act 1 - macbeth notes Flashcards
how many scenes in this act
7 scenes
what is the purpose of scene 1 (with witches)
set a tone, thunder, lightning, witches, dark, eerie tone
“fair is foul, and foul is fair”
speaker?
significance?
witches
theme of reversals
who are the demon helpers
graymalkin, paddock
what does hurly burly mean
turmoil
what are the witches doing in scene 1
probably scavenging
who is an inexperienced soldier
malcolm
who is to be the prince of Cumberland
Malcolm
macbeth ____ ____ the traitor, Macdonwald
brutally killed
things that set macbeth up as a hero
commitatus, killed rebels, leads battles, valor’s minion (bravest of all)
who is the thane of fife
macduff
who is described as the husband of bellona
macbeth
compliment’s macbeth’s braveness
what is macbeth’s current title
thane of glamis
what title will macbeth soon receive t
thane of cawdor
“go prounounce his present death”
his- thane of cawdor
speaker- duncan
what does the witch want from the sailor’s wife
chestnuts
what does the witch say when she doesn’t get the chestnuts
she will take revenge against woman’s husband by throwing his ship in the storm
“so found and fair a day I have not seen”
macbeth