2.  Scene 1 1. To the modern audience, the connotations of “weird” suggest themes of unusual and the uncanny; however, to the audience during the period of 1606, the term “wyrd” reflects the belief of fate and serendipity. Through the use of the question “when shall we three meet again?”- asked by the First Witch, Shakespeare immediately portrays the sisters as having power over natural order. In this case: the sisters being able to determine weather. Therefore, the audience are likely to envisage the witches as devices for potential corruption, and predict them as a stimulus for evil.

3.  Question 1 continued… They know the future and can foretell events; yet they are not able of themselves to make those events come to pass.

4.  2. The atmosphere is evil, with stormy conditions. The witches are planning evil and destruction. The weather echoes the mood. The atmosphere created suggest that darkness and evil will happen throughout the play.

5.  3. Everything we delight in is evil to other beings and vice versa: So let us hover through the fog and murky air.  With these words, they are predicting the evil that will cloud Macbeth's judgments and that those judgments will appear to Macbeth as fair and just. This line also could refer to the witches believing that things most men consider to be foul and ugly are just and beautiful to them because they embody evil. This gives the reader insight into what actions the witches are going to encourage from Macbeth.

6.  Scene 2 1. The Captain refers to Macbeth as brave after he fought through the "swarm" of enemy soldiers and disemboweled the traitorous Macdonwald. He speaks of Macbeth as courageous and brave.

7.  Scene 2  2. Duncan proclaims that the traitorous Thane of Cawdor will be executed, and Macbeth, responsible for the victory, shall have his title.

8.  Scene 3  1. The witches take revenge by using their magic. They sailed to a woman's husband to put a spell on him. The witches can also sell winds (spells)  Helps each other to be evil.

9.  Scene 3  2. “So foul and fair a day I have not seen”  I have never seen a day of such foul (weather) and fair (weather)  Macbeth unknowingly echoes the witches earlier phrase. Shakespeare suggests that Macbeth has potential for the evil that is in the witches’ natures.  We are also prepared for the evil prophecies that will influence him.

10.  Scene 3  3. He refers to them as creatures, shrivelled/ dried out.  They do not look like they are from the earth.  Banquo asks if they are human, or if they are unnatural beings.  The beards that Banquo sees makes him suspicious as this was a sign of a witch.

11.  Scene 3  4.  Thane of Glamis  Thane of Cawdor  King

12.  Scene 3  5.  Banquo will be father to kings, though he will not be a king himself.

13.  Scene 3  6.  Can the devil tell the truth?  Using the word Devil, Banquo recalls the three weird sisters. He recognises that they are in a league with the devil and therefore the witches are evil.

14.  Scene 3  7.  If you trust what they say, you might be on your way to becoming king, as well as thane of Cawdor. But this whole thing is strange. The agents of evil often tell us part of the truth in order to lead us to our destruction. They earn our trust by telling us the truth about little things, but then they betray us when it will damage us the most.

15.  Scene 4  1.  There’s no way to read a man’s mind by looking at his face. I trusted Cawdor completely.  Speaking about the previous Thane of Cawdor, now seen as a traitor.

16.  Scene 4  2. Imagery  “I have began to plant thee and will labour…”  Banquo continues Duncan’s gardening image. His generous response to his kIng contrasts with Macbeth’s speech, which was filled with logical explanations and formalities but lacks warmth.  Metaphor- the gardening compared.

17.  Scene 4  3.  “I’m not happy unless I can be working for you. I will go ahead and bring my wife the good news that you are coming. With that, I’ll be off.”  “Malcolm is now the prince of Cumberland! To become king myself, I’m either going to have to step over him or give up, because he’s in my way.”

18.  Scene 4  4.  Duncan is sharing with Banquo his great praises of Macbeth. Duncan is showing his gratitude for Macbeth’s services, which have brought honour to them all.  The irony is that while Duncan is grateful and received good hospitality, his murder is being planned by Macbeth.

19.  Scene 5  1.  Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth, calling her his "dearest partner of greatness," and telling her of the witches' prophecy.  Lady Macbeth says she's worried her husband is not up for killing the current king in order to fulfill the witches' prophesy. Macbeth, she says, is "too full o'th' milk of human kindness" and isn't quite wicked enough to murder Duncan. (Looks like Lady Macbeth isn't going to leave anything to "chance.")

