This document summarizes key events and themes in Act III of Macbeth. It discusses Macbeth plotting to kill Banquo out of fear and paranoia. The murder is carried out but Fleance escapes. At a banquet, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost and has a breakdown in front of his guests. His guilt and fear are escalating. Lady Macbeth continues trying to cover for him but they are becoming undone. Macbeth decides to consult the witches again to maintain his grip on power despite descending further into corruption and violence.
Lady Macbeth goes through three stages: 1) Ambitiously supporting Macbeth's rise to power before Duncan's murder. 2) Withdrawing due to guilt after enabling Duncan's murder. 3) Sleepwalking and expressing her repressed conscience alone, showing her true fragile nature, before committing suicide. While initially taking on cruelty to help Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is ultimately revealed to possess morality, with her involvement making her a victim of her own devotion to her husband's ambition.
ANALYSIS OF LADY MACBETH IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH....[ * PARENTAL GUI...Rituparna Ray Chaudhuri
Lady Macbeth is an ambitious wife who urges her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan so that Macbeth can become king. She lacks feminine weakness and uses her strong will to convince the hesitant Macbeth to take action. After the murder, Lady Macbeth begins to show remorse and loses influence over Macbeth as her conscience takes over. In her famous sleepwalking scene, her crimes are revealed through her broken mental state as she tries to wash imagined blood from her hands.
Macbeth transforms from a brave soldier to a ruthless killer over the course of the play. Shakespeare uses imagery of blood and butchery to represent the violence and guilt in the play. While Macbeth kills for reasons of ambition and fear at first, he descends into senseless violence, killing innocents. This leads Malcolm to label Macbeth a "butcher," though some argue Macbeth is not entirely without conscience or remorse for his initial killings. Overall, most see Macbeth as becoming a brutal killer, or "butcher," by the end of the play due to his increasing bloodshed and loss of humanity.
This document discusses symbols in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It summarizes that blood symbolizes guilt as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are unable to wash the blood from their hands after their murders. Sleep symbolizes peace and innocence, as Macbeth is disturbed by nightmares and Lady Macbeth loses sleep. Weather such as storms are used to symbolize the corruption of the natural order resulting from Macbeth's actions against the king.
This document summarizes key motifs and symbols in Act 3 of Macbeth, including blood representing guilt, animals symbolizing different types of men, and night representing evil. It outlines very important passages for each scene, such as Banquo accepting a dinner invitation before being murdered, and his ghost appearing to haunt Macbeth. Hecate is introduced as a symbol of corruption who aims to end the night with fatal chaos.
This scene summary covers Act III of Macbeth. It outlines key plot points: Macbeth plots to kill Banquo and his descendants out of paranoia; Lady Macbeth expresses dissatisfaction with their situation; the murderers kill Banquo on Macbeth's orders but Fleance escapes. At the banquet, Macbeth is disturbed when he alone sees Banquo's ghost, showing his guilt and mental deterioration. He resolves to consult the witches again to maintain his grip on power, demonstrating his complete corruption.
Lady Macbeth is often called the "Fourth Witch" for her role in manipulating and influencing Macbeth's actions. A psychological analysis finds that Lady Macbeth acts with an obdurate strength of will and masculine firmness, keeping her head while her husband falls into confusion. Both Lady Macbeth and the Weird Sisters are seen as manipulating others to fulfill their own wishes. While Lady Macbeth is strong-willed, her weaknesses include begging evil spirits and her sudden inability to kill Duncan. She treats manipulating Macbeth as both an opportunity and a threat.
This document provides a summary of important themes in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It identifies and explains five key themes: 1) the danger of ambition and how Macbeth's ambition spirals out of control, 2) the theme of fate versus free will and how the witches' prophecy influences Macbeth, 3) the lack of loyalty as Macbeth betrays the king and his friend Banquo, 4) the theme of guilt as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel guilt for their murderous acts, and 5) the supernatural elements in the play including the witches and Banquo's ghost that create conflicts. The document analyzes each theme using examples and quotes from the play.
