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Macbeth Macbeth is a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis who is led to wicked thoughts by the prophecies of the three witches, especially after their prophecy that he will be made thane of Cawdor comes true. Lady Macbeth…

Characters Duncan, King of ScotlandDuncan is the King of Scotland, an old, gracious, pious and gentle man, who resembles Lady Macbeth’s father in his sleep. MalcolmMalcolm is Duncan’s eldest son. Almost captured in the battle that rages at the beginning…

#10. “Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown And put a barren scepter in my gripe,Thence to be wrenched with an unlineal hand,No son of min succeeding. If ‘t be so, For Banquo’s issue have I filed in my…

King Duncan decides to make Macbeth Thane of Cawdor because Macbeth fought heroically for him When Macbeth receives his new title, Banquo reacts with concern After reading the letter from her husband, Lady Macbeth calls upon the spirits to “Make…

What is a theme? The central message and it comes from the author What is a motif? A recurring symbol, idea or image that contributes to the development of the theme What does “reinforcement” mean? It’s a theme/symbol What are…

This rhymed couplet is the witches’ most famous utterance. “fair is foul and foul is fair hover through the fog and filthy air”what theme does it introduce? what do these lines suggest about the world of this play? appearances are…

Whag two main enemies does the kingdom of scotland face? Macsonwald (MB kills him). -king of norway-sweno( MB and banquo killed him What powers do the three witches seemto posses Swing the future…….. Controlling weather What kind of ruler does…

As Act III begins Banquo is reflecting on what has happened to Macbeth. What three events does he state and what does he hope for himself? Banquo says that Macbeth was made King, Thane of Cawdor and Thane of Glamis.…

How many witches? 3 “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” -Witches-paradox-good and bad “Doubtful it stood. As two spent swimmers that do cling together and choke their art” -simile-captain “So foul and fair a day I have not seen”…

“Fair is foul, foul is fair” Speaker- Three WitchesSignificance- Appearances can be deceiving. Bad can be good and god can be bad. Poetic Devices- repetition, paradox, aliteration “But all’s too weak;/for brave Macbeth,/disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel,/which smoked with…