20.  Scene 5  1. This gives us an idea that LMB doesn’t see MB to be strong enough to do the deed without her edging him on.

21.  Scene 5  2.  She is encouraged by it. She wants the prophecy to happen and starts to plan Duncan’s death.  “She will do something about it”

22.  Scene 5  3.  She fears that his nature is too good and not evil enough.

23.  Scene 5  4  Come here quickly so that I can call the spirits into MB’s ear.

24.  Scene 5  5  Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to unsex her.  Lady Macbeth wishes to be 'unsexed' in the sense that she wishes her femininity would not impede her resolve to have the king murdered. If she were a man, her blood would be 'thicker' (the Shakespeareans believed that certain 'humors' or emotions could be prevented from reaching the heart/brain by thicker blood.)

25.  Scene 5  Question 5 continued…  Emotions which would have prevented Lady Macbeth from aiding, abetting or even committing the murders would have been pity, empathy, forgiveness and selflessness. An 'unsexed' woman would be stripped of all the gentler personality traits, she thinks, and better able to do evil deeds such as murdering a king through a lust for power.

26.  Scene 5  6  She criticises his good, innocent nature.

27.  Scene 5  7  Simile  Macbeth must appear innocent and good (like a flower), while his deads must be calculating and evil.  Serpent, like the snake in the garden of eden.

28.  Scene 6 Duncan speaks of love and loyalty and comments on the pleasantness of the castle. However, the Macbeths have evil intentions. This is ironic as Duncan is going to die here, it is anything but friendly and pleasant. Lady Macbeth overdoes her praises of King Duncan, in order to try to cover up her true intentions. It creates tension.

29.  Scene 7 Question 1  Firstly, he is worried about consequence and judgement. He knows he will suffer as a result of his crime, as much as the victim will suffer now. Secondly, he has a good reputation which he does not want to ruin. Thirdly, Duncan is his cousin and his king and he trusts Macbeth as a host who should protect him. Lastly, he recognises that Duncan is a good king and the heavens themselves will cry out when he dies because he does not deserve it. Duncan has also honoured him recently and thinks highly of him.

30.  Scene 7 Question 2  His “vaulting ambition” – an unstoppable desire to be king.

31.  Scene 7 Question 3  “We will proceed no further in this business”.  Business- Murderous plans  He tells LMB that he wont do it because of what people will think.

32.  Scene 7 Question 4  From now on this is what I’ll think of your love. Are you afraid to act the way you desire? Will you take the crown you want so badly, or will you live as a coward, always saying “I can’t” after you say “I want to”? You’re like the poor cat in the old story.

33.  Scene 7 Question 5  A settled, at ease tone. He is aware that he will have to accept the consequences.

34.  Q1  The heavens are being stingy with their light. Take this, too. I’m tired and feeling heavy, but I can’t sleep. Merciful powers, keep away the nightmares that plague me when I rest!  Personification

35.  Q2  Even though Macbeth calls himself “a friend” to Banquo, there is clearly distance between them. Banquo calls Macbeth “sir”, which is a formal greeting.

36.  Q3.1  Macbeth sees a dagger.

37.  Q3.2  Macbeth wonders if the dagger he sees is real or a hallucinating/ unreal fantasy, caused by the murder on his mind and urging him towards it.

38.  Q3.3  The dagger in Macbeth’s vision moves towards Duncan’s bedchamber and seems to act as Macbeth’s guide.

39.  Q4  I’m going now. The murder is as good as done. The bell is telling me to do it. Don’t listen to the bell, Duncan, because it summons you either to heaven or to hell.  The tone is ‘eerie’

40.  Q1  Others are drunk, she is bolder.

41.  Q2  Death is prophesised.  The tension is escalated.

42.  Q3  She tells him not to think about it. It is ironic because it will not be easy for either of them to forget what has happened, especially her. All she does is think about it.

43.  Q4  He says that he cannot bear what he has done and can’t look at it again.

44.  Q5  Affirmed, she takes control.  Her tone is scornful and contemptuous, suggesting that Macbeth is like a child and afraid of everything. She is angry.

45.  Q6  Macbeth asks, “Will all the great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” He feels that the entire ocean will not be able to wash away his guilt. Lady Macbeth says, “A little water clears us of this deed.” She thinks that it will be easy to put this deed behind them.

