With what words does Banquo reaffirm his loyalty to King Duncan?
“So I lose non In seeking to augment it, but still keep My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, I shall be counseled,” (ii.i.27-30). In the lines before, Macbeth tells Banquo that if Banquo supports him, Macbeth will reward him, most likely with rank, power, and money. Banquo’s says that as long as he does not have to do anything guilty and keeps his loyalties same, he is up for it.
What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo and why?
Macbeth lies to Banquo when he says, “I think not of them. Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, We would spend it in some words upon that business, If you would grant the time,” (ii.i.22-25). He says that he doesn’t think about the Weird Sisters’ prophecies and how one of them, the Thane of Cawdor, has already come true. Macbeth lies for multiple reasons: 1.) He does not want to feel that the witches have any control over his life. 2.) He does not want to draw unnecessary suspicion to his ambition to become king since he’s about to murder Duncan.
How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth differ in their reactions to the murder?
Macbeth is seriously upset and emotionally injured, while Lady Macbeth is completely fine and tries to dissipate his agitation. The differing emotions exist because Lady Macbeth did not kill Duncan herself; she says that he resembles her father too much. (This proves that she still has some vestiges of womanly, feminine feelings.)
Who are Macbeth’s other victims? Why does he commit more murders?
Macbeth’s other victims are the two servants to Duncan who supposedly murdered him. Macbeth kills them for a couple reasons: 1.) He is playing the part of the “good guy” and taking revenge on his beloved king’s death. He pretends to act on his love for Duncan and lures suspicion away from him. 2.) Macbeth wants to get rid of the only two witnesses. Even though the two servants were drunk, they could still have noticed Macbeth go into Duncan’s bedroom right before he was murdered.
Considering journal entry number 3, what are some recurring motifs in Act 2?
One theme is the juxtaposition between masculine and feminine qualities. Masculine qualities include ambition and cruelty, especially in the scene of this play as Macbeth murders Duncan to become king of Scotland. Lady Macbeth clearly shows that ambition and cruelty are considered male characteristics when she begs the spirits and demons to unsex her and make her devoid of warm and lovable feelings – qualities of a woman. One motif is hallucinations. In this act, Macbeth imagines seeing a dagger in the air right before he goes to murder Duncan. He says that it is pointing towards Duncan’s chamber, and this tells us that the bloody dagger represents the tragic, bloody path that Macbeth will take to his end. Another motif is prophecies and fate. Shakespeare starts Macbeth with the Weird Sisters’ prophecies that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland. After both come true (whether or not Macbeth deliberate made himself king of Scotland), we can see how important prophecies and fate are regarded in the play. In Roman Polanski’s movie version of Macbeth, he has the scene of the Weird Sisters open the movie even before the credits.
“So I lose non In seeking to augment it, but still keep My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, I shall be counseled,” (ii.i.27-30). In the lines before, Macbeth tells Banquo that if Banquo supports him, Macbeth will reward him, most likely with rank, power, and money. Banquo’s says that as long as he does not have to do anything guilty and keeps his loyalties same, he is up for it.
What lie does Macbeth tell Banquo and why?
Macbeth lies to Banquo when he says, “I think not of them. Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, We would spend it in some words upon that business, If you would grant the time,” (ii.i.22-25). He says that he doesn’t think about the Weird Sisters’ prophecies and how one of them, the Thane of Cawdor, has already come true. Macbeth lies for multiple reasons: 1.) He does not want to feel that the witches have any control over his life. 2.) He does not want to draw unnecessary suspicion to his ambition to become king since he’s about to murder Duncan.
How do Macbeth and Lady Macbeth differ in their reactions to the murder?
Macbeth is seriously upset and emotionally injured, while Lady Macbeth is completely fine and tries to dissipate his agitation. The differing emotions exist because Lady Macbeth did not kill Duncan herself; she says that he resembles her father too much. (This proves that she still has some vestiges of womanly, feminine feelings.)
Who are Macbeth’s other victims? Why does he commit more murders?
Macbeth’s other victims are the two servants to Duncan who supposedly murdered him. Macbeth kills them for a couple reasons: 1.) He is playing the part of the “good guy” and taking revenge on his beloved king’s death. He pretends to act on his love for Duncan and lures suspicion away from him. 2.) Macbeth wants to get rid of the only two witnesses. Even though the two servants were drunk, they could still have noticed Macbeth go into Duncan’s bedroom right before he was murdered.
Considering journal entry number 3, what are some recurring motifs in Act 2?
One theme is the juxtaposition between masculine and feminine qualities. Masculine qualities include ambition and cruelty, especially in the scene of this play as Macbeth murders Duncan to become king of Scotland. Lady Macbeth clearly shows that ambition and cruelty are considered male characteristics when she begs the spirits and demons to unsex her and make her devoid of warm and lovable feelings – qualities of a woman. One motif is hallucinations. In this act, Macbeth imagines seeing a dagger in the air right before he goes to murder Duncan. He says that it is pointing towards Duncan’s chamber, and this tells us that the bloody dagger represents the tragic, bloody path that Macbeth will take to his end. Another motif is prophecies and fate. Shakespeare starts Macbeth with the Weird Sisters’ prophecies that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland. After both come true (whether or not Macbeth deliberate made himself king of Scotland), we can see how important prophecies and fate are regarded in the play. In Roman Polanski’s movie version of Macbeth, he has the scene of the Weird Sisters open the movie even before the credits.
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