Act III

Act III - Scene i What is Macbeth afraid of when it comes to Banquo? What is his plan to deal with him? Macbeth: Why should I have sacrificed so much and killed a friend to let Banquo’s kids be kings? Macbeth: I’ll fight if I have to, but I’m keeping what I’ve earned.

Act III - Scene i Banquo feels uneasy about the prophecy of the witches coming true: Banquo: "Thou hast it now - King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, / As the Weird Women promised, and, I fear, / Thou play'dst most foully for it" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene i, lines 1-3).

Act III - Scene i Macbeth worries about the other prediction of the witches – that Banquo’s sons will eventually be kings: Macbeth: "To be thus (king) is nothing, / But safely thus. Our fears in Banquo / Stick deep, and his royalty of nature / Reigns that would be feared" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene i, lines 52-55). “For them (Banquo’s sons) the gracious Duncan have I murdered,/Put rancors in the vessel of my peace/Only for them, and mine eternal jewel/Given to the common enemy of man to make them kinds” (Macbeth, Act III, Scene I, lines 66-70).

Act III - Scene i Macbeth then decides to hire two murderers to execute both Banquo and his son, Fleance: Macbeth: “The moment on’t, for’t must be done tonight,/and something from the palace; always thought/That I require a clearness. And with him,/To leave no rubs nor botches in the work,/Fleance, his son, that keeps him company” (Macbeth, Act I, Scene i, lines ).

Act III - Scene ii How does each character’s word choice demonstrate a shift in their attitudes and the beginning of their transformation as a dynamic character? Cite specific examples for each character. Lady Macbeth Macbeth

Act III - Scene ii Lady Macbeth begins to question the actions they have taken. Meanwhile, Macbeth worries that they still have reason to fear a danger that remains unidentified: Lady Macbeth: “Nought’s had, all’s spent, / Where our desire is got without content" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene ii, lines 6-7). Macbeth: “We have scorched the snake, not kill’d it: / She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice / Remains in danger from her former tooth" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene ii, lines 15-17).

Act III - Scene iii The murders capture and kill Banquo. Fleance manages to flee to safety: Banquo: "O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iii, line 25).

Act III - Scene iv Macbeth’s hired murderer reports back on the conflict with Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth is pleased that Banquo has been killed, but he acknowledges that Fleance’s escape is very problematic: First Murderer: “My lord, (Banquo’s) throat is cut…Fleance is ‘scaped” (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, 16-20). Macbeth: “But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears” (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, 24-25).

Act III - Scene iv – Formative Assessment How does Shakespeare use both dramatic and situational irony in this scene to develop a thematic idea? How does the ghost’s supernatural implications reflect the author’s intended purpose in writing this play? Compose an original thesis statement and your responses to ___________ using #spaghetti2.

Act III - Scene iv Quotes to paraphrase from Macbeth in Act III Scene iv: "Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake / Thy gory locks at me" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, line 59-60). "Avaunt! And quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee! / Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold; / Thou hast no speculation in those eyes" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, line ). "You make me strange / Even to the disposition that I owe, When now I think you can behold such sights" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, line ).

Act III - Scene iv

Act III - Scene v In scene 5, how does Shakespeare develop Hecate as a character? How does Shakespeare’s use of Hecate as a character demonstrate the perceptions of the supernatural at the time of this play?

Act III - Scene v Important Evidence: "And I, the mistress of your charms, / The close contriver of all harms" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene v, line 26-27). "Thither he / Will come to know his destiny. Your vessals and your spells provide, / Your charms and everything beside" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene v, line 16-18). "He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear / his hopes 'bove wisdom, grace, and fear. / And you all know, security / Is mortals' chiefest enemy" (Macbeth, Act III, Scene v, line 30-33).

Act III - Scene vi 1) Lennox is a noble lord who has become suspicious and condemning of Macbeth’s actions. Lennox carefully chooses his words as he conveys his feelings with another lord, just to make sure he doesn’t get accused of treason: “Did he [Macbeth] straight/in pious rage the two delinquents tear/that were the slaves of drink and thralls of sleep?/Was that not nobly done?” (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, lines 11-14) “And cause he failed/his presence at the tyrant’s feast, I hear/Macduff lives in disgrace” (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, lines 21-23)

Act III - Scene vi 2)The Lord reveals to Lennox that Malcolm is currently living in England, and that Malcolm and Macduff are recruiting help from the English nobility: “The son of Duncan…lives in the English court and is received/of the most pious Edward…thither Macduff is gone to pray the holy King upon his aid/to wake Northumberland and warlike Siward” (Macbeth, Act III, Scene iv, lines 24-31).

Act III - Scene vi Formative Assessment How does Lennox’s words at the conclusion of this scene help illustrate Shakespeare’s religious allusion in Macbeth? Cite evidence that supports your assertion.