46.  Q7  Macbeth means that rather than the ocean cleaning his hands, his hands will turn the ocean red. This indicates the extent to which he feels guilty.

47.  Q8  Macbeth feels remorse and regret. He now wishes that Duncan was still alive and that the knocking would wake him up. He wishes he never killed him.

48.  Q1  The purpose of a funny scene is to bring about comic relief. After the tension of the previous scene, with the murder and the guilt-ridden and frightened Macbeth, the audience is now able to laugh.

49.  Q2  The night was wild and ‘unruly’: chimneys were blown down, strange screams were heard, the owl was hooting all night long and the earth was shaking. This tells us about the disruption of the Natural order or Chain of Being.

50.  Q 3  “It was a rough night”  Macbeth’s understatement is dramatically powerful in its contrast with Lennox’s horrified description of the storm.

51.  Q 4  The worst thing imaginable has happened. A murderer has broken into God’s temple  Macduff compares Duncan’s corpse to a church that has been broken into, which confuses his listeners. God’s temple and stolen the life out of it.  The king represents God.

52.  Q5  She is more concerned with the fact that the murder took place in her own home.

53.  Q6  MACBETH You are, but you don’t know it yet. The source from which your royal blood comes has been stopped.  MACDUFF Your royal father is murdered

54.  7.1 The Kind men / Guards  7.2 Macbeth  7.3 The blame was put on them, before they could defend themselves, Macbeth killed them.

55.  Q8  His speech is over the top…  People appear to be friendly but are in fact dangerous and have murderous thoughts. They might be murdered next.

56.  Q9  They flee Scotland, Malcolm to England and Donalbain to Ireland. It results in them being possible suspects of the murder of their father – King Duncan.

57.  Q 10.1  Q 10.2

58.  Q1  The old man and Ross speak about it being dark during the day, a falcon being killed by an owl and Duncan’s horses breaking out of their stalls and eating each other. This tells us that the murder of the king has brought about disruption in nature.

59.  Q2  The guards, as they were found with the daggers covered in blood. They also thought that Malcolm and Donalbain must have asked them to commit the murder and that is the reason why they fled.

60.  Q3  Macduff refuses to attend Macbeth’s coronation at Scone, which tells us that he does not support the idea of him being king. He is also worried that the new king (Macbeth) will be less ‘comfortable’ to live with than the previous one. (King Duncan)

61.  Q1 1. He suspects that Macbeth got what the witches promised by “foul play”. However, since their prophecies came true, he wonders if the prophecy about his descendants becoming king will also come true.

62.  Q2  Solemn Supper

63.  Q3  He wants to know where Banquo will be how far he is going and if his son is going with him, so that he can send the murderers after them. It is ironic because Macbeth knows Banquo will not attend the feast because he will be killed. Later, Banquo does attend the feast as a ghost.

64.  Q4.1  Macbeth knows that he is a King without moral worth, while Banquo, who is not king, has kingly virtues, and according to prophecies will farther a line of kings.

65.  4.2  Banquo has “loyalty of nature”, a “dauntless temper” and “wisdom” which Macbeth lacks.

66.  Q4.3  He is Banquo’s offspring or descendant, and according to the prophecy, he is the potential heir to the throne.

67.  Q5.1  Ignorant  Not loyal

68.  Q5.2  Kill Banquo and his son.

69.  Q6  Similarity of tone  ?

70.  Q1  Lady Macbeth is far from satisfied, she reveals the terrible emptiness she is experiencing. “Nought had all’s spent” and that they would be better off being their victim.

71.  Q. 2.1  Macbeth envies Duncan because he is at peace and no longer has to experience the fear that Macbeth has to.  Q2.2  Macbeth is experiencing his own internal torment.

72.  Q3  Macbeth and his wife are no longer partners in crime, like they were with Duncan’s murder. Macbeth no longer consults Lady Macbeth regarding the murder of Banquo.

73.  Q4.1  O’ full of scorpions  Mental torment  Metaphor

74.  Q4.2  Dreadful note

75.  Q5  Tone  Dearest Chuck

76.  Q6  The gentle creatures of the day are falling asleep, while night’s predators are waking up to look for their prey. (to LADY MACBETH) You seem surprised at my words, but don’t question me yet. Bad deeds force you to commit more bad deeds.