Lady Macbeth goes through three stages: 1) Ambitiously supporting Macbeth's rise to power before Duncan's murder. 2) Withdrawing due to guilt after enabling Duncan's murder. 3) Sleepwalking and expressing her repressed conscience alone, showing her true fragile nature, before committing suicide. While initially taking on cruelty to help Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is ultimately revealed to possess morality, with her involvement making her a victim of her own devotion to her husband's ambition.
ANALYSIS OF LADY MACBETH IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH....[ * PARENTAL GUI...Rituparna Ray Chaudhuri
Lady Macbeth is an ambitious wife who urges her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan so that Macbeth can become king. She lacks feminine weakness and uses her strong will to convince the hesitant Macbeth to take action. After the murder, Lady Macbeth begins to show remorse and loses influence over Macbeth as her conscience takes over. In her famous sleepwalking scene, her crimes are revealed through her broken mental state as she tries to wash imagined blood from her hands.
Macbeth transforms from a brave soldier to a ruthless killer over the course of the play. Shakespeare uses imagery of blood and butchery to represent the violence and guilt in the play. While Macbeth kills for reasons of ambition and fear at first, he descends into senseless violence, killing innocents. This leads Malcolm to label Macbeth a "butcher," though some argue Macbeth is not entirely without conscience or remorse for his initial killings. Overall, most see Macbeth as becoming a brutal killer, or "butcher," by the end of the play due to his increasing bloodshed and loss of humanity.
This document discusses symbols in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It summarizes that blood symbolizes guilt as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are unable to wash the blood from their hands after their murders. Sleep symbolizes peace and innocence, as Macbeth is disturbed by nightmares and Lady Macbeth loses sleep. Weather such as storms are used to symbolize the corruption of the natural order resulting from Macbeth's actions against the king.
This document summarizes key motifs and symbols in Act 3 of Macbeth, including blood representing guilt, animals symbolizing different types of men, and night representing evil. It outlines very important passages for each scene, such as Banquo accepting a dinner invitation before being murdered, and his ghost appearing to haunt Macbeth. Hecate is introduced as a symbol of corruption who aims to end the night with fatal chaos.
This scene summary covers Act III of Macbeth. It outlines key plot points: Macbeth plots to kill Banquo and his descendants out of paranoia; Lady Macbeth expresses dissatisfaction with their situation; the murderers kill Banquo on Macbeth's orders but Fleance escapes. At the banquet, Macbeth is disturbed when he alone sees Banquo's ghost, showing his guilt and mental deterioration. He resolves to consult the witches again to maintain his grip on power, demonstrating his complete corruption.
Lady Macbeth is often called the "Fourth Witch" for her role in manipulating and influencing Macbeth's actions. A psychological analysis finds that Lady Macbeth acts with an obdurate strength of will and masculine firmness, keeping her head while her husband falls into confusion. Both Lady Macbeth and the Weird Sisters are seen as manipulating others to fulfill their own wishes. While Lady Macbeth is strong-willed, her weaknesses include begging evil spirits and her sudden inability to kill Duncan. She treats manipulating Macbeth as both an opportunity and a threat.
This document provides a summary of important themes in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It identifies and explains five key themes: 1) the danger of ambition and how Macbeth's ambition spirals out of control, 2) the theme of fate versus free will and how the witches' prophecy influences Macbeth, 3) the lack of loyalty as Macbeth betrays the king and his friend Banquo, 4) the theme of guilt as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel guilt for their murderous acts, and 5) the supernatural elements in the play including the witches and Banquo's ghost that create conflicts. The document analyzes each theme using examples and quotes from the play.
1) The Banquet Scene in Macbeth shows Macbeth beginning to lose his grip on power as his fear and guilt over his crimes consume him.
2) During the royal banquet celebrating Macbeth's coronation, Macbeth hallucinates seeing the ghost of Banquo, whom he had murdered, sitting in his chair.
3) Macbeth's bizarre behavior puzzles and disturbs his subjects, confirming their impression that he is mentally troubled, as his guilt manifests in terrifying visions.
