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what is part of the largess that is Lady Macbeth?

what is part of the largess that is Lady Macbeth?

a diamond Banquo hand Macbeth when they meet. ( largess-large gift or donation)

what does Banquo dream of?

the three witches

what does Macbeth say in response to Banquo’s dream?

I don’t think of them-but lets talk about it when you have time

Macbeth tells Banquo that if he sticks(cleave) with him, he will give him honor. Banquo responds,”So I lose none/in seeking to augment it”

what does Banquo mean?

I will stick with you and do what you say, as long as my conscience stays clear/ we do nothing immoral or evil

what “fatal vision” does Macbeth have?

himself holding a dagger

where is Macbeth going at the end of his soliloquy at the end of Act I, scene I?

To kill king Duncan in his bedchambers/bedroom/bed

what reason does Lady Macbeth give for not killing Duncan herself?

he looked too much like her father in his sleep

what has Macbeth forgotten?

to leave the daggers with the sleeping(passed out) guards

what reasons does Macbeth give for not returning to Duncans bed chambers?

he is horrified at what he has done and does not want to look at Duncans body

who is knocking on the door?

macduff and Lennox

what does the porter say the alcohol does?

makes your nose red, urinate, and sleep

what does Macduff say the king commanded him to do?

wake him up early/awaken him from sleep early

what does Lennox say about the evening

it was filled with rough winds, howls,and cries. overall, it was unruly

in the original text, macduff uses the metaphor of “Gods anointed temple”. What is the meaning of this metaphor? what is macduff comparing to that temple?

the meaning of the metaphor is that the king Duncan was chosen by God for his temple(crown of a King). He is comparing Duncan to the temple

what is macduff’s response to lady Macbeth when she asks what has happened? why is this ironic?

he says he doesn’t want to tell her because she was a woman and couldn’t handled. this is ironic because she planned it

what does Macbeth say he has done in response to seeing Duncan’s body?

killed the guards in anger

what does Macbeth say is his reason for doing so?

the rage I felt for them killing Duncan, who I loved, led me to act before I thought rationally (explaining why he killed the guards so quickly)

what does lady Macbeth do at this moment of commotion?

she faints

what does Banquo say he will fight against?

“treasonous malice”

where do Malcolm and Donaldbain( Duncan’s two sons) decide to go? why?

Malcolm is going to England and Donaldbain is going to Ireland. they are worried that they are next.

in this scene the Old Man says,” Tis said they eat each other.” What is he talking about? What other unnatural events have taken place since the death of Duncan?

horses are eating each other. another strange thing is that its dark during the day and a large, majestic falcon was hunted and killed by a small hawk

what is the thought of Malcolm and donaldbain because they have fled Scotland?

some people think that the sons were the ones who plotted to murder their father(Duncan) the king. It makes them look guilty

where has macbeth gone and why has he gone there?

Macbeth has gone to scone in order to be crowned as the new king