Transcript Macbeth - Ms. Miller Hosey

Macbeth
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Macbeth
Act 1
 What two main
enemies does the
kingdom of Scotland
face?
 How are they
overcome?
Scene 1
Macdonwald
Macbeth killed him.
King of Norway - Sweno
Macbeth & Banquo killed him.
Macbeth
Act 1
 What powers do the
Three Witches seem to
possess?
 What do they predict
will happen to
Macbeth and Banquo?
Scene 1
Seeing the future
Macbeth will become king.
Banquo will become the father
of kings.
Macbeth
Act 1
 What kind of ruler
does Duncan appear
to be?
Scene 2-4
Kind and Generous
Macbeth
Act 1
Scene 3
 How do Macbeth and
Macbeth
immensely pleased by the
sudden reality of the two
truths; he sees them as
“happy prologues.”
Banquo differ in their
reaction to the witches’
predictions and the
news of Macbeth’s new
title?
 What does this suggest
about their characters?
Macbeth
Act 1
Scene 3
Macbeth
Act 1
Scene 3
 How do Macbeth and
Macbeth
has a great ambition for
imperial power; vivid
imagination controls his
thoughts so completely that
it seems to be a reality itself
Banquo differ in their
reaction to the witches’
predictions and the
news of Macbeth’s new
title?
 What does this suggest
about their characters?
Macbeth
Act 1
Scene 3
 How do Macbeth and
Banquo
judgment is from a religious
viewpoint: if the witches
are indeed to be believed,
they represent the Devil
and may intend more harm
than good.
Banquo differ in their
reaction to the witches’
predictions and the
news of Macbeth’s new
title?
 What does this suggest
about their characters?
He is more skeptical than
Macbeth.
Macbeth
Act 1
Scene 3
Macbeth
Act 1
 How does Macbeth
react to Duncan’s
naming of his son
Malcolm as his heir?
Scene 4
Time and opportunity are
ready for him to take
matters into his own hands
if he is to implement the
witches’ prophecy.
Macbeth
Act 1
 After reading her
husband’s letter, what
does Lady Macbeth
say about him?
Scene 5
He needs to be encouraged to
kill the king.
Macbeth
Act 1
 What does Lady
Macbeth’s reaction to
the news of Duncan’s
visit show about her
nature?
Scene 5
She is ruthless and
opportunistic; her first
thought is of her husband’s
ability to become king but
also his weakness.
Macbeth
Act 1
 What is ironic, or
“off,” about Duncan’s
first impression when
he arrives at
Macbeth’s castle?
Scene 6
Lady Macbeth is gracious and
cordial.
Macbeth
Act 1
Scene 7
 Why does Macbeth tell
So that his heir will be
become king.
his wife that she
should have only male
children?
Macbeth
Act 1
 Soliloquy
 Weird Sisters
 the Prince of
Cumberland
 Duncan's
bodyguards
Macbeth and
Lady Macbeth
Atmosphere &
Setting
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Macbeth
Act 2
 How does Macbeth
attempt to gain Banquo’s
support?
 How does Banquo
respond?
Scene 1
Macbeth tells Banquo if he
supports Macbeth, it shall make
honor for him. Banquo will benefit.
So long as I don’t lose my honor in
trying to gain more, I will support
you; I need to remain free of guilt
and loyal to the king.
Macbeth
Act 2
Scene 1
 What does Macbeth see
A bloody dagger
as he prepares to kill the
king?
 What conclusion does
he come to about what
he sees?
It must be his
imagination.
Macbeth
Act 2
 Why is Macbeth so troubled by his
inability to say, “Amen,” when he
overhears one of Duncan’s sons
say, “God bless us!”?
 How does Lady Macbeth react to
Macbeth’s uneasiness?
Scene 2
He is afraid that he has been
cursed; he fears he will never
sleep again (nightly one would
say prayers before sleep; the
prayer ends in “amen.”)
Stop or you will drive us both crazy.
Macbeth
Act 2
 Why is Lady
Macbeth
upset that
Macbeth
has brought
the knives
back with
him?
 How does
she fix the
problem?
Scene 2
Macbeth was supposed to
make it look as though the
guards had killed them;
therefore, the daggers need to
be near them.
She returns to the room and
gets blood from Duncan’s
body and smears the guards
faces with it.
Macbeth
Act 2
Scene 2
 Compare the way that
Macbeth is emotional and
distraught.
Macbeth and Lady
Macbeth react to the
murders.
Lady Macbeth is calm and
centered; she is focused on
their not getting caught.
Macbeth
Act 2
 Who does the drunken
Porter imagine he is?
 His comments add some
humor to a very dark
scene, but they also may
be indicators of the evil
that is overtaking the play.
Read his speeches to find
these indications.
Scene 3
The porter at the gates of
hell
Macbeth
Act 2
 How do Macduff’s and
Banquo’s reactions differ
when the king’s murder is
discovered?
Scene 3
Macduff is
horrified at
the
assassination
of the king.
Banquo
seems very
calm in
comparison.
Macbeth
Act 2
 How does Macbeth
explain why he killed
Duncan’s servants?
Scene 3
He did so in a rage.
Of course, the audience
knows that it was to
cover up the crime.
Macbeth
Act 2
 Why do Malcolm and
Donalbain decide to
flee?
Scene 3
They are afraid that they will
be murdered next.
They think they are guilty.
 How do the other
thanes respond to
their flight?
Macbeth
Act 2
 What do the old
man and Ross
think about the
strange events
that have been
taking place in
nature?
Scene 4
That the events signify
that the world is out of
balance.
Macbeth
Act 2
 How does
Macduff explain
the seemingly
senseless murder
of Duncan by his
servants?
Scene 4
That Malcolm and
Donalbain might have
paid them to kill
Duncan.
Macbeth