MACBETHMACBETH

Act 1 Revision

Order of eventsPut in the correct order

Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter

The three witches arrange to meet Macbeth when the fighting is over

Duncan’s army defeats the Norwegians

A soldier recounts Macbeth’s bravery in the battle

Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches on the heath

King Duncan announces his son Malcolm with succeed him

Ross tells Macbeth that he is now the Thane of Cawdor

Macbeth decides not to murder King Duncan

King Duncan congratulates Macbeth on his bravery

Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to go ahead with the murder

King Duncan visits Macbeth in Inverness

QUOTE QUEST

• So foul and fair a day I have not seen

• If you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not.

• Lesser than Macbeth and greater

• There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face

• Banquo• Macbeth• King Duncan• Witch• Lady Macbeth

Quotes (cont.)• Yet do I fear thy nature, it is

too full of the milk of human kindness

• And fill me from the crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty

• That his virtues will plead like angels

• I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent

• But screw your courage to the sticking place

• We shall proceed no further in this business

• False face must hide what the false heart doth know

• Banquo• Macbeth• Lady Macbeth• King Duncan

TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL

What reasons does Macbeth give against killing king Duncan?

Duncan trusts me My wife will hate me if I kill him I am his relative There will be consequences to face The murderer will be punished Duncan is a good and innocent king He has announced a successor to the throne

The Power of LoveHow effective are Lady Macbeth’s arguments?

Lady Macbeth Meaning Rating 1= most effective5 = least effective

Was the hope drunk wherein you dressed yourself?

Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem?

But screw your courage to the sticking place and we’ll not fail?

What beast was it then that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man.

What not put upon his spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt of our great quell?

Characters Choose from the words below to describe Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

Strong; practical ; indecisive; dominating; clever with words; easily persuaded; tough; calculating; ambitious; fearless; supportive; courageous;

Key themesHow are the themes represented in the events in

Act 1?

• Good vs. evil• Loyalty vs. betrayal• Honesty vs. dishonesty• Bravery vs cowardice• Fate• Supernatural• Ambition

Shakespeare’s language

• Imagery (Similes and Metaphors)With his brandished sword which smok’d

with bloody execution (Sergeant describing Macbeth in battle)

Or have we eaten on the insane root, that takes the reason prisoner? (Banquo)

The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me in borrowed robes? (Macbeth)

But signs of nobleness like stars shall shine on all deservers. (Duncan)

Your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t.

Figurative language

• Rhyme eg. Here I have a pilot’s thumb, wrecked as homeward he did come

• Alliteration eg. Thrice to thine and thrice to mine, fair is foul and foul is fair

• Onomatopoeia eg. Munch’d, knock, pluck’d

• Repetition eg. And like a rat without a tail, I’ll do, I’ll do and I’ll do.

Rhetorical devicesThe art of persuasion (Lady Macbeth )• We fail? (Rhetorical Question)• Wouldst thou have that which ….

(hypothesis)• Nor time, Nor place did then adhere

(Negative adverbs)• Such I account thy love. (Emphasis)• Like the poor cat i’th’adage (Comparison)• Dash’d the brains out, swinish sleep,

drenched natures (Powerful verbs and adjectives)