macbeth scenes Flashcards
the 3 weird sisters gather up in rain, thunder, and lightning, and say they are going to visit macbeth, supernatural, represent past, present and future, fair is foul and foul is fair(idea of reversals, and rules of 3s)
Act 1 scene 1
Duncan talks about Macbeth and the Thane of Cawdor is captured, defeat the rebel Macdonwald and the title is going to go to Macbeth (introduce him as a character, reversal of thane of cawdor and macbeth, introduce a bunch of other characters)
Act 1 Scene 2
When Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches, and they are each told their fates, they realize that one of the prophecies comes true when Ross and Angus tell Macbeth that he is now the thane of cawdor, is addressed as “thane of glamis, thane of cawdor, king hereafter”, banquo will father kings later
Act 1 Scene 3
Malcolm is given the title of heir, Duncan says he wants to visit Macbeth at Inverness and Macbeth goes through some change where he thinks of killing Duncan (fatal flaw is ambition)
Act 1 scene 4
-When lady macbeth is first shown after receiving the letter by macbeth about the witches, reveals her true self, convinces her husband to kill the king
Act 1 scene 5
Duncan arrives at their castle manor, and Lady Macbeth greets him
Act 1 scene 6
Final, they decide on how to kill Duncan, Macbeth is hesitant and lady macbeth is questioning his authority and masculinity
Act 1 scene 7
Runs into banquo and fleance, banquo is uneasy about what the witches say but Macbeth pretends he forgot about them, He hallucinates his dagger and make up his mind after hearing the death bell
act 2 scene 1
Macbeth kills Duncan and Lady Macbeth is really nervous whether or not Macbeth can get the deed done, he comes back with the daggers and she is stained along with him. The quote about duncan looking like her father, the ocean can’t wash off blood, also sound is important, macbeth is hearing things
act 2 scene 2
porter is introduced, and sound again is introduced, admits macduff and lennox, macduff finds duncan dead, macbeth and lennox see duncan dead, the rough night quote, Macbeth is blabbing and says he killed the servants and Lady Macbeth interrupts by pretending to faint, Donalbain says his one liner, and Malcolm run away, Malcolm to England and Donalbain to Ireland
act 2 scene 3
Old man and Ross exchange convo, Macduff says the suspicion is on Malcolm and Donalbain, Macbeth is gonna be king and ross leaves for scone but macduff says he’ll stay at his house
act 2 scene 4
Some say the Earth/Was feverous and did shake/ ‘Twas a rough night”
Act 2 scene 3
Well, may you see things well done there. Adieu/ Lest our old robes sit easier than our new”
macduff, act 2 scene 4
“my hands are of your color, but I shame/To wear a heart so white”
act 2 scene 2
“hear it not, duncan, for it is a knell/That summons thee to heaven or to hell
act 2 scene 1
