Macbeth: Lady Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Line 63-71“O proper stuff! This is the very painting of your fear. This is the air-drawn dagger which you said led you to Duncan. Oh‚ these flaws and starts‚ impostors to true fear‚ would well become a woman’s story at a winter’s fire‚ authorized by her grandam.” Analysis: This is when Macbeth starts to hallucinate the Ghost of Banquo. He starts his hallucinations during his murders. There was the time with the floating dagger when he was about to kill Duncan
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We will speak further‚ says Macbeth. If mine own face is a book of strange matters‚ then his reads uncertainty and doubt. But with the guidance of his doting wife‚ we can quash these fleeting qualms. For is it not a wifes duty to grease the wheel of ambition so that her husband can be successful? Behind every great man‚ is there not a guiding woman? If dear Macbeth could only place his trust into my hands I could nurture his desire to the point where the whole of Scotland salutes him as not only
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Name: The Tragedy of Macbeth Act I Scenes 3-7 Please erase the blanks and fill in the answer with another color text so that I can distinguish your answer. Scene 3 – The Heath The three witches wait on the heath for their predestined meeting with Macbeth. The first witch gives an account of what she has been doing since their last meeting: She met a sailor’s wife who was eating chestnuts. She goes on to describe the incident‚ which would have included elements of an “urban legend” in Shakespeare’s
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major plot lines of the scene (1 paragraph). How does this scene fit into the rest of the play (what is the function of this scene?)‚ in terms of character‚ plot‚ and theme? Act 5 Scene 3 In William Shakespeare’s Act 5 Scene 3 of Macbeth‚ a complete different side of Macbeth is revealed. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a man who cannot even stand up for himself‚ and a man who completely relies on his wife to make major decisions. Then the very next day Macbeth becomes a man who murder
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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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significance of Act 2 Scene 2. Before this scene we know that Macbeth has already killed King Duncan. We have been introduced to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Furthermore‚ we have been introduced to the Murder‚ and guilt in the environment. This scene is essential to the plot because the scene produces and develops the character of Macbeth‚ and shows a different side of Macbeth after the murder of Duncan. It is essential also because it shows the reaction and effect the murder has put on Lady Macbeth. The
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In Macbeth‚ one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ Macbeth is faced with very tough choices and encounters several moral dilemmas. In act one‚ it is revealed to him in a prophecy‚ proven to be accurate on two other occasions‚ that he is to become king. Although there’s already a healthy and great king‚ Duncan‚ Macbeth – now convinced it is his destiny – begins to have indecent thoughts about how to make the thrown his own. His mind quickly brings him to the idea of murdering Duncan. He tells
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Shakespeare’s Remarkable Scene (The Importance of 4:2) Some people who read Macbeth completely let the importance of the second scene in the fourth act go right over there head. There may be some that don’t realize why it should be recognized more. There are many different reasons to why it is so significant. It is very apparent that Shakespeare wrote it and definitely took the time to actually think about what he was doing and how he was doing it. It was made very clear that he had a lot of
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Act 4 Scene 7 Lines 162-194 Summary : * Gertrude enters with tragic news : Ophelia‚ mad with grief‚ has drowned in the nearby stream. * Laertes flees the room in agony‚ followed by Claudius who is afraid that Laertes’s calmed rage will be renewed with the news of Ophelia’s death. Ophelia: L.166-168 Willow ≡ traditional symbol of forsaken love. Garland of willow ≡ lover makes when his/her beloved has left him/her. L.169-171 Daisy ≡ dissembling (disintegrating) Nettles sting‚ “long
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Lady Macbeth eats her meal daintily‚ despite Ross’s knowledge of how famished she has been since the coronation. Ross has been serving the Macbeth’s for many years‚ he has become their confidant and‚ Ross likes to believe‚ friend. Breaking his thoughts‚ Lady Macbeth breaks the silence. “I must confess something‚” she says‚ unsure of the words. She has been sheepish and hesitant since the announcement of the coronation; her behavior takes Ross by surprise. “Macbeth. He… he’s been seeing Banquo‚ like
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