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“my dearest partner of greatness” Lady Macbeth is seen as an ally more than a wife and this shows that she obtains some power in their relationship “thou woulds’t be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should…

praises macbeth and expresses a desire to visit the castle at Inverness King Duncan accompanies macbeth when he meets the witches banquo tells the king about macbeths bravery in battle the captain king duncan decides to make macbeth thane od…

Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? Wants Fleance dead because he is the son of Banquo, and the prophecy states that a descendant of Banquo will be kingWants Banquo dead because he is the only other person who…

Thou hast it now – King, Cawdor, Glamis, all as the Weird Women promised, and I fear thou played’st most foully for ‘t. BanquohimselfMacbeth has gained all the promised prophecies and Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth and thinks he might…

Where and at what time of day will the witches meet again? Whom will they meet at that time and place? “When the hurlyburly’s done / When the battle’s lost and won” (1.1.3-4)Hurleyburly = battle When the war is over…

What title would you give Act III? Hail King Macbeth; for he becomes king, as the three witches predicted during their first encounter in Act I In the short soliloquy that opens Scene 1, what does Banquo reveal that he…

Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane This is he first title Macbeth inherits Thane of glamis More is thy due than more can pay Duncan According to Macbeth, life is a tale told by an Idiot Goddess of witchcraft Hecate Hear…

How many acts are there in a Shakespearean play? 5 acts When does the climax occur in a Shakespearean play? Act 3 What are 2 purposes of the opening scene in a Shakespearean play? 1) to quiet the audience 2)…

Does Rodrigo owe money to Iago? No Do Rodrigo and Iago incite Brabantio against Othello? Yes Does Rodrigo love Dessdemona? Yes In act 1, is Dessdemona characterized as a spineless creature? No Does Brabantio refuse to forgive his daughter for…

Caryl Phillips says: “Othello’s love of Desdemona is ‘the love of possession. She is a prize, a spoil of war” Caryl Phillips commented: “Othello is a man of action, not a thinker. In his first speech he subconsciously acknowledges the…