Act I Scenes iv, v, and vi

Macbeth Act I Scenes 4 and 5 Scene iv Duncan’s proclamation of Malcolm as heir “Prince of Cumberland Scene v Meeting Lady Macbeth Scene vi The King comes to Inverness and greeted by Lady Macbeth

Macbeth Act I Scenes 4 Duncan’s proclamation of Malcolm as heir “Prince of Cumberland At Duncan’s Castle: Forres … they’ll be then heading to Macbeth’s Castle Inverness

DUNCAN My plenteous joys, Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves In drops of sorrow. tears often for foul events..sobbing are oddly here in fair moments …tears of joy Sons, kinsmen, thanes, (Sort of a “Lend me your ears…”

DUNCAN. Sons, kinsmen, thanes, And you whose places are the nearest, know We will establish our estate (Scotland) upon Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter The Prince of Cumberland; (Heir to the throne) which honour must Not unaccompanied invest him only, But signs of nobleness, like stars, shall shine On all deservers.

DUNCAN From hence to Inverness, (Macbeth’s Castle) And bind us further to you (Macbeth)

 MACBETH  The rest is labour, which is not used for you: I'll be myself the harbinger and make joyful The hearing of my wife with your approach; So humbly take my leave.  DUNCAN: My worthy (oh so fair) Cawdor!

 MACBETH [Aside as he stops at the door]  The Prince of Cumberland! that is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,  For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires:  The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.  Exit

 DUNCAN  True, worthy Banquo; he is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; It is a banquet to me. Let's after him, Whose care is gone before to bid us welcome: It is a peerless kinsman. Flourish. Exeunt  Note the heavy irony here Macbeth just mentioned the need act/kill to become king as he exited the palace at Forres.

Macbeth Act I Scenes 5

Our Lady Macbeth will be Dame Judy Dench. Anyone recognize her?

We’ll preview a bit…

We’ll preview a bit… …then we’ll watch the performance by Dame Judy Dench and Sir Ian McClellan on a You-Tube clip.

We’ll preview a bit… …then we’ll watch the performance by Dame Judy Dench and Sir Ian McClellan on a You-Tube clip. Forego your text… listen! You’ll get it!

 Act I scene v: LADY MACBETH Enters, Reading a letter from her husband.

 LADY MACBETH Enters, Reading a letter from her husband. Sort of odd, that her first words,

 LADY MACBETH Enters, Reading a letter from her husband. Sort of odd, that her first words, are not her words

 LADY MACBETH Enters, Reading a letter from her husband. Sort of odd, that her first words, are not her words … but rather those of someone else

 LADY MACBETH Enters, Reading a letter from her husband.   'They (the witches) met me in the day of success: and I have learned by the perfectest report, they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives (messengers) from the king, who all-hailed me 'Thane of Cawdor;' by which title, before, these weird sisters saluted me, and referred me to the coming on of time, with 'Hail, king that shalt be!' This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness (you, ny wife) that thou mightst not lose the dues of rejoicing, by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. Lay it to thy heart, and farewell.‘  Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way:

 LADY MACBETH Enters, Reading a letter from her husband. Did you notice it was in Prose? Her own words, below it in Poetry  'They met me in the day of success: and I have learned by the perfectest report, they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the king, who all-hailed me 'Thane of Cawdor;' by which title, before, these weird sisters saluted me, and referred me to the coming on of time, with 'Hail, king that shalt be!' This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness, that thou mightst not lose the dues of rejoicing, by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee. Lay it to thy heart, and farewell.‘  Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised: yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way:

Now… Let’s watch the performance by Dame Judy Dench and Sir Ian McClellan on a You-Tube clip. Forego your text… listen! You’ll get it!

 Act I scene vi: Outside of Inverness Castle

 The King’s entourage has approached Inverness and waits to be greeted by their hosts.

 Act I scene vi: Outside of Inverness Castle  The King’s entourage has approached Inverness and waits to be greeted by their hosts.  Duncan and Banquo note the birds  How safe they feel raising their young here.

 Act I scene vi: Outside of Inverness Castle  The King’s entourage has approached Inverness and waits to be greeted by their hosts.  Duncan and Banquo note the birds  How safe they feel raising their young here.  Lady Macbeth (but not her husband) meets them.  “Where’s the Thane of Cawdor?” they ask.  So do we.

 Act I scene vi: Outside of Inverness Castle  The King’s entourage has approached Inverness and waits to be greeted by their hosts.  Duncan and Banquo note the birds  How safe they feel raising their young here.  Lady Macbeth (but not her husband) meets them.  “Where’s the Thane of Cawdor?” they ask.  So do we.

Vocabulary A-5  ACME  ALLUDE  BLIGHT  CLASSICAL  DAPPLED  DIMINUTION  FICKLE  HERETIC  SCANTY  VIVACIOUS  CONNOISSEUR  CONSTERNATION  COWED  COPIOUS  DEARTH