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Describe Macbeth’s behavior upon meeting the witches in scene I He is demanding & disrespectful toward them. He demands they answer his questions At the beginning of Act IV Macbeth meets the “weird sisters” while they are making a bizarre…

ACT I: What “two truths are told?” Macbeth is told he is Thane of Cawdor and Glamis ACT I: To what does “imperial theme” refer? Refers to Macbeth becoming king Define soliciting as it is used in this text. requesting/asking…

“Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here” Lasy Macbeth calls on the spirits of even to overtake her. It could be argues that she puts herself in the path of evil and deserves everything she gets.…

alliteration “fair is foul and foul is fair” “and yet wouldst wrongly win” metaphor “if you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not” “and often times, to win us our…

Banquo enters and is thinking about the fact that if the witches spoke true to Macbeth… he is wondering when his predictions will come true Where does Macbeth invite Banquo to join him? the banquet dinner What is Banquo doing…

What characters are introduced in scene 1? the three witches how would you interpret the line “Fair is foul”, and “foul is fair”? Nothing is as it appears. What specific plan is mentioned in Scene 1? They planned to speak…

The Tragedy of Macbeth and other Elizabethan plays represented a radical shift in English drama because they were not about religious themes Based upon the information in Act I, what appears to be Macbeth’s character flaw? desire for power During…

Abominations (noun)Definition: things producing great dislike or disgust; horrible and disgusting things. Example: That is an abomination! Avarice (noun) this word can also be used as an adjective, but the word will be ‘avaricious’Definition: greed/greedyExamples: Avarice is a sin The…

“fair is foul and foul is fair”- witches beginning before meeting Macbeth. Equivocation/ ambiguous. Mislead/ confuse. Guessing/ riddles. Trick/ chaos. “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent underneath”. Hide evil intentions. Public face: hiding motivations/ desires. Pure/ delicate/beautiful/unthreatening/.…

why is a doctor visiting the macbeth household? because lady macbeth is sleep-walking what strange behavior has lady macbeth been exhibiting?what does she say? washing her hands and muttering to herself;she says- “out damned spot” what does the doctor say…