MacbethRevision

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Macbeth: Revise the Plot Act 1

Delete two of the three alternatives given, to find the correct plot. Beware possible misconceptions and muddles.

Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is reported to have fought bravely against the King of Norway, and is awarded the title of the treacherous Cawdor. Returning with Banquo, he is hailed by three witches under his new title - and also as “king hereafter”: his companion is told that Banquo’s heirs will also be kings. The present King Duncan invites himself to Macbeth’s castle – already called a “fatal entrance” by Lady Macbeth. Macbeth wrestles between conscience and ambition, but is spurred to action by Lady Macbeth's challenges. They will use the daggers of Duncan's chamberlains for the deed.

Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?

1. Malcolm; Prince of Cumberland 1,42. The witches 1,33. Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor. Additionally: King of

Scotland 1,34. Withered, wild clothes, women but bearded 1,35. Inverness 1,46. On a blasted heath 1,37. Because it is “full of the milk of human kindness”, and

may prevent him from seizing the crown 1,58. Duncan is his kinsman, his king, his guest, and a virtuous man.

Macbeth has been newly honoured by him, and does not want to lose his political favour yet 1,7

9. Drug them, and blame them, by using their daggers and splashing them with blood 1,7

10. Sleepless nights, and “Though his bark cannot be lost, (Macbeththinks he cannot be killed)/Yet it shall be tempest-tost” 1,3

Who says?

1. Lady Macbeth 1,52. Macbeth of Duncan 1,73. Duncan of the Thane of Cawdor: he is about to make the

same mistake with the new Thane 1,44. Lady Macbeth to Macbeth to stir him up to put his desires

into bold action 1,7

Parallel lines

1. Duncan says: “What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won”. The witches can see the future 1,2

2. Macbeth says: “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” Macbeth is associated with the witches 1,3

3. “New honours … Like our strange garments, cleave not to theirmould.” 1,3“Golden opinion … which would be worn now in their newest gloss,/Not cast asunder so soon” 1,7“Was the hope drunk/Wherein you dress’d yourself?” 1,7A reminder that things are not necessarily as they seem, but can be put on and off at will.

4. Macbeth says: “Stars, hide your fires …” A hint that all signs of nobleness in him will be hidden 1,4

5. Lady Macbeth says: “Come … unsex me here.” She is associated with the witches too 1,5

Macbeth: Revise the Plot Act 2 Who says?

Delete two of the three alternatives given, to find the correct plot. Beware possible misconceptions and muddles.

Banquo and his son Fleance meet Macbeth, who claims to have thought about the Weird Sisters. Alone, Macbeth sees a bloody dagger and goes to kill Duncan. Unnerved by the sound of an owl, Macbeth describes the deed: he could not say “Amen”,has heard a voice crying “Glamis hath murder'd sleep!” and thinks his hands will never be clean of blood. Early, the body is discovered by Macduff. Malcolm and his brother Donalbain are suspicious and afraid: the heir to the throne flees to England.

Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?

1. Banquo and Fleance, joined by Macbeth 2,12. Banquo: he starts to think about the witches’ words 2,13. Lennox tells of storms: chimneys blown down, air filled with screams

and voices, owl screeching, earth shaking 2,3Ross and the Old Man speak of unnatural dark, an owl killing a hawk and Duncan’s horses eating one another 2,4

4. A dagger, its handle pointing towards him. Either it is leading him tokill Duncan, or his thoughts of killing Duncan have produced it 2,1

5. England and Ireland respectively 2,36. Scone. Macduff (who is the local Thane) 2,47. To prevent their denials. In a rage that they have killed Duncan. Lady

Macbeth faints (pretends?) 2,38. Because he resembles her father in sleep 2,29. The bell is the summons to heaven or hell. The knocking cannot wake

Duncan 2,210. They are about stealing, equivocating and self-destructive

ambition/expectations 2,3

1. Macbeth 2,22. Lady Macbeth 2,23. Banquo: it is just this stand of his against pretence and

treasonous malice that gets him killed 2,34. Macduff: the first inkling that all may not be well with Macbeth as

king 2,45. Donalbain 2,3

Parallel lines

There are lots of examples: here are a few suggestions.