Analysis of lady macbeth in william shakespeare's macbethRituparna-Shehanaz
The document provides an in-depth analysis of Lady Macbeth's character in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It examines her role in encouraging Macbeth to murder King Duncan, her subsequent guilt and mental deterioration, and her ultimate death, which Macbeth reacts to with callousness. While Lady Macbeth is initially depicted as ambitious and willing to "unsex" herself to encourage violence, she later shows traces of conscience and remorse. Her influence over Macbeth declines after the murders are committed, and she becomes overwhelmed by guilt, losing her self-control until her premature death.
The document analyzes the major themes and climax of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses the themes of ambition, deception, temptation, guilt, and loyalty that are present in the play. It explores how each theme is portrayed through the characters and their actions. The climax of Macbeth is debated, with arguments that it occurs either when Macbeth murders Duncan and passes the point of no return, at the banquet scene when Macbeth's guilt is openly revealed, or in Act 5 when the witches' prophecies are fulfilled and Macbeth faces his death in battle having been deceived.
The document provides study questions about key elements and characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It summarizes the setting, introduces the main characters of Macbeth and Duncan, discusses the role of the witches' prophecies, analyzes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's characters and their descent into evil, and outlines some of the major plot points and themes throughout the play.
The document contains quotes and summaries from Shakespeare's play Macbeth provided by multiple students. It includes quotes about Lady Macbeth urging Macbeth to kill Duncan and later experiencing guilt, as well as Macbeth seeing Banquo's ghost and feeling guilt over his murders. Other quotes reference Macbeth deciding to face Macduff in battle and Lady Macbeth telling Macbeth to disguise his true nature.
The document provides study questions about key elements and characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It summarizes the setting, introduces the main characters of Macbeth and Duncan, discusses the role of the witches' prophecies, analyzes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's characters and their descent into evil, and outlines some of the major plot points and themes throughout the play, including the murders, Banquo's role, and the consequences of Macbeth's actions.
The document discusses several major themes in Shakespeare's Macbeth, including ambition, the supernatural, fate versus free will, and the conflict between good and evil. It notes that ambition drives both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to evil acts, leading to their downfall. The witches play a crucial role by prophesying and encouraging Macbeth's ambition. While fate dictates what will be, how events unfold depends on free will and choice. The play depicts a conflict as Macbeth's evil ambitions destroy the kingdom and good eventually prevails.
Lady Macbeth's madness is on full display in the famous sleepwalking scene from Macbeth. The doctor and gentlewoman watch in shock as Lady Macbeth sleepwalks through the palace, reliving her role in the murders and trying in vain to wash imagined blood from her hands, showing how guilt has completely eroded her mind.
This document summarizes key points about William Shakespeare's play "The Tragedy of Macbeth". It was presented by Chandani Pandya from the Department of English at MKBU. The summary includes details about the author, genre, time period, characters, major conflicts between good and evil, themes of kingship and the supernatural, and an analysis of the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. References used include SparkNotes and a WordPress blog dedicated to notes on Macbeth.
This document analyzes several themes in Shakespeare's play Macbeth:
1) Ambition plays a key role in Macbeth's decision to murder Duncan and become king after the witches' prophecy.
2) Supernatural elements like the witches' prophecies are central to the plot and cause Macbeth's ambition.
3) Violence pervades the play as characters use it to fulfill their goals and prove their masculinity, like Macbeth's murder of Duncan.
The document provides background information on Shakespeare's play Macbeth, including discussions of its themes, characters, and key plot points. It examines Macbeth as a tragic hero and explores themes of ambition, betrayal, guilt, and the supernatural. Key events like the witches' prophecies and Duncan's murder are summarized. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are characterized as highly ambitious but ultimately corrupted by their desires for power.
The witches in Macbeth do not directly force characters to perform evil acts, but can tempt them to choose evil paths. Macbeth deliberately chooses evil multiple times in the play due to his ambition and desire for power, not because he is compelled by the witches. While the witches prophesize events that intrigue Macbeth, they do not control his actions. It is Macbeth's own choices and deterioration of character that lead to the tragic outcomes in the play, not any direct influence of the witches.
