| the sergeant describes a battle in the war between | norway and scottland |
| who were the heroes in that battle | macbeth and banquo |
| the thane of cawdor was a traitor. king duncan sentenced him to death and gave his title to | macbeth |
| what do we learn about macbeth’s character in this scene | violent, brave, fighting for his country, loyal, fierce, fearless, noble |
| what do the witches predict for macbeth | a. thane of colidorb. be king |
| what do they predict for banquo | his sons will be kings |
| explain the dramatic irony in the witches first prediciton | that he is going to be thane of colidor |
| when the prediction comes true immediately, what does macbeth think about the other predictions | its going to be true, he thinks he is going to be king |
| what does macbeth plan to do about the possibility of becoming king | killing king duncan |
| to whom does king duncan give the title Prince of Cumberland | his son malcolm |
| what does macbeth think about this | makes him angry, wants to get rid of malcolm |
| lady macbeth reads a letter. who sent it to her? | macbeth |
| lady macbeth says of macbeth: “yet do i fear thy nature. It is too full O’the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way.” what does she mean by this | too sweet to do what you have to do to become king. Don’t have the guts to become king |
| what message does the servant give to lady macbeth | duncans coming for the party. |
| explain lady macbeth’s soliloquy (lines 44-58) | make me not sweet make me like men are. become brutal and not be sweet. more like a man calls on the spirits. (ruthless, cruel) |
| macbeth arrives. what does he and lady macbeth discuss | killing duncan and becoming king |
| what advice does lady macbeth giver her husband | look innocent leave the killing to her. be evil |
| explain the dramatic irony in this scene | castle is nice and kill him in his sleep |
| list four reasons macbeth finds to talk himself out of committing the murder. (lines 1-27) | a. friendb. subjectc. hostd. duncan is a good king |
| how does lady macbeth convince him to go through with the murder | challenges his manhood. the blame will be on the guards and macbeth will act surprised so no one expects them |
Macbeth
September 20, 2019