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Thane

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Why would you say the play begins in a supernatural way?

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Why would you say the play begins in a supernatural way?

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Witches

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What is the event that has just taken place?

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What is the event that has just taken place?

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Macbeth received a prophecy about his future as the thane of Cawdor and as a king from witches. This is proven to be true by Ross when he gives Macbeth the title thane of Cowdor from king Duncan.

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When the witches meet Macbeth, what do they predict

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When the witches meet Macbeth, what do they predict

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They predict that Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor and eventually the King. This happens very suddenly when Ross Confirms this

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The witches  predictions begin to influence Macbeth. what thoughts begin to form in his mind?

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The witches  predictions begin to influence Macbeth. what thoughts begin to form in his mind?

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Macbeth starts to think about the credibility of the Witches's prediction. He ponders the idea of killing King Duncan, and is then filled with great anxiety about this horrid thought.

When Macbeth goes to see Duncan, he is appalled by Duncan's declaration of his son Malcolm as the heir to the throne. Macbeth is worried because he now has to kill Malcolm in order to become the King.

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Dearest Partner of Greatness,

The battle wast won, and I wast the victor. On the path backeth to home, I encountered three witches praising mine feats and my role as Thane of Glamis. They hath prophesied mine future of obtaining the title Thane of Cawdor and of King! Naturally, as men would be, both Banquo and I were fantastically skeptical of this preposterous prophecy. However, Ross and Angus hath appeared, and declared me “Thane of Cawdor”. If’t be true, mine future as King isth upon me. This future however, only willeth be true if King Duncan wast dead. The mere thought of me murdering King Duncan, isth so horrifying that it mine hair stand upon it’s end. What am I to doth? Doth I Murder mine King? Or shouldst I alloweth fate to follow its path.

Sincerely Mine Lovethly Partner,

Macbeth

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In Macbeth’s letter, he addresses Lady Macbeth as his “dearest partner in greatness”. 
What does this phrase show about Macbeth?

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In Macbeth’s letter, he addresses Lady Macbeth as his “dearest partner in greatness”. 
What does this phrase show about Macbeth?

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This phrase not only shows how much passion and love Macbeth has for Lady Macbeth, it also shows the trust Macbeth has in her

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Lady Macbeth also says to Macbeth, “Your face, my Thane, is a book where men / may 
read strange matters”. What does this phrase mean?

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Lady Macbeth also says to Macbeth, “Your face, my Thane, is a book where men / may 
read strange matters”. What does this phrase mean?

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It represents how Macbeth appears to Lady Macbeth. That appearance seems to be an obvious giveaway that will compromise the plan of murdering King Duncan

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Often times, a character’s traits will be revealed through commentary from another 
character. Reread Lady Macbeth’s lines, “Yet I do fear thy nature;/It is too full o’ the milk 
of human kindness/To catch the nearest way.” What is Lady Macbeth saying about the 
character of Macbeth?

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Often times, a character’s traits will be revealed through commentary from another 
character. Reread Lady Macbeth’s lines, “Yet I do fear thy nature;/It is too full o’ the milk 
of human kindness/To catch the nearest way.” What is Lady Macbeth saying about the 
character of Macbeth?

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What Lady Macbeth said translates to "I am afraid you are too full of (the milk of) kindness to strike aggressively at the first opportunity." She is saying that Macbeth is too soft or kind to take what is his. She is saying he would rather let things come to him than doing what he has to do, even if it means doing something bad, to take what is his.

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What is Lady Macbeth saying about herself in lines 45-60?

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What is Lady Macbeth saying about herself in lines 45-60?

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In the dialogue, Lady Macbeth shows how she is far more ruthless and less hesitant compared to Macbeth in seizing the opportunity.
Lady Macbeth shows how she is very ambitious and sees the future as the present because she intends to make it so. It shows how she is willing to give up her femininity to help her husband become king. It also shows how she can be swayed by her conscience not to employ evil ways to achieve her goals, but this time, she prays or mentally prepares herself to push through with her plan and kill King Duncan.

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Kind

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Transparent, Ingenuous

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Macbeth’s state of mind changes throughout this scene. He goes from being polite to Banquo, to frightened and surprised when he sees the dagger, to hesitant and

guilty  during  the  speech,  until  he is  finally  decided  upon murdering  the  King, Duncan.

At  line  33  Macbeth  shows  his

surprise at “seeing” the dagger. He

says:

Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

At  line  48-49  Macbeth  shows  how  the guilt at  what  he  is  doing  is making him see things. He says:

It is the bloody business which informs

Thus to mine eyes.

At line 60-61 Macbeth shows how he is resolved

to kill the King. He

says:
Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives.

Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.

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There are lots of unpleasant images in the soliloquy

which help show us the horror

of what Macbeth is about to do. Here are three examples:

1.  And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood

2. Witchcraft celebrates Pale Hecate’s offerings

3. Now o'er the one half-world

Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse

The curtained sleep.

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Shakespeare  uses  very  sophisticated  language  to  show  the  audience  what Macbeth is feeling.

Alliteration

This is where a sentence has two or more words beginning with

the same letter. An example of this is line 48 where Macbeth says “It is the bloody business which informs

Thus to mine eyes.”. By repeating the “B” sound it makes Macbeth sound as if he is spitting the words out, making him seem guilty.

Personification
This is where something that isn’t a human is described as if it actually is. An example of this can be found in lines 53-56. Murder is described as if it is a human, who being alerted by his dog is now walking

silently  towards  his  victim.  By  personifying  murder  it  makes  Macbeth himself seem less responsible for the murder.

Rhyming Couplets

Shakespeare uses two sets of rhyming couplets at the end of his soliloquy. The couplets are:

Whiles I threat, he lives.

Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.

The couplets

tell us that Macbeth has firmly decided to kill the King, while also reminding us of the language of the witches.

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Macbeth’s soliloquy also explores some of the themes in the play. For example:

The Supernatural: Seeing the dagger could just be Macbeth’s imagination  “A  dagger  of  the  mind”  as  he  says,  or  it  could  be  the  work  of  the supernatural  as  it  seems  to  urge  him  towards  Duncan’s  bedroom.  As Macbeth says in line 42:

Thou marshall’st me the way that I was going,

And such an instrument I was to use.

The  overturning  of  the  Natural  Order:  By  killing  the  King, Macbeth  is upsetting the natural order of things. This is reflected by what he says at line 49-50:

Now o'er the one half-world

Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse

The curtained sleep. Witchcraft celebrates

Pale Hecate’s offerings,

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If I directed the scene, the dagger would be invisible in the third person's point of view, but when the camera shifts to Macbeth's point of view, the dagger will appear. It is still open to interpretation. The witches may be messing with his mind, but it is also possible that it is a hallucination caused by his guilt/sense of responsibility/madness/fear.