Lady Macbeth is a dominant, ruthless, and ambitious character who drives Macbeth to murder King Duncan so that Macbeth can be crowned king of Scotland. She manipulates Macbeth into carrying out the murder when he wavers by questioning his manhood. However, over time Lady Macbeth's strength diminishes as her conscience torments her for what she has done. She begins to mentally unravel and dies by apparent suicide, unable to bear the guilt of her role in Duncan's murder any longer.
The document provides an introduction and overview of Shakespeare's play Macbeth, including historical context about King James I, characters, plot summary, and themes, noting that it tells the tragic story of the ambitious Scottish general Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth who murder the king so that Macbeth can take the throne.
The document provides a summary of the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth in 5 acts. It describes Macbeth saving Scotland from invaders in the first act and meeting the witches who prophesize he will become king. In the following acts, Macbeth murders King Duncan and Banquo to fulfill the prophecies. Macbeth becomes increasingly paranoid and has Macduff's family killed. In the final act, Macbeth is killed by Macduff and Malcolm becomes the new King of Scotland. The document also lists some themes and main characters of the play.
This document provides a detailed summary of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, including summaries of each act and scene. Some key events summarized include Duncan's murder orchestrated by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Banquo's murder, Macduff's family being killed, and the appearances of the three witches. Character analyses are also provided for major characters like Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Malcolm, Duncan, and Macduff. Literary devices and themes discussed include the prophecy, kingship and tyranny, and psychological issues. Famous lines from the play are also listed.
This document provides definitions for key literary and dramatic terms found in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It defines 20 terms including allusion, chiasmus, despot, dramatic irony, diabolic, equivocal, foreshadowing, hallucination, hamartia, and hubris. For each term it provides a brief definition and example from Macbeth to illustrate how the term is used in the play. The document is intended to help readers and students better understand the language and techniques used in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.
So, this presentation may useful for you at before or after reading this play.
Thanks..
In Macbeth Act III scenes 1-3, Banquo expresses concern about Macbeth and is sent away by him. Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. Lady Macbeth feels guilt about their crimes while Macbeth plans the murders. At the banquet, the murderers kill Banquo but Fleance escapes, fulfilling Banquo's earlier prophecy. Students are tasked to discuss the difference between right and wrong, and whether Macbeth's actions were wrong when committed.
Act Three of Macbeth sees Macbeth's paranoia and guilt intensify after murdering Banquo on the heels of Duncan's death. Banquo begins to suspect Macbeth, fueling Macbeth's plan to kill both Banquo and his son Fleance. After the murderers report that Banquo is dead but Fleance escaped, Macbeth hosts a dinner where he sees Banquo's ghost, driving him into a frenzied fit before his guests. Macbeth resolves to have Macduff killed next to fulfill the witches' prophecy at the cost of more bloodshed and loss of his humanity.
1) The Banquet Scene in Macbeth shows Macbeth beginning to lose his grip on power as his fear and guilt over his crimes consume him.
2) During the royal banquet celebrating Macbeth's coronation, Macbeth hallucinates seeing the ghost of Banquo, whom he had murdered, sitting in his chair.
3) Macbeth's bizarre behavior puzzles and disturbs his subjects, confirming their impression that he is mentally troubled, as his guilt manifests in terrifying visions.
Analysis of lady macbeth in william shakespeare's macbethRituparna-Shehanaz
The document provides an in-depth analysis of Lady Macbeth's character in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It examines her role in encouraging Macbeth to murder King Duncan, her subsequent guilt and mental deterioration, and her ultimate death, which Macbeth reacts to with callousness. While Lady Macbeth is initially depicted as ambitious and willing to "unsex" herself to encourage violence, she later shows traces of conscience and remorse. Her influence over Macbeth declines after the murders are committed, and she becomes overwhelmed by guilt, losing her self-control until her premature death.
