MR+Jason

Vocabulary
Aroint thee - Begone Rump-fed ronyon - insult, fat rumped baggae Se'nnights - weeks Chappy - wrinkly and chapped Thrice - 3 times Rapt withal - entranced Corporal - corporeal Thane - high-ranked servant of king Imperfect - cryptic capital - deserve death

Paraphrase
to thine and thrice to min And thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! the charm's wound up.

Weary seven nights, nine times nine He will dwindle both peak and pine: Even though his bark won't, It will be buffeted Look what I have

Characters
Witches: The witches are able to predict what is going to happen in the future to Macbeth and Banquo. They said that Macbeth is going to become the new king and Banquo's son will take away the king's place from Macbeth.

Macbeth: Macbeth is main character of the play. He first is cynical about the witches prediction. However, slowly believes in them.

Banquo: Banquo is Macbeth' most loyal friend. However when these two characters meet witches there seemed to be a tension between Macbeth and Banquo.

Ross: Ross is the messenger who comes to tell Macbeth that he will become the thane of Cowdor.

Angus: Angus is also a messenger who came with Ross. He congratulates Macbeth.

Plots
The three witches tell Macbeth and Banquo of the prophecy. Macbeth will become a thane of Cowdor and eventually a king. When the three witches look at Banquo, they tell Banquo about his son that his son will become the next king. Macbeth and Baquo ignores the women. However, once the news arrives, that Macbeth has become the thane of Cowdor, these two men starts to believe in the prophecy.

Conflict
There seem to be a thin tension between Banquo and Macbeth. Even though they trust each other and have a loyal relation, the prophecy seems to break the relation. Because Banquo's son will become the king that must mean that Macbeth or his son is killed by Banquo's son.

Where does this take place and what is the weather like?

Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches Every time the witches enter the lightening and thunder comes along. How does Macbeth behave in battle? Doubtful it stood; As two spent swimmers, that do cling together And choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald-- Worthy to be a rebel, for to that The multiplying villanies of nature Do swarm upon him--from the western isles Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied; And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling, Show'd like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak: For brave Macbeth--well he deserves that name-- Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valour's minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps, And fix'd his head upon our battlements.

from this quote from Ross, we can see how Macbeth had a total victory over the foe.

How does Duncan view this behavior? Great happiness! quoted by Duncan He was very happy and satisfied with what Macbeth had done.

How does this battle end? Macbeth won the battle. Treaty

What pronouncement does Duncan make at the end of the scene and why is it significant? He speaks of how he cannot trust the Thane of Cawdor and thinking of change the thane of Cawdor to Macbeth.

Assisted by that most disloyal traitor The thane of Cawdor, began a dismal conflict;

What do we learn about Lady Macbeth in these scenes? She seems to be more eager than Macbeth to get him to become the king. Because she wants more power as a wife of Macbeth, she eventually wants to become a king. Give him tending; He brings great news.

How might Lady Macbeth answer the question “What is the meaning of life?” Explain your answer. Great Glamis! worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! Thy letters have transported me beyond This ignorant present, and I feel now The future in the instant.

She might answer the meaning of life is having power and having control over other poeple.

Identify and write out two of Lady Macbeth’s lines that are particularly striking. Explain why you selected the lines. Great Glamis! worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! Thy letters have transported me beyond This ignorant present, and I feel now The future in the instant.

Only look up clear; To alter favour ever is to fear: Leave all the rest to me.

From these two block of quote, we can see how Lady Macbeth is eager to have power. She is extremely happy to find Macbeth become the thane of Cawdor.

Identify one significant word that Lady Macbeth uses in 1.5 or 1.6, and define both the denotation and connotation of the word. Explain why you think the word is significant.

This ignorant present, and I feel now The future in the instant.

present definition: gift Lady Macbeth seems to refer present as power.

The reasons behind Macbeth deciding to murder Duncan are mainly the three witches and Lady Macbeth.

Because the witches somehow provoked Macbeth that he will become the kind, weather the three witches actually has to ability to predict ore not, Macbeth seemed to look at this as a destiny. Macbeth, after listening to Ross and Angus about becoming the Thane of Cawdor, thinks of the prophecy as his duty to make come true.

Lady Macbeth is pressuring Macbeth to kill Duncan. In 1.7, we can see that Macbeth is hesitating if he should really kill the king. However, Lady Macbeth reassures him that it will be alright.

Lady Macbeth and Three witches are controlling Macbeth.

I really agreed with Hojoon about his idea of overlooking the prophecy. He talked about how Macbeth should have waited the kingship to actually come to him. However, he did not wait and chased after murdering the king. This idea is similar to mine because I believed Macbeth thought of the prophecy as his job to fulfill rather than just letting it go through.

How does Macbeth react to the killing of Ducan? Why does he react this way? He is actually scared of killing Ducan because he is his king. He has been honored with new and empowered status. However, he has to kill Ducan to become the king.

How does Lady Macbeth react to the killing of Ducan? Why does he react this way? Because she thinks she can get away if they do not get caught. The only way to become the king for Lady Macbeth is killing Duncan.

Macbeth changes a lot through out the book and in act 5 we can clearly see how he has changed. Firstly at the beginning of the book, we saw that Macbeth was a nice person and tried to avoid all the bad things. When Lady Macbeth first told him to kill King Duncan, he refused and didn't want to be involved with that crime. Also he didn't listen to what the witches told him. However in act 5 he gets all arrogant about the power he has. Now he listens to what the witches tell him and now he is all arrogant and cocky about the power he has.

"Thou wast born of woman but swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn, brandished by man that's of a woman born.”(5.7 lines 12 – 14)//

“Go pinch your cheeks and bring some color back into your face, you cowardly boy. What soldiers, fool? Curse you!”(5.3 lines 15- 17) //

Macbeth now doesn’t show his love towards Lady Macbeth. Before Act 5 he respected her and listened to what she was saying but now he doesn’t care about her anymore. When Lady Macbeth tells him and convinces him to kill Duncan, he says that he is doing it for her. However in Act 5, she dies and Macbeth doesn’t really show any surprised expressions. This show that he doesn’t care about lady Macbeth and that he now respect anyone. //

"She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle. Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” (5.5 line 17-28) //