Macbethby Shakespeare

Act IAct I

Weird Sisters’ Weird Sisters’ PredictionsPredictions

MacbethMacbeth:: 1. Thane of Glamis1. Thane of Glamis

2. Thane of Cawdor2. Thane of Cawdor

3. King of Scotland3. King of Scotland

Banquo:Banquo: 1. Lesser than 1. Lesser than Macbeth, but Macbeth, but

greatergreater

2. Not so happy, 2. Not so happy, yet yet happier happier

3. Descendents will 3. Descendents will be be kings, not him kings, not him

“ “Fair is foul, and foul is Fair is foul, and foul is fair, / Hover through the fair, / Hover through the fog and filthy air” (I.i.11-fog and filthy air” (I.i.11-12).12).

-Weird Sisters-Weird Sisters

“ “What, can the devil speak What, can the devil speak true?” (I.iii.108).true?” (I.iii.108).

-Banquo-Banquo

“ “There’s no art / to find the There’s no art / to find the mind’s construction in the mind’s construction in the face” (I.iv.12-13).face” (I.iv.12-13).

-King Duncan-King Duncan

“ “Stars hide your fires; / let Stars hide your fires; / let not light see my black and not light see my black and deep desires” (I.iv.50-51).deep desires” (I.iv.50-51).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

“ “Yet I fear thy nature, / It is too Yet I fear thy nature, / It is too full o’ the milk of human full o’ the milk of human kindness / to catch the nearest kindness / to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great / way. Thou wouldst be great / Art not without ambition, but Art not without ambition, but without / the illness should without / the illness should attend it” (I.v.16-19).attend it” (I.v.16-19).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

“ “Come you spirits / That Come you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the me from the crown to the toe topful / Of direst toe topful / Of direst cruelty!” (I.v.40-43).cruelty!” (I.v.40-43).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

“ “Come to my woman’s Come to my woman’s breasts / And take my milk breasts / And take my milk for gall…!” (I.v.47-48).for gall…!” (I.v.47-48).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

“ “Come, thick night, / And Come, thick night, / And pall thee in the dunnest pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell” (I.v.50-51).smoke of hell” (I.v.50-51).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

“ “Look like the innocent Look like the innocent flower, / But be the flower, / But be the serpent under’t” (I.v.65-serpent under’t” (I.v.65-66).66).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

“ “He is here in double trust; / He is here in double trust; / First, as I am his kinsman and First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then, as his against the deed; then, as his host / Who should against his host / Who should against his murtherer shut the door, / Not murtherer shut the door, / Not bear the knive myself” bear the knive myself” (I.vii.12-16).(I.vii.12-16).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

“ “I have given suck, and I have given suck, and know / How tender ‘tis to know / How tender ‘tis to love the babe that milks love the babe that milks me; /I would, while it was me; /I would, while it was smiling in my face, / Have smiling in my face, / Have pluck’d my nipple from his pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums, / And boneless gums, / And dash’d the brains out, had dash’d the brains out, had I so sworn as you / Have I so sworn as you / Have done to this” (I.vii.54-59).done to this” (I.vii.54-59).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

“ “False face must hide False face must hide what the false heart what the false heart doth know” (I.vii.82).doth know” (I.vii.82).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

Act IIAct II

SymbolismSymbolism: : darkness, darkness, night, night,

black, midnightblack, midnight

““moon is down” (II.i.2).moon is down” (II.i.2).

““after midnight” (II.ii.1).after midnight” (II.ii.1).

““their candles are all out” their candles are all out” (II.ii.5).(II.ii.5).

““I think not of [the I think not of [the witches]” (II.ii.23).witches]” (II.ii.23).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

Liar, liar, pants on Liar, liar, pants on fire!fire!

““Is this a dagger which I see Is this a dagger which I see before me; / the handle before me; / the handle toward my hand?” (II.i.34-toward my hand?” (II.i.34-35).35).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

Stressed?Stressed?

““These deeds must not be These deeds must not be thought/ After these ways; thought/ After these ways; so, it will make us mad” so, it will make us mad” (II.ii.30-31).(II.ii.30-31).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

Foreshadowing?Foreshadowing?

““Will all great Neptune’s Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand? Clean from my hand? No.” (II.ii.57-58).No.” (II.ii.57-58).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

““My hands are of your My hands are of your color; but I shame / To color; but I shame / To wear a heart so white” wear a heart so white” (II.ii.61-62).(II.ii.61-62).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

Calling him a whimp!Calling him a whimp!

““To know my deed, To know my deed, ‘twere best not know ‘twere best not know myself” (II.ii.70).myself” (II.ii.70).

-Macbeth-Macbeth

Beginning of scene iii:Beginning of scene iii:

Opens with porter at gate Opens with porter at gate for cfor comic relief!omic relief!

Describes alcohol: Describes alcohol:

““It provokes and unprovokes: It provokes and unprovokes: it provokes the desire, but it provokes the desire, but it takes away the it takes away the performance” (II.iii.29-30). performance” (II.iii.29-30). -Porter-Porter

““O gentle lady, / Tis not for O gentle lady, / Tis not for you to hear what I can you to hear what I can speak: / The repetitiion in a speak: / The repetitiion in a woman’s ear / Would woman’s ear / Would murther as it fell” (II.ii.83-murther as it fell” (II.ii.83-86).86).

-Banquo-Banquo

Irony. Which theme?Irony. Which theme?

““Help me, hence, ho!” Help me, hence, ho!” (II.iii.119).(II.iii.119).

-Lady Macbeth-Lady Macbeth

Faker. Faker. Theme(s)?Theme(s)?

““Wherefore did you so?” Wherefore did you so?” (II.iii.108).(II.iii.108).

-Macduff-Macduff

Asks WHY he killed the Asks WHY he killed the guards; first sign of guards; first sign of suspicion.suspicion.

““Where we are, / There’s Where we are, / There’s daggers in men’s smiles; daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, / The the near in blood, / The nearer bloody” (II.iii.23).nearer bloody” (II.iii.23).

-Donalbain to -Donalbain to MalcolmMalcolm

Which theme?Which theme?

““Thriftless ambition, that Thriftless ambition, that will raven up / Thine own will raven up / Thine own life’s means!” (II.iv.28-29).life’s means!” (II.iv.28-29).

-Rosse about Malcolm -Rosse about Malcolm and and Donalbain Donalbain (because they (because they are are suspected of murder suspected of murder since they fled)since they fled)

Ambition themeAmbition themeForeshadowingForeshadowing