1. “The sleeping and the dead/Are but as pictures” 2,2 “Sleep … The death of each day’s life” 2,2“Shake off this downy sleep, death’s counterfeit” 2,3

2. “Methought I heard a voice cry: ‘Sleep no more; Macbeth does murder sleep” 2,1“A heavy summons lies like lead upon me/And yet I would not sleep”2,1“Macbeth shall sleep no more” 2,2

3. “The bell invites me … it is a knell/That summons thee to heaven or to hell” 2,1“Here’s a knocking indeed!” 2,3“Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!” 2,2

4. “I dreamt last night of the three Weird Sisters” 2,1 “Wicked dreams abuse/The curtained sleep” 2,1“There’s one did laugh in’s sleep, and one cried ‘Murder!’/That theydid wake each other.” 2,2

Macbeth: Revise the Plot Act 3 Who says?

Banquo suspects Macbeth of treachery. Macbeth, meanwhile, fears 1. Second Murderer 3, 1Banquo's “royalty of nature” and can't bear the thought that he has given 2. Macbeth 3, 2his soul to the devil so that another's heirs should be kings. He employs 3. Macbeth 3, 4three murderers to kill Banquo, not telling Lady Macbeth beforehand. 4. Hecate of Macbeth 3, 5Fleance escapes the attackers: even so, Macbeth thinks himself safe, until 5. Lady Macbeth : she is rarely associated with mirth and order in theBanquo’s ghost appears, and sits in Macbeth's place at the feast. No-one play 3, 4else can see the ghost: Lady Macbeth passes off her husband’s wildbehaviour as a fit. The witches' mistress Hecate plots further. Meanwhile, the Lords call Macbeth “tyrant”. Macduff is “in disgrace” and has gone to England. War is in the air.

Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?

1. Fleance – because he has fled, and after all, Malcolm and Donalbain have just killed their father! 3,6

2. Banquo – because he does turn up, as a ghost 3,13. “A fruitless crown” and a “barren spectre” 3,14. Scarce food, no sleep, violence, cutthroat politics and dishonesty 3,65. In England, not at the banquet, asking Edward for help to overthrow

Macbeth 3,66. Already in the court for the banquet 3, 47. Because he thinks all the places are full : his is occupied by the ghost

3, 48. Because he is at rest, safe in his grave from treason,

weapons, poisons and hatred 3, 29. Banquo's honesty, courage and wisdom is dangerous: Banquo's

children will rob him of the throne. Banquo is blamed for the murderers' poverty, is their enemy and Macbeth's 3, 1

10. He tries to ignore it, in case his hopes are raised, which he

recognisesas temptation 3,1

Parallel lines

Where do you find an echo of the following from earlier Acts? Effect?

1. Lady Macbeth says: “What’s done is done”. Clearly it isn’t.Macbeth’s fears were justified 3, 2

2. Macbeth says they must “make our faces vizards to our hearts,/Disguising what they are”. A reminder of the continuing strain of deception they are under 3, 2

3. Lady Macbeth says the ghost “is the very painting of your fear”. She doesn't know that Banquo has been murdered 3,4

4. Macbeth declares “I am a man again” and “What man dare, I dare”.These repeated claims to manliness (rather than womanly fear) serve to raise questions about Macbeth's humanity 3, 4

5. Lady Macbeth says: “You lack the season of all nature, sleep”. She herself will fall prey to sleeplessness later in the play 3, 4

6. Macbeth recognises that “l am in blood/Stepp'd in so far”. There is aline between warlike valour and murderous butchery: perhapsMacbeth doesn't see it. 3, 4

7. Macbeth wonders that “Our graves must send/Those that we bury back.” We realise the irony in Macduff's cry : Banquo's sprite (spirit) will indeed walk... 3, 4

Macbeth: Revise the Plot Act 4 Who says?

Macbeth seeks out the witches, who are making. a charm. 1. Second witch 4, 1Challenged, they call up three apparitions who deliver a warning, 2. Macbeth 4, 1against Macduff, and seeming promises of invincibility: the second 3. Lady Macduff 4, 2apparition, a child with blood, tells him to “Be bloody”. Then the 4. Macduff 4, 3witches show him eight kings accompanied by Banquo: enraged, 5. Malcolm, of Scotland 4, 3Macbeth has Macduff’s family killed. Macduff, in England, is testedby Malcolm, and shows himself passionately loyal to Scotland. Ross brings the news from Fife, and a dazed Macduff vows revenge.

Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?

1. Macbeth 4, 32. Ross - who later has to bring the news to Macduff 4, 23. “Justice, verity, temperance, stableness,/Bounty, perseverance,

courage, fortitude.” 4, 34. Healing and prophecy (through prayer, not divination - very

different from the witches) 4, 35. To march on Scotland with 10, 000 men under old Siward 4, 36. In a dark cave 4, 17. Macbeth was once honest, Macduff loved him well, Macduff

has not yet been harmed by him 4, 38. Because: “The night is long that never finds the day” 4, 39. By killing off Macduff's family. This doesn't make him safer from

Macduff: it spurs him to revenge 4, 110. Eight, plus “many more” in the glass 4, 1

Trust and Loyalty

1. The armed head: could be neutral, or Macduff - or Macbeth's own end.The bloody child. Encourages false security: Macduff is in fact not of woman born. The bloody child may even be a hint of this- though Macbeth takes it as a reminder to kill more children!The child crowned, with tree. Birnam Wood will come to Dunsinane - although this sounds impossible. “Like the issue of king”, the child may in fact represent Malcolm or Banquo's heirs4, 1

2. Macbeth. Because he has trusted them- and is damned 4, 13. Ross and Lady Macduff: because he has left country and family

4, 2; The murderers: instructed by Macbeth 4,2; Malcolm: to test his loyalty 4, 3

4. Macduff 4,35. Because “Such welcome and unwelcome things at once/Tis

hard to reconcile.” Macbeth knows this feeling : he will be king, but his heirs will not 4, 3

Macbeth: Revise the Plot Act 5 Who says?

The doctor, after two nights of vigil, sees for himself how Lady 1. Lady. Macbeth 5, 1Macbeth walks in her sleep, preoccupied with blood on her hands. 2. Caithness 5, 2The English, under Malcolm's uncle Siward, are meeting at Birnam. 3. Macbeth 5, 3Macbeth is aware that he is unpopular, but resolute - and worries 4. Macbeth 5, 5about Lady Macbeth. Following Malcolm's ploy, Macbeth learns 5. Malcolm. It suggests that under his kingship virtue and properthat Birnam Wood is moving. As battle is joined, he has no time to order will be re-established 5, 8grieve that Lady Macbeth is dead. We see Macbeth kill Siward'sson, before dying at the hands of Macduff. The play ends with the rightful king to be crowned at Scone.

Who? What? Why? When? Where? How?

1. Macduff 5, 72. Malcolm 5, 73. Walks with a candle, eyes open, writes on a paper, seals it

and returns to bed 5, 14. She needs a priest (divine) not a doctor: it is her conscience. 5,

1. The patient must cleanse her own conscience 5, 35. In the front; shows he has been fighting not fleeing 5, 86. Dunsinane - because this is in the prophecy of his defeat 5, 17. He has “supped full with horrors”: “direness” is familiar to him

5, 58. Because he has shed too much of his family's blood already 5, 89. Branches from the wood are used as camouflage for

the approach to the castle 5, 510. He was not born of woman, but was taken early from

his mother's womb 5, 8

Parallel lines

Where do you find an echo of the following lines from earlier Acts of the play - and what effect is created?

1. Lady Macbeth cannot get the stain from her hands 5, 1, and Macbeth is said to “feel/His secret murders sticking on his hands” 5,2. Macbeth was right to fear that the blood would never come off

2. The rebels have “To dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds” 5,2. Macbeth has grown – but, ironically, as a choking weed.

3. Macbeth says: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player” 5,5.Whether or not he was partly honest in his sentiments afterDuncan's death, he has fulfilled his own prophecy.

4. “Now does he feel his title/Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe/Upon a dwarfish thief.” 5, 2. Ironically, it was Macbeth himself who first used this image of reluctance and ill- suitedness.

How well do you know Macbeth?Act Questions AnswersAct 1 Scene 1- who and where do the witches

plan to meet?………………………………………………. Scene 2- How is Macbeth described at the beginning of the play?………………………………………………Scene 3-

a) What prophecies do the witches tellMacbeth?

b) What makes Macbeth believe the witches?

c) What prophecies do the witches tellBanquo?

