Act 1 Scene 6

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

-King DUncan arrives at Macbeth’s castle , Glamis , with his sons , Banuo and attendant thnes .
-Lady Macbeth greets Duncan and they exchange compliments , Duncn takes her hand and is led o the castle .

Question 2

Importance of this scene ?

Answer 2

-Shakespeare continues developing the theme of apperances (loyalty to king ) verus relity (plotting ot murer him ) .
-Shakespeare shows lady macbeth fuly involved in the deception and treachery .
-Duncan’s open nd egenrous nature ins conrasted with that of the Macbeths .

Question 3

Key theme Appearance vs reality :

Answer 3

-Once mroe Shakespeare shows how relaity and apperance are different . The air ppears ‘delicate’ and the castle is ‘loved’ but in reality , this is to be the setting for foul murder .

-Duncan asks after Macbeth with is new title ‘Than e of cAWDOR’7-RONICLLY REMIDNIGN US THAT THE FIRST tHAN OF cAwdor commited trason .

Question 4

Key theme appearancce vs reality (2)

Answer 4

-Lady Macbeth speaks of ‘those honours deep and broad ‘ , thar Duncan has rewarded Macbeth with - while planning to muder him .
-Althogh she expresses appreciaiotn for the honours , she is full of contempt , ingratitude and mudrer , She alludes to her two faced nature when she says all her service s ‘twice done nd then done doubled ‘

Question 5

Character development of King Duncan

Answer 5

-Duncan is a major characer , his influence peraved the play and he sets the standard fr what a king shoul dbe .

-When shakespeare was eriting ,m the king was consideed ot be the next in line to god .

-Duncan is honest , sincre and bove all , hournable . MB descries Duncan as ‘gracious; after he has murdered hi .

Question 6

Character devleopment of King Duncan (2)

Answer 6

-The view of Duncan is consisten throught the play (unlike the views of MB )
-He seems to enjoy the achievemnts of others and his gits are not given to his own advanatge .
-Our final vire of Duncan is kissing his hsotes slm , we late rlern that he sent a diamond as a present ,

-evoking anger in the audienc e, ehw as such a good king ,s o much btter htan acbeth .

Question 7

drmatic irony

Answer 7

‘air nimbly and swet’
-castle to Duncan is homely and he speaks amry , but iroic as duncan is being killed here

-shakespere is building u shock in the audience or ehrn the king is ifnallu killed .
DDucna presumes Macbeth orde in spred to coem for ingly visit , but he is planning ot murder king .

Question 8

LM

Answer 8

-duncan feels so fafe her e, and Lady Macbeth ‘looks like the innocnet lflwoer but be the spernet under it ‘

Duncan acutally tkes Lm hand as she guided him to his grave

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