The document analyzes the major themes and climax of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses the themes of ambition, deception, temptation, guilt, and loyalty that are present in the play. It explores how each theme is portrayed through the characters and their actions. The climax of Macbeth is debated, with arguments that it occurs either when Macbeth murders Duncan and passes the point of no return, at the banquet scene when Macbeth's guilt is openly revealed, or in Act 5 when the witches' prophecies are fulfilled and Macbeth faces his death in battle having been deceived.
The document provides study questions about key elements and characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It summarizes the setting, introduces the main characters of Macbeth and Duncan, discusses the role of the witches' prophecies, analyzes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's characters and their descent into evil, and outlines some of the major plot points and themes throughout the play.
The document contains quotes and summaries from Shakespeare's play Macbeth provided by multiple students. It includes quotes about Lady Macbeth urging Macbeth to kill Duncan and later experiencing guilt, as well as Macbeth seeing Banquo's ghost and feeling guilt over his murders. Other quotes reference Macbeth deciding to face Macduff in battle and Lady Macbeth telling Macbeth to disguise his true nature.
The document provides study questions about key elements and characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. It summarizes the setting, introduces the main characters of Macbeth and Duncan, discusses the role of the witches' prophecies, analyzes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's characters and their descent into evil, and outlines some of the major plot points and themes throughout the play, including the murders, Banquo's role, and the consequences of Macbeth's actions.
The document discusses several major themes in Shakespeare's Macbeth, including ambition, the supernatural, fate versus free will, and the conflict between good and evil. It notes that ambition drives both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to evil acts, leading to their downfall. The witches play a crucial role by prophesying and encouraging Macbeth's ambition. While fate dictates what will be, how events unfold depends on free will and choice. The play depicts a conflict as Macbeth's evil ambitions destroy the kingdom and good eventually prevails.
Lady Macbeth's madness is on full display in the famous sleepwalking scene from Macbeth. The doctor and gentlewoman watch in shock as Lady Macbeth sleepwalks through the palace, reliving her role in the murders and trying in vain to wash imagined blood from her hands, showing how guilt has completely eroded her mind.
This document summarizes key points about William Shakespeare's play "The Tragedy of Macbeth". It was presented by Chandani Pandya from the Department of English at MKBU. The summary includes details about the author, genre, time period, characters, major conflicts between good and evil, themes of kingship and the supernatural, and an analysis of the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. References used include SparkNotes and a WordPress blog dedicated to notes on Macbeth.
This document analyzes several themes in Shakespeare's play Macbeth:
1) Ambition plays a key role in Macbeth's decision to murder Duncan and become king after the witches' prophecy.
2) Supernatural elements like the witches' prophecies are central to the plot and cause Macbeth's ambition.
3) Violence pervades the play as characters use it to fulfill their goals and prove their masculinity, like Macbeth's murder of Duncan.
The document provides background information on Shakespeare's play Macbeth, including discussions of its themes, characters, and key plot points. It examines Macbeth as a tragic hero and explores themes of ambition, betrayal, guilt, and the supernatural. Key events like the witches' prophecies and Duncan's murder are summarized. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are characterized as highly ambitious but ultimately corrupted by their desires for power.
The witches in Macbeth do not directly force characters to perform evil acts, but can tempt them to choose evil paths. Macbeth deliberately chooses evil multiple times in the play due to his ambition and desire for power, not because he is compelled by the witches. While the witches prophesize events that intrigue Macbeth, they do not control his actions. It is Macbeth's own choices and deterioration of character that lead to the tragic outcomes in the play, not any direct influence of the witches.
Lady Macbeth is a dominant, ruthless, and ambitious character who drives Macbeth to murder King Duncan so that Macbeth can be crowned king of Scotland. She manipulates Macbeth into carrying out the murder when he wavers by questioning his manhood. However, over time Lady Macbeth's strength diminishes as her conscience torments her for what she has done. She begins to mentally unravel and dies by apparent suicide, unable to bear the guilt of her role in Duncan's murder any longer.
