Sh Act 3

Question 1

I fear / Thou played’st most foully for’t

• Banquo

Answer 1

reveals Banquo’s growing suspicion that M participated in Duncan’s death

cacophonous ‘f’ sound represents disgust Banquo feels

Question 2

To be thus is nothing / But to be safely thus

• Macbeth

Answer 2

doesn’t feel safe in his reign due to Banquo

harder to maintain his kingship than he thought it would be

jealous and insecure

Question 3

There is none but he / Whose being I do fear

• Macbeth

Answer 3

anxious and paranoid about Banquo’s threat to his throne

afraid of Banquo being a natural king

Question 4

For Banquo’s issue have I filed my mind

• Macbeth

Answer 4

he has debased his mental state for Banquo’s children

has all been pointless if prophecies are true

incredulous

Question 5

upon my head they have placed a fruitless crown

• Macbeth

Answer 5

represents Macbeth’s inability to bear any sons

metaphor demonstrates how desperate and paranoid Macbeth has become to keep his throne

connotations of without success

Question 6

And put a barren sceptre in my gripe

• Macbeth

Answer 6

infertile symbol of kingship

witches gave him a pointless prediction

he’s angry that he did such an awful thing for no point

Question 7

we have scorched the snake, not killed it

• Macbeth

Answer 7

snake represents Banquo
- seen as deceitful

the person who could ruin their established place as king + queen in their Garden of Eden

Question 8

Under him my genius is rebuked

• Macbeth

Answer 8

even Macbeth’s guardian angel is scared of Banquo

hyperbolic language emphasises how distrustful and uneasy he is

Question 9

thy soul’s flight / If it find Heaven, must find it out tonight

• Macbeth

Answer 9

rhyming couplet demands audience attention to amplified emotion

words convey fluffy and sincere light tone which heavily contrasts the plot

syntax - conflicting emotions

distances himself from Banquo- only talks about his soul

Question 10

After life’s fitful fever, [Duncan] sleeps well / Treason has done his worst

• Macbeth

Answer 10

trying not to feel guilt and tormented
- did Duncan a favour

believes D is truly at peace whereas he is plagued with uncertainty and agitation

beleaguered by bloody hallucinations and guilt-induced fantasies

Question 11

O full of scorpions is my mind

• Macbeth

Answer 11

metaphor - scorpions represent M’s uneasiness, dark desires and death

cannot rest easy while Fleance and Banquo are alive

mind is vastly out of control
- craves death, unstable and no conscience

Question 12

play the humble host

• Lady Macbeth

Answer 12

appearance vs reality

alliteration emphasises depth of their deception

Question 13

the grown serpent lies; the worm that’s fled

• Macbeth

Answer 13

threat to M’s throne has been removed(Banquo)

acknowledges his sone could also become a threat

Question 14

Are you a man?

• Lady Macbeth

Answer 14

trying to snap him out of his moment of madness / weakness at Banquo’s banquet

compares him to a woman as he acts hysterically - openly scolding and belittling

Question 15

dare look on that/ which might appal the devil

• Macbeth

Answer 15

proving he is a man

hyperbolic language suggests B is so horrific, even the epitome of evil would be scared

showing bravery

Question 16

It will have blood they say. Blood will have blood

• Macbeth

Answer 16

feels trapped in inevitability of violence

blood shed seeks more blood in revenge
- creating a cycle

Question 17

a wayward son / Spiteful and wrathful

• Hecate

Answer 17

chief godess of magic and witches

even she disapproves of Macbeth

Question 18

I hear Macduff lives in disgrace

• Lennox

Answer 18

M’s court has a culture of whispers and rumours

theme of concealment and betrayal