Macbeth Act 1 1.- Why does Shakespeare open the play by showing the witches? Why is it good for Mcbeth no to appear first? To set the scene up‚ to have suspense and get an impression of Macbeth. 2.- How does Duncun reward Macbeth for his bravery in defeating the rebels? Comment on the order in which Duncan announces it and Macbeth finds it out. Making him Thane of Cawdor‚ he finds out from the witches before Duncan. 3.- Macbeth calls the day of the battle "foul and fair". Comment on what
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1. When are the three Witches to meet again and for what purpose? 2. What do you suppose is suggested by the line‚ “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair”? Act I scene ii 1. What do we learn of Macbeth’s courage and skill? 2. What is his relationship to King Duncan? 3. Who had Macbeth and Banquo been fighting? 4. What does King Duncan tell Ross to do? Act I scene iii 1. As the scene begins‚ how does the conversation of the Witches strike you? 2. When Macbeth says‚ “So foul and fair
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Although Macbeth does take actions that lead to his downfall‚ I believe that he is not totally responsible for what happens. Although he takes the action that leads to his downfall‚ he perhaps would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act 1 Scene 3. I believe that it is the witches are more responsible for Macbeth’s downfall than he is.<br><br>In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane of Glamis‚ thane of Cawdor and that he "shalt be king
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Our king‚ Duncan‚ has just been murdered and I need to find out who did such a deed. Let’s gather the facts here‚ I am in Macbeth’s castle in Scotland. The witnesses are Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain‚ the two guards and the porter. Macbeth has just told us that he has killed the two guards after seeing that they have bloody daggers and clothes. I believe that someone is trying to frame the guards for killing Duncan. Macbeth is freaking out and he keeps telling us that he can’t live without
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Fatal Influence on Macbeth Everyone as a human being has both good and bad characters‚ and they will also change as they grow old and some people also learn from their mistakes. In the play‚ “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ the character of Lady Macbeth depicts both good and evil tendencies‚ particularly her evil tendencies can be seen at the beginning of the play. Over the course of time‚ Lady Macbeth changes adequately from the lust of power to more of an anguished person. The consolidation of
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Duncan the king of Scotland was murdered in the castle of Macbeth the thane of Galmis and Cawdor at midnight on 12th November 1556. The king was murdered on his bed with a dagger . Two grooms of king were also dead; covered with blood of Duncan on their face and with the dagger used to kill him. Macduff being the first one to react said in horror that "murder hath broke ope the lord`s antinone and stole thence the life of building".Soon after this there was lot of commotion in the castle and the
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Security in Macbeth. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth revolves around the downfall of several key characters during the course of this tragic play. Security or overconfidence is a feeling of freedom from danger‚ care‚ or fear. When one feels invincible‚ they may lose all rational thought in their heads as well as in their hearts. By the end of the play‚ overconfidence can be linked to the downfall of three important characters in the play: Duncan‚ Banquo and Macbeth. Duncan was killed mainly because
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King Duncan? How would this have been interpreted by a Shakespearean audience? I think Macbeth was to blame for the death of King Duncan‚ he comes across as a very weak character yet he is ambitious and brave which is shown at the beginning of the play where it said sliced a man from the middle‚ up and placed he’s head on a spike. “…Till he unseamed him from the nave to the chops‚ And fixed his head upon our battlements.” Act1‚ Scene 2‚ lines 22-23 This impressed the King‚ and Duncan saw Macbeth
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April 15th‚ 2013 The Witches as the Ultimate Puppet Masters in Macbeth Controlled by three puppet masters‚ Macbeth is merely a marionette without any real control over his ultimate downfall. Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ tells a story of a once highly respected man that falls into the depths of darkness by abandoning his true self for power. Macbeth meets three witches that bear three prophecies‚ the most significant being that he will become king. When Macbeth becomes nervous about
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with the hero’s actions or decisions. In the play Macbeth‚ set during the middle ages in Scotland‚ a tragic hero‚ Macbeth‚ is introduced as a noble and brave warrior who initially fought for his King. However‚ as the plot moves‚ Macbeth becomes disunified and influenced from prophecies instituted by witches‚ which promised him the throne of Scotland. Basing his future on the witches prophecies‚ Macbeth’s
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