Q&A SummaryStory

Fair is foul, and foul is fair:Hover through the fog and filthy air. the witches; they decide to go and meet macbeth; All that is good, “fair,” to others is evil, “foul,” to them, and vice versa. This applies to…

the illness should attend it Thou wouldst be great. Art not without ambition, but without …Lady Macbeth, Act 1 Scene 5Suggests that Macbeth is not ruthless/evil (illness) enough to achieve greatness. Is it the influence of the supernatural that makes…

scene 1 As a storm rages, three witches appear, speaking in rhyming, paradoxical couplets: “when the battle’s lost and won” (1.1.4); “fair is foul, and foul is fair” (1.1.10). They agree to meet again on the heath (plain) when the…

She is overwhelmed with guilt. What does her sleepwalking reveal about Lady Macbeth’s conscience? In repeatedly washing away imaginary blood, she is trying to wash away the guilt. How is her hand-washing symbolic? Near Birnam Wood. Where are the noblemen…

Act 1. Scene 1. Three witches plan to meet Macbeth. Act 1. Scene 2. Duncan, king of Scotland, hears an account of the success in battle of his noblemen Macbeth and Banquo. Duncan orders the execution of the rebel thane…

the rhymed couplet on lines 10-11 is the witches’ most famous utterance. what motif does it express? the mask motif, that is also a paradox what theme does it introduce? things aren’t always what they seem what prediction do the…

“For brave Macbeth- well he deserves that name.” (Act 1 Scene 2- Captain) – When we meet Macbeth at the start of the play, he is brave honourable and moral; qualities he soon sheds as the play develops. – We…

Equivocate VerbDefinition: to use ambiguous language to conceal the truthSynonym: Evade, EludeAntonym: Blunt, Honest Heath NounDefinition: An area of open wasteland over-grown with heather, low, shrubs, etc.Synonym: Grassland, Meath Valor NounDefinition: Great courage in the face of danger.Synonym: Bravery, FearlessnessAntonym:…

What does each of the three apparitions say to Macbeth? 1. armed head(looks like macduff) prophecy- beware of macduff2. bloody child(looks like macduff) prophecy- none born of a woman will harm macbeth3. child crowned with a tree in his hand(looks…

When Banquo says he dreamt of the witches, how does Macbeth respond? Says he’s never thought about it. As Macbeth contemplates Duncan’s murder, what does he imagine he sees? Dagger floating in front of him. Why could Lady Macbeth not…