……………………………………………… Scene 4- Who does King Duncan declare will be King after him?………………………………………………. Scene 5- After the letter from Macbeth, what does Lady Macbeth plan to do?……………………………………………….Scene 6- where does the King spend the night?……………………………………….. Scene 7- How does lady Macbeth persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan?

Plan to meet Macbeth “Upon the heath”……………………………………………………………………….. Extremely blood thirsty. “Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe: Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds.”………………………………………………………………………..

He will be Thane of Cawdor, then King - “that shalt be king heareafter”,The first comes true.

Banquo will have descendants who will become kings. “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater” “Thou shalt get kings”……………………………………………………………………… Malcolm.

………………………………………………………………………..She starts to plot King Duncan’s murder. Assumes Macbeth will hesitate “thy nature, it is too full o’th’milk of human kindness”………………………………………………………………………...Macbeth’s castle.……………………………………………………………………….. Says they can make it look like his servants did it “His spongy officers, who shall bear the guilt”. Tells him to be a man “be so much more the man”

Act 2 Scene 1- What is Banquo’s state of mindat the start of this scene?…………………….... Scene 2- What happens in this scene? Bullet point the action.………………………………………………………Scene 3 and 4-

a) What strange things happen?b) Why do Duncan’s son flee? Who, in

their place, becomes King?

Not sleeping; feeling uneasy; dreamt of the witches.………………………………………………………………………...Macbeth has killed Duncan. He’s overcome with guilt. He returns still holding daggers. Lady Macbeth takes them back to Duncan’s room and smears blood on the servants.………………………………………………………………………..Porter scene. Macduff discovers Duncan’s body.They think they’ll be murdered next. Macbeth becomes king.

Act 3 Scene 1- why does Banquo suspect Macbeth? How does Macbeth deal with this?……………………………………………… Scene 2- why doesn’t Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth his new plans?.................................................................Scene 3- What happens? Who escapes?……………………………………………… Scene 4- What does Macbeth see at the feast?Scene 5 and 6- a) what do the witches plan to do?b) Where are Malcolm and Macduff? What

Because of what the witches said. “Thou play’dst most foully for’t”. Macbeth plans to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance – worried they’ll become heirs....…………………………………………………………………….. To protect her – keep her innocent.

………………………………………………………………………..Banquo is murdered at his palace but Fleance escapes.………………………………………………………………………... Banquo’s ghost appears.

Hecate is going to make an evil spell that will destroy Macbeth.

In England – getting an army together.

Act 4 Scene 1- what new prophecies do the witches give to Macbeth?………………………………………………………. Scene 2 and 3- a) what happens to Macduff’s family?b) How does Macduff, in England, react to the news? What does he plan?

To beware of Macduff; that no man born of woman will kill him; he will never be defeated until Birnam Wood attacks him.………………………………………………………………………Murderers break in and kill Lady Macduff and all her children.

He says he’ll feel his grief as a man. He goes with Malcolm to seek revenge on Macbeth.

Act 5 Scene 1- what happens to Lady Macbeth? What does she see on her hands?……………………………………………………….Scene 2 to 9 - bullet point the main action in these scenes

She’s going mad. Sleepwalking and haunted by Duncan’s murder. She sees blood on her hands “Out, damned spot!”

………………………………………………………………………... The English army is on its way. The Scots plan to meet them near Birnam Wood. Macbeth is not afraid because he believes the prophecies.English army cut down branches from Birnam Wood to hide behind. Lady Macbeth kills herself.English army attacks – as if the wood is coming to the castle. Macbeth kills Young Siward. Macbeth and Macduff fight – discover Macduff was delivered by caesarean section. Macbeth is killed. Malcolm becomes king.

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LENNOX (13, 2, S)

BANQUO (3, 13, W)

HECATE (4, 2, N)

DOCTOR (9, 2, S)

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Across Down1 The hill from which Macbeth's castle takes its name. 1 What object does Macbeth 'see' when he is hallucinating before killing Duncan?2 How is Macbeth described by the Captain at the start of the play? 2 Who is with Macbeth when he meets the witches?4 The reptile which Lady Macbeth says Macbeth must be like to deceive Duncan. 3 In her final scene, what does Lady Macbeth think her hands are covered in?8 The tile given to Macbeth is 'Thane of ....' where? 5 What word describes the predictions the Witches make?9 King of Scotland at the beginning of the play. 6 How is Macbeth described by Malcolm towards the end of the play?

