| … | The 3 Apparitions |
| – Of an Unarmed Head- Beware Thane of Fife (Macduff)- Made him fearful but confirms what he already knows | Describe the First Apparition, through how Macbeth responds, what it tells him and how he has been tricked. |
| – Of a Bloody Child- No man naturally born a woman can harm him- Reassured, over confident- Macduff was not ‘naturally’ born a woman (c-section) | Describe the Second Apparition, through how Macbeth responds, what it tells him and how he has been tricked. |
| – Child crowned with a tree in his hand- Promises he will not be defeated until Birnam Wood comes to Dunisinane- Stubborn and demands more information, doesn’t believe it will ever happen- Army cuts trees down and holds infront of them to hide the advance | Describe the Third Apparition, through how Macbeth responds, what it tells him and how he has been tricked. |
| … | Lady Macbeth’s Statements(Describe what she is referring to) |
| Duncan’s blood on her hands | “Yet here’s a spot” |
| Duncan’s blood has come to represent guilt | “Out damned spot, out” |
| She is in a living hell | “Hell is murky” |
| No one can question their actions or their authority | “No one can call our power to account” |
| Macduff’s wife is gone because of them and she has gone to heaven. | “The Thane Of Fife had a wife” |
| What’s done is done, cannot be reversed | “Banquo’s buried he cannot come out of his grave.” |
| Foreshadows what she said before the bell was ring signalling Macbeth to murder Duncan. | “One, Two, why then tis time to d’ot” |
| After Duncan’s murder Macbeth arrives at the gate. It is as though she is re-living the night Duncan was murdered. | “There’s knocking at the gate” |
Macbeth: Apparitions
September 9, 2019