act 1, scene 4: macbeth returns - duncan celebrates!!

Question 1

DUNCAN: “i have begun to [1] thee -, and will [2] thee full of [3]”

Answer 1

[1] - plant
[2] - labor
[3] - growing

metaphor of care; invests in people’s futures. connects the great chain of being and uses his power positively, rewarding people for their support.

Question 2

“stars [1] your [2], let not see my black and [3] desires.”

*(spoken in aside)

Answer 2

[1] - hide
[2] - fires
[3] - deep

conflict between light and dark (good and evil) + imperative, he is commanding nature; stepping out of the great chain of being.

*hiding his sinful actions from god.

Question 3

how does macbeth describe malcolm (the son of duncan + prince of cumberland) now that he has been named heir?

Answer 3

“a step in which i must fall down, or else overleap.”