Act 2 Understanding # 5 & 8 & Analyzing #4, 5
Act 3 Understanding #3 & Analyzing #4
After killing Duncan, Macbeth cannot bear returning to the scene of his murder to plant the bloody knives, but Lady Macbeth is willing to do it. What does this suggest about the role Lady Macbeth will play in Macbeth’s future attempts to gain greater power?
These actions suggest that Lady Macbeth will serve the role of pushing Macbeth further into wickedness as they both seek to attain more power. When Macbeth is struggling with his conscience, Lady Macbeth will always be there to snap him to his senses and convince him to continue trying to gain greater power. Earlier in scene two, in addition to doing what Macbeth could not do, she also says to him, “Get
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At this point in the story, he has just learned of the King’s death, and is filled with varying emotions as a result of the news. He says, “Fears and scruples shake us.” Therefore, Banquo has not drawn many conclusions about the specific murderer of the King. Nothing in these lines is direct about one person; instead, these lines only refer to his passion to do what is right and uncover the truth behind this mystery. “I’m putting myself in God’s hands, and with his help I plan to fight against the secret plot that caused this treasonous …show more content…
He calls the night to devour and slaughter the day, representing Banquo. Macbeth says, “Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale.” He goes on to describe how as the good, small animals begin to rest, the predators seeking the prey awaken. “Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; Whiles night’s black agents to their preys do rouse.” This extended metaphor of good and evil, represented by night and day, highlights the relationship between Macbeth and Banquo, and foreshadows what Macbeth is about to do to Banquo and his