Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Reading Notes Macbeth ACT 3


Act 3 Scene 1:

  • Banquo giving credit to the witches about their prophecies
  • Macbeth is king
  • Macbeth insist that Banquo be at the feast....hmm? foreshadowing? 
  • Macbeth fears Banquo b/c he is an honest man
  • Macbeth will kill Banquo's sons
  • Macbeth brainwashes the murder to think everything was Banquo's fault
  • Macbeth goes into comparison of men and dogs, which ones are slow and fast etc 
  • Macbeth wants Banquo and Fleance dead and plans his death with the 2 murders

Scene 2: 

  • dialogue between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
  • speaking of Banquo 
  • Macbeth is a bit paranoid and acting afraid like a coward

Scene 3:
  • Murder scene of Banquo and escape of Fleance 
  • Cut of Banquo's head 
  • Macbeth can't shake terrible/murderous images out of his head but has to act normal
  • Things bad begun make strong themselves ill

Scene 4: 

  • At the feast 
  • The murders enter and tell Macbeth what has occurred
  • Lady Macbeth taking charge at the feast....taking Macbeth's masculinity
  • Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo 
  • He sits in Macbeth's seat
  • Attendants of feast do not know Banquo is dead...assumed he missed the feast for some pther reason
  • Macbeth talking to the ghost
  • Ghost vanishes
  • The guest leave the feast and Macbeth is beyong paranoid and abnormal and obvious as can be
  • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth sleep

Scene 5: 

  • Witch and Hecate dialogue 
  • Hecate disturbed b/c witches did not say anything about telling Macbeth his prophecies
  • Hecate plans to trick Macbeth with more illusions
  • And you all know, security is mortals' chiefest enemy

Scene 6:
  • Dialogue between Lennox and Lord
  • Not sure about Macbeth and want help from outside source/powers