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    Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 1) FW: Three times the flea-ridden cat has meowed. SW: Three times the swine flu infected pig has whined. TW: “It’s time‚ it’s time‚” the owl cries. FW: Around the cauldron we go‚ throwing animal intestines inside. We boil the fungus toad in our cauldron and let it’s venom seep through. Boil first in our charmed pot. ALL: Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble‚ fire burn and cauldron bubble. SW: Throw in the fillet of a parasite-ridden fish‚ let it boil and bake

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    To begin‚ one notices that all three scenes demonstrate different language elements‚ but only one version is unsurpassed. That version is directed by Mckellen. Macbeth is portrayed as an insane man while delivering this soliloquy. He talks exceptionally fast and at this pace he sounds nervous‚ shaky and out of breath. With Macbeth begins anxious then changes to being confident. The audience may predict that something fatal is bound to happen. Mckellen’s version reflected the original text‚ kept

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    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

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    2 Original Text | Modern Translation | Scene I | | [Inverness. Court of Macbeth’s castle.] | | Enter Banquo‚ and Fleance‚ with a Torch* before him. | | BANQUO:How goes the night‚ boy?  | BANQUO:How’s your night going‚ boy? | FLEANCE:The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.  | FLEANCE:The moon’s down. I haven’t heard the clock chime. | BANQUO:And she goes down at twelve.  | BANQUO:The moon goes down at twelve. | FLEANCE:I take’t ’tis later‚ sir.  | FLEANCE:I think it’s later

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    Act 1 Macbeth In Act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare I found the mood to be shifty. The way the weather and surrounding elements suddenly change‚ how the witches speak‚ and the relationship between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are really shady and mysterious. As the reader I never really know what to expect next from the setting or the characters. The weather in Act 1 was a dark factor‚ meaning by the way the thunder suddenly began appear when the reader knows something isn’t align

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    Remind yourself of Act 1 scene 5 and its significance in the play. Starting with this scene‚ explore the ways in which the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is presented in Shakespeare’ play‚ and in one or more performed versions of the play. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ he explores the relationship of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how it changes. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are of complex personalities‚ that share the same ambition and desire which leads the couple into a course of deplorable

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    Lady Macbeth’s character is painted in the segment of her reading of the letter in Act 1Scene 5. She is presented full of lust for power and manipulative‚ using her cunning to get what she wants.In the letter. Macbeth writes to Lady Macbeth of his promotion to thane of Glamis and Cawdor‚ the Weird sisters‚ and the witches prophecies of him being king. She knows he is too moral and ethical to act on his ambition and chance to be king. She vows he will get what is rightfully his and will go to any

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    It takes a lot to murder someone. It takes a lot of courage and nerve‚ and you can’t back down at the last moment or chicken out. However‚ it can also take some persuasion. These are wise words that Lady Macbeth not-so-kindly tells Macbeth. At the beginning of Act 1. Scene 7‚ Macbeth is contemplating whether murdering King Duncan is such a grand idea after all. “I dare do all that may become a man. Who dares do more is none” (47). He is extremely hesitant- he wants to become king but he is unsure

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    Brendon Guerrero Mar18 P2 Act 1 Scene 1 1. In which town is the play set? In what country do you suppose this town exists? It was set in Verona‚ Italy. 2. In the prologue‚ Shakespeare tells us that our two title characters are going to kill themselves. His 1600’s audience would’ve already known the story of Romeo and Juliet from a famous poem of the time‚ so this information would not have ruined the experience. In fact‚ many scholars say that knowing the deaths are coming actually improves the

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    Macbeth Imagery of Act One Shakespeare’s use of imagery in act one makes the play a lot more understandable in my eyes. The open act gives a strong graphic imagery of the witches. Shakespeare’s skillful imagery helps to show the theme of the poem. He uses darkness imagery for dramatic purposes. The purposes are to create atmosphere and express the emotions used in the play. In act onescene one Shakespeare creates this scene extremely visually dramatic. The opening scene is important The

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