The document provides an introduction and overview of Shakespeare's play Macbeth, including historical context about King James I, characters, plot summary, and themes, noting that it tells the tragic story of the ambitious Scottish general Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth who murder the king so that Macbeth can take the throne.
The document provides a summary of the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth in 5 acts. It describes Macbeth saving Scotland from invaders in the first act and meeting the witches who prophesize he will become king. In the following acts, Macbeth murders King Duncan and Banquo to fulfill the prophecies. Macbeth becomes increasingly paranoid and has Macduff's family killed. In the final act, Macbeth is killed by Macduff and Malcolm becomes the new King of Scotland. The document also lists some themes and main characters of the play.
This document provides a detailed summary of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, including summaries of each act and scene. Some key events summarized include Duncan's murder orchestrated by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Banquo's murder, Macduff's family being killed, and the appearances of the three witches. Character analyses are also provided for major characters like Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Malcolm, Duncan, and Macduff. Literary devices and themes discussed include the prophecy, kingship and tyranny, and psychological issues. Famous lines from the play are also listed.
This document provides definitions for key literary and dramatic terms found in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It defines 20 terms including allusion, chiasmus, despot, dramatic irony, diabolic, equivocal, foreshadowing, hallucination, hamartia, and hubris. For each term it provides a brief definition and example from Macbeth to illustrate how the term is used in the play. The document is intended to help readers and students better understand the language and techniques used in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.
So, this presentation may useful for you at before or after reading this play.
Thanks..
In Macbeth Act III scenes 1-3, Banquo expresses concern about Macbeth and is sent away by him. Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. Lady Macbeth feels guilt about their crimes while Macbeth plans the murders. At the banquet, the murderers kill Banquo but Fleance escapes, fulfilling Banquo's earlier prophecy. Students are tasked to discuss the difference between right and wrong, and whether Macbeth's actions were wrong when committed.
Act Three of Macbeth sees Macbeth's paranoia and guilt intensify after murdering Banquo on the heels of Duncan's death. Banquo begins to suspect Macbeth, fueling Macbeth's plan to kill both Banquo and his son Fleance. After the murderers report that Banquo is dead but Fleance escaped, Macbeth hosts a dinner where he sees Banquo's ghost, driving him into a frenzied fit before his guests. Macbeth resolves to have Macduff killed next to fulfill the witches' prophecy at the cost of more bloodshed and loss of his humanity.
1. Act III
Scene Notes
Objective:
• To focus on the motivation behind Macbeth’s scheme to eliminate
Banquo.
• To recognize changes in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
2. Do Now:
• What would Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
have to do to gain peace of mind?
3. Scene 1
• In Act III, scene 1, we see Macbeth, the new king
of Scotland.
• He should be happy but instead is preoccupied
with anxiety about Banquo, who perhaps knows
too much, and whose descendants may one day
be kings.
• Macbeth coolly plots more murders, this time
using assassins. He manipulates the assassins
by ______________________________.
4. • What do Lady Macbeth and Macbeth express in
these lines? (scene 2)
• “Nothing’s had, all’s spent, / Where our
desire is got without content” (Lady
Macbeth, line 4-5).
• “O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear
wife!” (Macbeth, line 36).
5. Scene 2
• Lady Macbeth expresses her unhappiness.
• Both she and Macbeth are suffering from
troubled sleep, nightmares, and loss of
appetite.
• The achievement of their power has left
them dissatisfied and fearful, yet also
greedy to hold onto their power.
6. • The balance of power in their relationship
has shifted, with Macbeth assuming more
dominance in planning.
• Both remain committed to duplicity, with
“faces vizards to our hearts, / Disguising
what they are” (p. 106, lines 34-35).
7. • They are determined to hide their
agitation and to be welcoming and
jovial at the banquet.
8. • Macbeth hints to Lady Macbeth that
he has made plans for some
significant action, but refuses to give
her any details.
• “Be innocent of the knowledge,
dearest chuck, / Till thou applaud the
deed” (Macbeth, line 45).
