Act 3 Scene 1 MACBETH Flashcards
Summary (1)
-Banquo reflects on the withces prohphecies . He suspects that Macbeth obtained the crown through treachery .
-Macbeth and Lady Macbeth arrive .
-Macbetj preteneds that he needs Banquos advice on how to deal with malco and Donaldbain whoa re abroad and spreading rumours .
Summary (2)
-He learns details of Banquo;s planned journery with his son , Fleance .
-Alone ,, Macbeth reelas he fears Baquo . The thought of Banquo’s offspirng becoming King is unacceptabl to him .
-Two murderes are brought in , Macbeth outlines to them the reasons why Banquo is a mtual enem , They agree to murder him and Fleance .
Why is this scene important (1)
-shAKESPEARE SHOWS US MROE ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF bANQUOO . uNELIKE mACBEH WHO IS OSESSED BY THE WITCHES , BANQOU FEAR HE FOUL PLAY .
-Shakespeare reveals the kidn of rule Macbeth offers ; brual and treacherous , Pretending to honour and vlaue Banqu , his former comrade - n -arms , Macbeth casually works out his movements to entrap and murder him and his son .
Why is this scene improtant (2)
-We se Macbeth persuading others to coomit crimes with the sam ekeya rgument by which he himself was tempted , namel to proove their manhood .
-LADY AMCBETH IS NOT PART OF THIS PLOT .
KEY CHARACTER ; MACBETH
-Shakespeare demonstrates tghe depts to which Macbeth has sunk through his conversation with the murderes . Here is a great warriori - hero who now has to meet withth e mos vicious and corrupt kind of men in secret in order to both dishuise and achieve his ends .
-The facts that he despises these men is shown in the way he addresses them . He interrupts the firs mdueres solemn delcaration of loyality iwth the IRONIC ‘your spiritis shine throh you ‘ suggesting his contempt for the men .
TOP TIP - MACBETH IS RELLAY CONTRADITICORY - oneone hand he beleives the prophecies but also is trying to commit mruder to sotp the prohophecies 0 abanquo’ mmudrres ecoming king .
-The facts that he despises these men is shown in the way he addresses them . He interrupts the firs mdueres solemn delcaration of loyality iwth the IRONIC ‘your spiritis shine throh you ‘ suggesting his contempt for the men .
-The faxts that macbeh in act trhree scne 3 mployes a third murdere usggests how littl ehe turst the first two , but also gturst is no longer something mcbeth beelis in , curiclaly LMB is no logne rinvold in plans ,
Ban1uo
‘though playedst most foully ‘ - mabeth dicn’t rightfully get the trhone .
‘but hush no more ; Banuo shuts don prophecies , while Macbeth les ihs thorugghts run three Banquo has controll .
MACBETH
shakespeare uses double meanings and piunds to creae an environemtn where he audience are on edge , and it adds tension .
‘heRE IS OUR CHIEF GUEST’
THE FACT bANQUO IS THE CHIEF GUEST ,A DN WHEN DUNCAN WAS mACBEHT SGUES HE DIED , IS IRONIC ,AS IT FOSHDOWS BANQUOS FATE IN THE FUTURE .
MACBETH IN THIS SCNE IS CUNNIN DEVIOUS AND EVIL
-HE IS CALCUALTING HWO TO KILL BANUO BY AKSING QUESTION LIEK IS FLEANCE GOING W HIM DRAMAITC IRONY , AUDIENCE potrayed to KNOS WHY HE ASKING THESE BUT ANQO UNAWARE
Banquo ghost
macbeth says he caanot attend the feast ,
WHICH IS TRUE BECUASE HE DIES , UT HIS GHOST DES .-mACBETH IS NOW CAJOLING AND CUNNIGN MROE LIKE HIS WIFE , HE APPEALS TO THE MEN SEL-ESSTEEMD PERSUADING THREM OT KILL bANQU O TELLINGTHEM ‘IF YOURE REAL MENYOU WILL DO IT ‘ which lm used to persuade M .
-itnteresting as it mkes the audience question was this the turh Mcbeth all long , or is this some sort of mania broguth on by the mruder of his king it appears he’s taking over lady Macbeth;s rodle and revealing int his case , his amsk is lipping to reveal hte true man or ust many makss o Macbeth .
-NBY REVERSING THE ROLES OVER THE OCURSE OF THE PLAY - shakespeare is givign us a coment on how vild eeds corruprt a person . Lm not being ivoled IN THIS PLAN shows how indignificant hs eis now , she now loner a pwoe r.
