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Act 3 Flashcards

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What is the purpose of Act 3?

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  • Midpoint of the play
  • Shows his tyranny.
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What is Banquo suspicious about in Act 3 Scene 1?

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  • That Macbeth became King through treachery.
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Why is Macbeth annoyed at Banquo and wants to kill him?

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  • Banquo is a threat to Macbeth’s power.
  • He is annoyed that “his children will be kings.”
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Macbeth challenges fate to the challenge of killing Banquo, where does he challenge fate previously?

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In Act 1 Scene 2: “brave Macbeth, disdaining fortune.”

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How does Macbeth attempt to convince the murderers to kill Banquo?

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  • Banquo will make you poor.
  • Prove their masculinity, challenging them, if they are up to the task….
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Lady Macbeth is no longer involved in Macbeth’s plans, explain why….?

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  • Macbeth has reclaimed the power….
  • He feels as though he doesn’t need her anymore.
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What happens in Act 3 Scene 2?

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  • Lady Macbeth feels guilty for her actions
  • Macbeth appears, and she tells him to stop dwelling on their actions.
  • Macbeth talks about how difficult he is finiding his rule….
  • He doesn’t tell Lady Macbeth the PLAN
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What does Lady Macbeth say to Macbeth to convince him to stop dwelling on the past (Act 3, Scene 2)?

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-“What’s done is done.”
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What does Macbeth mean by: “We have scorched the snake not killed it? “

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  • Symbol of evil “snake.”
  • Ironic as he is the one who is going against God by killing a King at first.
  • Shows how obsessed and mad he is about Banquo.
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What does Lady Macbeth being upset about murdering the King show?

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  • Shows there was no point into doing it.
  • Appearance vs reality: telling the audience to not fall for appearances
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What does: “be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck show.”

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  • Treating her like a “standard Jacobean woman.”
  • Demure and repressed (helps her husband.)
  • This power has destroyed their loving relationship: “my dearest partner of greatness.”
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What is regicide?

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  • Regicide is the murder of a monarch.
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Give a quote about Macbeth being tormented by his actions

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“O full of scorpions is my mind.”
Vivid image in this metaphor
Madness of Macbeth

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What happens in Act 3, Scene 3?

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  • Murderers kill Banquo
  • Fleance escapes
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What does Macbeth adopting a 3rd murderer show?

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  • Shows that Macbeth doesn’t trust anybody.
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AIMING HIGH

How is light and dark imagery used in the scene where Banquo is murdered?

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  • Light at beginning of scene, there is hope in the world.
  • Torch being extinguished before Banquo murder, symbol of hope and life being lost
17
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What happens in Act 3 Scene 4?

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  • Baquet scene
  • Banquo’s ghost sits in Macbeth’s place
  • Lady Macbeth tries to cover for her husband.
  • The ghost enters again
  • Alone with his wife, Macbeth speaks about his worries in Macduff.
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What does Banquo sitting in Macbeth’s place show?

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  • Shows that Banquo will take Macbeth’s throne (foreshadowing the future.)
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What is significant about the banquet scene in terms of public appearance?

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  • First time he seems openly ruining his good image.
  • His choice vs madness
20
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Why does the Banquet become a hollow and lifeless event?
What is Shakespeare trying to show?

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  • Wrongful power means no fun basically!!
21
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What does Macbeth say to the ghost of Banquo?

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  • “never shake thy gory locks at me.”
22
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How does Lady Macbeth reprimand Macbeth in The Banquet Scene?

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  • Questions Macbeth’s masculinity
23
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What are the 2 interpretations of Banquo’s Ghost?

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  • He is real and in a supernatural way, only Macbeth can see him.
  • He isn’t real - simply a result of Macbeth’s madness.
24
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How is it clear that Macbeth is aware of his bad actions to Duncan and Banquo at the end of The Banquet Scene?

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  • “stepped in so far that I shall wade no more.”
  • He has put himself in that position!!
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What does the word weird mean in Old English? What could the witches represent?

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  • Destiny/ fate.
  • Three fates in Greek mythology –> more powerful than Gods.
26
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Why is Hecate annoyed at the witches in Act 3, Scene 5?

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  • Annoyed for giving Macbeth any sembelence of power.
26
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Why is Hecate annoyed at the witches in Act 3, Scene 5?

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  • Annoyed for giving Macbeth any sembelence of power.
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What happens in Act 3 Scene 6?

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  • Lennox speaks about the bad state of the country, he believes Macbeth is reponsible.
  • Malcom is attempting to raise military support.
  • Macduff is attempting to join Malcom.
28
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What King is introduced in Act 3 Scene 6 (from England?)
What is the contrast Shakespeare makes with him and Macbeth?

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  • King Edward
  • Edward is pious whereas Macbeth has put the country in havock.
29
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Now that Banquo is dead, who does Macbeth set his attention to? Why?

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  • Macduff
  • Macduff didn’t attend coronation, banquet and was suspicious about Macbeth in the first instance.
30
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What do we learn about Macbeth in power in Act 3 Scene 6?

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  • He has abused it
  • Isn’t fair
  • “Give to us our tables meat”: Lord
  • Lord’s Prayer –> echoed by The Lord
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What is the context of Hecate saying that “security is mortals’ chiefest enemy?”
Think morality plays

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  • Medieval morality plays.
  • Satan tempts mankind by playing on their fears of future loss.
  • Macbeth is scared that he will lose the power he has.
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What does Hecate want to do to Macbeth in terms of deceiving him?

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  • She wants to make him think that he’s immortal and arrogant
  • And then…. the witches will attack
33
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Give a quote from Act 3, Scene 2 that shows Macbeth knows that he will be murdered.

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  • “Blood will have blood.”
34
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What does Macbeth say in his: To be thus soliloquy?

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  • He wants to kill Banquo as his fears of him are deeply rooted.
  • He knows Banquo acts in safety and it will be difficult.
  • Annoyed that the witches placed on Macbeth, “a fruitless crown.”
  • Challenges fate to fight him
35
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Contextually speaking, Macbeth was an actual Scottish King, but he was a good man - why does Shakespeare make him appear tyrannical in Act 3?

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  • Hyperbole
  • Showing what treason can do to a great King of history.
36
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What is the significance of the ghost of Banquo entering when Macbeth thinks he has reclaimed power in The Banquet Scene?

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  • Shows that the supernatural are more powerful than Macbeth - able to control Macbeth along with the reactions of others
37
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What is different about the dagger hallucination and Banquo’s ghost’s hallucination?

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  • Dagger: Macbeth is aware of hallucinating.
  • Banquo: Macbeth is unaware he is hallucinating.

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