lady Macbeth. In the key scene‚ Shakespeare uses the hallucination of the ghost of Banquo to reveal who Macbeth truly is and the suspicious guests will lead to Macbeth having a downfall. The banquet
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that Banquo is nervous because he cannot sleep and is wide awake. He can hear noises very clearly like when Macbeth is coming he says “who’s there?” before Macbeth can even introduce himself. 4. The information that banquo gives Macbeth about the King’s visit is that the king is in bed and he has been In an unusually good mood‚ he has given Macbeth’s house hold gifts and a diamond to Lady Macbeth for her hospitality. 5. The audience is reminded of Lady Macbeth in this scene by Banquo giving
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finds it increasingly difficult to restrain him from resorting to the perverted use of power. In his struggle to gain and hold the crown of Scotland‚ Macbeth is driven by one foul deed followed by another. This is evident by him murdering King Duncan‚ Banquo and Macduff’s family. Firstly‚ following the witches third prophecy to Macbeth that he will be a future king of Scotland the first thing that Macbeth
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