Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Michelle Miller Roman Quinn Haley Lehotsky Zach Hrip Frankie Rotello

Question 1 LInes 9-23: What evidence in Macbeth’s conversation with the murderer reveals Macbeth’s abrupt change in tone and attitude regarding the events surrounding Banquo's murder? Starting at line 10, he is toasting at the feast and is happy, and as the murderer tells him that Fleance is alive, his tone changes to being angry and in fear.

Question 2: Lines 21-25: Which sentences are spoken by Macbeth as an aside? How can you tell where the aside begins and ends? Starting with line 21, it starts with an aside. It ends when the murderer replies to Macbeth.

Question 3: Lines 21-25: Point out and analyze the words Macbeth uses to indicate his feelings about the news of Fleance. In line 21 he says that his fit is coming again which indicates that his fears are approaching him and that the same problem is still there.

Question 4: The ghost of banquo sits in Macbeth’s seat, but only Macbeth can see him. Are we to believe Banquo’s ghost is there or that Macbeth is losing his mind? We are to believe that Macbeth is having illusions, but the theme of the supernatural is still present. What we believe is that Shakespeare wants us to use our imaginations - {is the ghost just a vision? did the witches send it to haunt Macbeth? do supernatural entities exist?} He outs it in his own perspective, to make the reader think. Initially we think it is to let the reader know of his insanity.

Question 5: Macbeth says he fears nothing, except the ghost. Why does he fear the ghost over anything else? What else should he fear? He fears of getting avenged from Banquo’s ghost. He fears of the supernatural, when he should fear what is going to happen, the future. And he fears that the ghost keeps reminding him of his guilt and doubts, fears.

Question 6: Macbeth is growing increasingly desperate. Why? He is king, finally...but what does he fear at the scene’s end? He fears of that the prophecy says, that Banquo’s son will become king. And just as Macbeth had to kill Duncan, Macbeth fears he will be murdered so that Fleance will become King. He’s growing desperate because he fears of losing his power.

Dramatic Conventions/Literary Elements MetaphorPg. 37 lines Fleance has escaped, “There the grown serpent lies. The worm that’s fled hath nature in time will venom breed”. Saying he is young snake, will in time become poisonous and threatening but not yet. ImageryPg. 38 Line Banquo’s ghost, Macbeth is imagining banquo as a ghost. “O proper stuff! This is the very panting of your fear”. Saying that Macbeth is having these hallucinations because of fear.

Continued SimilePg. 37 Line 23 “Where as the marble founded as the rock”; Otherwise I would have been perfect, as solid as marble and as firm as a rock Tone/Moodconfused; ghost (everyone) Macbeth is distraught Lady Macbeth is angry Readers mood is negative ConflictMacbeth against the ghost pg. 39 line 97 “Avant, and guilt my sight!” Go get out of my sight