1. By: Mrs. Chalk

2.   3 witches  “Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air.”  Appearances can be deceiving  They realize everyone has a flaw and they want to find out what Macbeth’s is. Act I; Scene I

3.   Scotland and Norway are at war  King Duncan and Malcolm are waiting for a war update  Captain comes and says Macdonwald is a traitor Act I; Scene II

4.   Pg 303, line 21-23 (Said by the Captain) “Which nev’r shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, till he unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops, and fixed his head upon battlements.  This quote shows that Macbeth is loyal, courageous, and overcomes great odds in battle.  Macbeth stabbed him in the navel and cut him in half  Put his head on a stake on the battlefield Act I; Scene II

5.   Ross and Lennox come in and say Norway has surrendered and the Thane of Cawdor was a traitor  King of Norway pays reparations (debt)  Thane of Cawdor is executed  Macbeth receives his title Act I; Scene II

6.   Know the quotes about the witches cursing the sailor  The first witch asks a woman for chestnuts  The woman says no, so the witch puts a spell on her husband  He will be lost at sea  He will have no water  He will never sleep again Act I; Scene III

7.   Pg 306, (Said by Macbeth) “So foul and fair a day I have not seen  The day is both bad and good.  Good: He (Macbeth) had to kill another to save his king and his country  Bad: He does not like the fact that he had to kill another human being Act I; Scene III

8.   Macbeth and Banquo walk past the witches.  To Macbeth:  You are the Thane of Cawdor  You will be king  To Banquo:  Lesser than Macbeth and greater  Not so happy, but much happier  He will be the father of kings Act I; Scene III

9.   Ross and Angus come and tell Macbeth the outcome of the war (that he is now the Thane of Cawdor)  Macbeth is confused about what has happened  He is shocked that the witches were correct  Banquo is very cautious  He knows something would have to happen to the king and both sons  Macbeth says he will not do anything to help himself to be king; if it happens, it happens Act I; Scene III

10.   Pg 310, line 12-14 (Said by King Duncan) “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face: He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust.”  This is said after Duncan finds out the old Thane of Cawdor has been executed  He regrets his decision to have him killed; finds it a misjudgment on his part  This will later be shown to begin the path to Duncan’s undoing Act I; Scene IV

11.   Begins with Lady Macbeth reading a letter sent by her husband  Pg 312, line 15-16 (Said by Lady Macbeth) “It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearst way.”  She believes he has the ambition to be a great king. However, she believes that her husband is far too kind to carry out the duties of a king. Act I; Scene V

12.   Lady Macbeth thinks she can talk Macbeth into doing something (like commit murder) to make him king and her queen  She tells Macbeth that the murder of King Duncan should happen at night so that no one will know  She is pushing the idea of murdering King Duncan onto Macbeth Act I; Scene V

13.   The king likes Macbeth’s castle (home) and loves Macbeth  Banquo notices the bird’s nest in a dangerous spot outside Macbeths home  This gives us the foreshadowing that something terrible/dangerous is going to take place inside of Macbeth’s home Act I; Scene VI

14.   Macbeth is alone and is thinking about King Duncan.  Pg 317, line 79-82 (said by Macbeth) “I am settled, and bend up each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with the fairest show; False face must hide what the false heart doth know.”  Macbeth has decided to go through with killing Duncan  Tells his wife to act like they love the king very much Act I; Scene VII

15.   It is extra dark outside, the moon and stars are not shining  Banquo is exhausted, but does not sleep because of an uneasy feeling he has about something  Banquo is having dreams about the three witches  Macbeth says that he doesn’t think about what the witches told him (LIE!!!!) Act II; Scene I

16.   Pg 319, line 27-30 (said by Banquo) “So I lose none in seeking to augment it, but still keep my bosom franchised and allegiance clear I shall be counseled.”  Macbeth has basically asked Banquo if he will always have Macbeth’s back.  Banquo answers that he can as long as the situation is good.  He can possibly have his back with something bad, but he is not making Macbeth any promises Act II; Scene I

17.   Lady Macbeth has run the bell, symbolizing and foreshadowing the oncoming death of King Duncan  Pg 320, line 33-34 (said by Macbeth) “Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.”  This is part of a hallucination that Macbeth is having.  He sees a floating dagger (handle toward him)with the blade pointing towards Duncan’s room Act II; Scene I

18.   Lady Macbeth, who had decided she was going to kill Duncan, does not go through with the murder  She does not go through with the murder because Duncan reminds her of her father  Macbeth kills Duncan  He believed he heard the others talking (attendants who he kills)  He immediately regrets what he has done  Feels like he is far away from God because of what he has done Act II; Scene II

