Scene 4
In this scene Malcolm tells Duncan that the former Thane of Cawdor has been executed. Ironically as king Duncan is admitting that he had made a mistake about the traitor Macbeth enters with Banquo. Soon after Duncan names Malcolm his son as his heir to be king of Scotland. Duncan then tells Macbeth that he will be staying the night at Macbeths castle. Macbeth replies greatfully and leaves right away, but his thoughts are not on the king himself coming to stay but on who the king had named his heir.
The important lines in this scene are lines 13-16
Duncan: There's no art
to find the mind's construction in the face:
He was a gentleman on who i built
An absolute trust
Scene 5
In this scene we get our first look at Laddy Macbeth. Her Husband(Macbeth) has sent her a letter informing her of the prophecies and how some of them have already come true. She is determined that the third prophocie will too come true in due time. She however, does not believe that Macbeth is man enough to take on such a task as making the third prophocie come true. A m essanger comes to tell her that Duncan will soon be coming to their castlee to stay the night. Lady Macbet sees this as an opportune moment to kill DDuncan and make Macbeth king.
The important lines in this scene are:
Lady Macbeth: yet do i fear thy nature;
it is too full o' the milk of the human kindness
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Don't forget the reason for the important quote. Lady Macbeth is willing to loose her womanly way to do the job her husband can't do.
ReplyDeleteShe shows her aggressive and over powering side instantly.
Will this continue?
How will the power hungry Macbeth react to his overpowering wife?
Is it important that she be involved in Macbeth's prophecies?
What does this scene say about husband-wife relationships...or societies in which women are denied direct political power. Was Lady MacBeth a frustrated woman prevented from living out her true intellectual and social potential?
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