https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml en-us 2023-10-05 12:47:16 UTC 2023-10-10 13:16:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733864841 Macbeth is an ambitious man, fated to be king. He starts the play as Thane of Glamis, but is told by the witches that he will soon be declared Thane of Cawdor and later King. His ambition is awakened by Lady Macbeth who suggests he should seize his destiny by murdering Duncan.]]> 2023-10-05 12:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733864841 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733865774 Macduff is a loyal thane in Duncan's service. Unlike the treasonous Macbeth, Macduff is completely loyal to Duncan and his son Malcolm. He discovers Duncan's body, and he soon becomes suspicious of Macbeth. Fearing Macbeth's vengeance, he flees to England to support Malcolm in his assault on Macbeth.]]> 2023-10-05 12:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733865774 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733866915 Lady Macbeth is strong, ruthless, and ambitious. It is she who suggests to Macbeth that they should kill Duncan in order to make the witches' prophecy come true. Seemingly more strong willed than Macbeth, she helps her husband recover from his fear after he kills Duncan, and helps the cover up.]]> 2023-10-05 12:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733866915 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733867556 Duncan is the King of Scotland. The play begins with Duncan, his sons and his thanes engaged in a battle with rebel lords and the invading King of Norway. He trusts Macbeth and all of his loyal men, and makes Macbeth Thane of Cawdor in gratitude for his service in the battle.]]> 2023-10-05 12:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733867556 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733870008 Banquo is a thane in Duncan's army, and at first a friend to Macbeth. He is equal in rank to Macbeth at the beginning of the play, and although Macbeth is told he will be King, Banquo is told that his children will be kings.]]> 2023-10-05 12:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733870008 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733879258 The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. They then prophesy that Banquo's children will become kings. Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish. Ross and Angus arrive to tell Macbeth that he has been given the title Thane of Cawdor by Duncan.]]> 2023-10-05 12:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2733879258 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735508123 Fleance is the son of Banquo. Macbeth sees him as a threat because of the weird sisters' prophecy that Banquo's descendants will rule Scotland one day.]]> 2023-10-06 12:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735508123 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735513346 Malcolm is Duncan's eldest son. He is declared as Duncan's heir at the end of the opening battle, an event that Macbeth sees as an obstacle to his ambitions. Upon Duncan's death, Malcolm and Donalbain flee from Scotland, fearing that they will suffer a fate similar to Duncan.]]> 2023-10-06 12:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735513346 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735514820 Hecate desires to control the Weird Sisters' prophecies and apparitions in order to maximize their manipulative affect and contribute to Macbeth's downfall.]]> 2023-10-06 12:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735514820 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735516003 Macduff's son is viewed as a symbol of the youthful innocence Macbeth hates and fears, and the scene has been compared by one critic to the biblical Massacre of the Innocents. He is described as an "egg" by his murderer, further emphasising on his youth before his imminent death.]]> 2023-10-06 12:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2735516003 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739917886 The conversation between the Doctor and the Gentlewoman allows us to understand Lady Macbeth's movements, actions and thoughts. The Doctor is fully aware that Lady Macbeth has unwittingly confessed to the murder of Duncan and is amazed to hear that the rumours are true.]]> 2023-10-10 13:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739917886 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739919522 On the battlefield Macbeth kills young Siward, the son of the English commander. After Macbeth exits, Macduff arrives in search of him. Dunsinane Castle has already been surrendered to Malcolm, whose forces have been strengthened by deserters from Macbeth's army.]]> 2023-10-10 13:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739919522 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739926681 Ross serves as a messenger. Ross delivers vitally important information to King Duncan, Macbeth, Macduff, and Siward through the course of the play.]]> 2023-10-10 13:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739926681 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739928051 Menteth is one of the "noblemen of Scotland" appearing in Act V who allies himself with Malcolm and others to oppose Macbeth's usurpation.]]> 2023-10-10 13:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739928051 3995787495_ https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739929120 Seyton's one purpose in the whole play seems to be to deliver to Macbeth the news of his wife's death.]]> 2023-10-10 13:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3995787495_/1ybe1fww7fpt8tml/wish/2739929120