19.   Pg 323, line 34-35 (said by Macbeth) “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”  He thinks he will never sleep again  Sleep can heal you, but he has committed a crime so awful that he will never rest again.  He gave Duncan no choice and killed him in his sleep  He knows that people could come after him. Act II; Scene II

20.   Macbeth comes to the room where Lady Macbeth is.  He still has the dagger with him  His hands are bloody  Lady Macbeth tells him they will wash their hands of this murder  Scene ends with knocking on their door.  Its early in the morning  Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have not slept at all that night Act II; Scene II

21.   Macduff and Lennox have come to wake up the king and get him ready for his day  It has been very stormy during the night and the morning  The storm came out of nowhere  There were animal cries  The owl cried (symbol for entering hell)  Macbeth takes them to the king’s room  Macduff goes in and finds that the king is dead Act II; Scene III

22.   Banquo steps up and calls everyone into action  The sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, do not know who they can trust  Malcolm goes to England  Donalbain goes to Ireland  This was a poor decision on their part  This make them look suspicious to outsiders Act II; Scene II

23.   The storm is not normal  It is dark during the day  The falcon was attacked and killed by an owl  Duncan’s horses were attacking the people and other horses  Duncan’s horses were eating the people and horses they were attacking  Everything is unnatural Act II; Scene IV

24.   Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are now king and queen  Macbeth meets with two murderers that Banquo has put away  Going to release the murders so that they can kill (seek revenge for themselves) Banquo  Macbeth lets them know the when and where to murder Banquo and Fleance  Macbeth and his wife had invited Banquo and his son to a feast in his honor Act III; Scene I

25.   Lady Macbeth believes that “what’s done is done”  She tells Macbeth that he should not think about Duncan anymore  Macbeth is planning on getting rid of (killing) Banquo and his son, Fleance, but is not going to tell his wife  He wants to keep her innocent of this terrible deed Act III; Scene II

26.   The murder  A third murderer shows up  It is night  Banquo and Fleance walked their horses to the castle instead of riding them  The torch goes out and they cannot see  The murderers attack  Banquo is killed  Fleance escapes Act III; Scene III

27.   Murder comes and tells Macbeth that Banquo is dead (with 20 stab wounds in the head) but Fleance got away  Compares Fleance to a worm  He is harmless now  Eventually he will become a snake with venom (revenge seeking for his father’s death) Act III; Scene IV

28.   Macbeth does not sit at the head of the table  He is trying to seem humble  Banquo’s ghost is sitting in Macbeth’s chair  Seeing Banquo the way he got left in the ditch  Lady Macbeth says it is something that he has done as a child (talking to ghosts no one else can see)  Macbeth says the way the ghost looks and the way he is looking at him is like he is accusing Macbeth of the murder Act III; Scene IV

29.   Ross questions what Macbeth is looking at  Lady Macbeth screams for everyone to leave  Macbeth realizes that he will get what he deserves in the end  Side note: Macbeth sees that Macduff did not attend the feast Act III; Scene IV

30.   Macbeth is not enjoying being king  He is paying his servants to spy on everyone  He is worried there are people conspiring against him  Macbeth is making a plan to go and see the three witches again Act III; Scene IV

31.   This scene is thought to be written by someone else  Someone other than William Shakespeare  Hecate says Macbeth is being evil for himself  Macbeth’s over confidence will be his ultimate downfall Act III; Scene V

32.   Macbeth wants everyone to think that the sons have killed their fathers  Malcolm/Donalbain: Duncan- Fleance: Banquo  Lennox does not believe that  Lennox said that Macbeth is the murderer and if the sons were there, Macbeth would kill them too  Macduff goes to Malcolm and Edward the Confessor to try to overthrow Macbeth  Macbeth sends for Macduff with no response Act III; Scene VI

33.   The witches are literally stirring up evil  “Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble”  Macbeth goes to the witches and asks what is going to happen  They come and decide to call on spirits  Add blood from a pig that has killed her own piglets Act IV; Scene I

34.   1 st apparition  A floating head with armor  “Beware Macduff”  2 nd apparition  A bloody child  No man born of woman can harm him  3 rd apparition  A child crowned hold a tree  You will be king until the forest attacks the castle Act IV; Scene I

35.   4 th apparition  A line of eight kings and Banquo with the last king holding a mirror  Banquo is bloody  In the mirror there is only Banquo’s reflection  “He will be the father of kings” Act IV; Scene I

36.   Lennox comes in and clarifies that Macduff is England with Malcolm  Macbeth is mad  He is going to go to Macduff’s castle and kill his wife, children, and everyone else in the house  This is showing us how evil Macbeth has really become Act IV; Scene I