9. •In order to keep power built by
violence, more violence is always
needed. Macbeth knew this
would happen …
•He’s caught in the vicious cycle of
evil.
10. •…and that vicious cycle begins to
take a toll on Macbeth.
•Macbeth tries to protect Lady
Macbeth: traditional male –
female roles.
11. The two
murderers lie and
wait a mile from
the royal castle.
A third murderer
joins them, sent
by Macbeth.
Scene 3Objective: To recognize the importance of
this scene as a turning point in the play.
12. • When Banquo and Fleance arrive, carrying
a torch, one murderer puts out the light
and the other two stab Banquo.
13. •Fleance escapes ….
•Macbeth’s effort to control fate
seals his doom. Fleance lives and
Banquo’s death makes the Thanes
suspicious.
14. • The murder of Banquo marks the height of
Macbeth’s success, but the escape of Fleance
marks the turn of fortune against Macbeth.
• The scene is swift and brutal.
16. Do Now
• Act 3.4 -
• Before Banquo’s fatal ride, Macbeth reminded
him not to miss that evening’s feast. Banquo’s
response, “My lord, I will not,” is an example of
Shakespeare’s irony, as the ghost takes
Macbeth’s place at the table and shakes its blood
covered head at him.
17. Scene 4
• Macbeth bids all the lords welcome to the
feast.
• He then notices that one of the murderers
is standing at the door.
• The murderer tells Macbeth that Banquo
is dead but Fleance has escaped.
18. • Macbeth comforts himself that
Fleance will not be a threat for quite
some time.
• Macbeth learns that his first attempt
to control fate has failed.
19. • Lady Macbeth calls to Macbeth and
asks him to return to the feast and sit.
• But Macbeth doesn’t see an empty
seat at the table.
20. • When Lennox gestures at a seat,
saying it’s empty, Macbeth sees
BANQUO’S GHOST sitting there.
21. • Macbeth alone can see the ghost.
• He astonishes the thanes by shouting
at the empty chair.
• Macbeth’s bizarre behavior puzzles
and disturbs his subjects, confirming
their impression that he is mentally
troubled.
22. • Is Banquo’s ghost real or a figment of
Macbeth’s guilty mind?
23. • The uncertainty emphasizes that Macbeth’s fate
is part of him, caused by his character, his
ambition, and his guilt.
24. Banquet scene…
• The contrast between this scene and the one in
which Duncan’s body was discovered is striking
– whereas Macbeth was one cold-blooded and
sure footed, he now allows his anxieties and
visions to get the best of him.
25. • Lady Macbeth covers for him.
• She pulls Macbeth aside and once
again questions his manhood.
• “Are you a man?” (line 59).
• “What, quite unmanned in folly?”
(line 75).
• The ghost disappears.
26. • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth continue
to try to lie to keep their secrets and
hold on to power, but these lies
become less and less effective as guilt
about the violence they have
committed begins to affect them.
27. • Macbeth has become so warped he
cannot tell the unnatural from the
natural anymore.
• Lady Macbeth sees lying is useless
and chooses isolation: she tells the
thanes to leave.
28. • MACBETH tells LADY MACBETH: “BLOOD
WILL HAVE BLOOD” (3.4.121), and asks
what Lady Macbeth makes of the fact that
Macduff does not appear at the royal
court.
• “Blood will have blood” – Macbeth
fears that revenge will be taken on him for
the murders.
29. • Macbeth’s desperation to keep power
motivates him to visit the weird sisters.
• He has sacrificed everything for his
ambition…
• He says: “I am in BLOOD / Stepped in so
far” (3.4.135) that turning back is as
difficult as continuing on.
30. • … now ambition
and violence are
all he has left,
and he knows it.
31. • The appearance of Banquo’s ghost, the
reappearance of the witches, and the
introduction of the goddess Hecate in the next
scene, all symbolize the corruption of Scotland’s
political and moral health.
• The scenes involving supernatural elements
helps to increase the audience’s sense of
foreboding and ill omen.