37.   Lady Macduff is upset with her husband for leaving the family unprotected  Ross tries to explain that he has left so that he can better the whole country and make it safe for everyone  Lady Macduff and her son are talking about Macduff  Calling him a traitor for leaving his family Act IV; Scene II

38.   A messenger goes to Macduff’s house to warn the Lady about danger  Pg 359 (said by Lady Macduff) “Whither should I fly? I have done no harm. But I remember now I am in this earthly world, where to do harm is often laudable, to do good sometime accounted dangerous folly.”  There is no escape in a world where evil acts are rewarded and good acts are looked over. Act IV; Scene II

39.   Macduff and Malcolm are talking  Malcolm doesn’t really trust Macduff because he used to be with Macbeth and Macduff left his family under Macbeth’s rule  Malcolm say not only is he suspicious of Macduff, but he also has sins of his own and that MacBeth might be better as king instead of him Act IV; Scene III

40.   Malcolm’s sins:  Lust- he says he would sleep with every woman in the kingdom  Macduff says he has a good heart and they could get him any girl he wants  Greed-there is not enough stuff to fill him up  Macduff thinks he would be satisfied with all that being king gives  No morals- he doesn’t care and would cause trouble  Macduff says Macbeth does not deserve to be king Act IV; Scene III

41.   This whole argument was a test Malcolm was giving Macduff to figure out if Macduff was in alliance with Macbeth  Macbeth has sent many people to Malcolm to get him to come back to Scotland so that Macbeth can kill him  Macduff is speechless.  It was a lot to take in  It was a surprise to switch gears so quickly Act IV; Scene III

42.   Ross comes to give them his report  Macduff asks how his wife and kids are  Ross says well and at peace when he left them  Meaning: they were better off than others because they were dead  Macduff tells him to stop being short and tell him the truth  Macduff cannot wrap his head around Macbeth being that evil Act IV; Scene III

43.   Malcolm keeps telling Macduff to get mad, angry, and vengeful  Malcolm cannot kill Macbeth because you have to be pure to be king  Malcolm needs someone else to kill Macbeth  Macduff is that person  Macduff tells him to let him be sad for his family Act IV; Scene III

44.   The doctor comes to watch what the gentlewoman has seen  She gets up, writes, and talks in her sleep  The gentlewoman will not say what Lady Macbeth is saying in her sleep for fear of being killed  The doctor is there to witness what Lady Macbeth is doing/saying  She talks about all of the murders  She doesn’t directly confess, but it in implied Act V; Scene I

45.   Lady Macbeth seems to be trying to wash a spot off of her hands  There is not a spot  It is a symbol of the guilt she feels for Duncan’s murder  Lady Macbeth keeps a light with her at all times  The doctor says she needs a priest, not a physician  The doctor promises he will never say what he has seen or heard Act V; Scene I

46.   In the country near Dunsinane, people are getting ready to attack the castle  This is where the predictions from the apparitions (spirits) start to come into effect  Lennox, Menteith, and Caithness are all talking about how they will attack Macbeth  The people working for Macbeth are not really loyal to him; they fear him Act V; Scene II

47.   The servant is afraid because he sees 10,000 men coming towards the castle  Macbeth is being over confident  Seyton (Satan) is Macbeth’s right hand man  Macbeth tells the doctor to take care of his wife and get rid of whatever it is she has  He is anxious about what is happening with the soilders Act V; Scene III

48.   The soldiers are going to are gong to grab branches to cover themselves  With 10,000 men carrying branches, it will look like the forest is moving towards the castle Act V; Scene IV

49.   As Macbeth is preparing for war, he finds out that his wife has killed herself  He is deeply saddened and realizes that nothing has turned out the way he wanted  The servant comes in and says “I swear it looks like the forest is moving towards us”  Macbeth freaks out but does not give up Act V; Scene V

50.   Macbeth is trying to get out of the castle but is trapped  Young Siward sees him and they fight  Macbeth kills him  Macbeth could have let the boy go. Most of the young boys who have come to fight are very young and untrained.  They have easily taken the castle because the people outside of the castle aren’t trying to protect it Act V; Scene VI and VII

51.   Macduff was born from a C-section, so technically he was not born of woman (loop hole)  Macduff and Macbeth start fighting  Macbeth says he will not surrender  He will fight to the death (it was his floating head)  Macduff kills Macbeth Act V; Scene VIII

52.   Ross tells Malcolm and Siward that Young Siward is dead  Siward asks how the wounds were  If he was hurt from the front then he was not running away  Macduff comes in holding Macbeth’s head  Malcolm is king  His brother and Fleance come back  The Thanes become Earls Act V; Scene VIII