11 Where does Lady Macbeth say that Macbeth should "screw" his courage to? 7 Who does Duncan name as the heir to his throne?12 Who kills Macbeth? 10 Which Wood appears to be moving towards the castle in Act 5?14 Place in Scotland where Macbeth's castle is. 13 The name of Banquo's son.

Hero – just won a great battle.Served his country.Captain: “ Brave Macbeth ”Duncan: “ Valiant cousin ”

Has already imagined himself on the throne. Sees itas an obstacle.Macbeth: “That is a step/On which I may fall down, orelse o’erleap,/For in my way it lies ”

Recalls the duty he owes to the king. Should defendDuncan as his subject. Knows of Duncan’s virtues.Macbeth: “We will proceed no further in this

business ”

Questions his love for her, calls him a coward. Questions hismanhood. His morals give way to his fear of failure.Lady Macbeth: “When you durst do it, then you were a man”Macbeth: “I dare do all that may become a man”

Further murders are committed to protect himself. Hekills the guards and has Banquo killed so he can’treveal what the witches told them. Also orders forFleance to be killed.His conscience troubles him. He knows he is not safe.To beware of Macduff, safe until Birnam Wood attacksDunsinane, no man borne of woman shall harm him.Apparition: “none of woman born”

Sends murderers to Macduff’s castle.Lost all sense of there being any point in life. Isolated.Macbeth: “Give to th’edge o’th’ sword/His wife, his babes ”Macbeth: “Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury”

Regains some of the signs of the great soldier he was atthe start of the play. Fights bravely, refuses to give in.Macbeth: “Blow, wind! Come, wrack! ”Malcolm: “This dead butcher ”

How is Macbeth described at the beginning of the play? By who? Why?

What are Macbeth’s views when Duncan announces Malcolm as heir to the throne?

What evidence is there that Macbeth has a conscience?

Revise the Character of Macbeth

How does Lady Macbeth persuade him to kill Duncan?How does he respond?

What further murders are committed and why?

Why does Macbeth visit the witches for asecond time? What ishe told?

What is Macbeth’s lowest point?What is his state of mind?

How is he at the end of the play?

Macbeth loves his wife very much.She wants him to be king.Macbeth: “Dearest partner of greatness”L M: “full o’ the milk of human kindness”

Exerts her power. Accuses him of weakness andcowardice. Knows how to manipulate him.

She got everything ready for the murder but can’tPerform the murder herself – shows a conscience.Lady Macbeth: “Had he not resembled/My father as he slept ”

They become more distant. Macbeth doesn’t tell herabout the murder of Banquo.

Macbeth: “Be innocent of the knowledge ”

Explains his behaviour as normal.She tries to calm him down but is unable to.Lady Macbeth: “My lord is often thus,

And hath been from his youth ”

Constantly sleep walking. Washing imaginaryblood off her hands. Wondering about past and futuremurders.LM: “The Thane of Fife had a wife: where is she now? ”She was unable to suppress her guilt and committedsuicide.

Doctor: “The heart is sorely charged ”

Revise the Character of Lady Macbeth

What is the Macbeths’relationship like?

How is her evil nature emphasised?

How does she respond when Macbeth wants to back out of the plan?

Becomes apparent she wants to be evil. Plans the Murder of Duncan – tells Macbeth. Appears to be Perfect hostess.LM: “Spirits … unsex me here ”

What sign of weakness does she show?

How does the Macbeths’ relationship change?

How does she respond to his strange behaviour at the banquet?

How does her guilt manifest itself?

What happens to her at the end of the play?

1st witch describes what she would do to punish awoman. Cause a storm. Violent revenge.

Banquo: “Look not like the inhabitants o’ the earth ”To completely destroy Macbeth. Make him feel safebut then lead him to his ruin.

Hecate: “Draw him on to his confusion ”

They are around their cauldron. Build up theIngredients.Vague predictions are made with 2 meanings.Witch: “finger of birth-strangled babe ”

Revise the Characters of The Witches

How would aShakespeareanaudience respond to thewitches?

What do the witches contribute to the play?

Idea of witchcraft was real. James I wrote a book about witchcraft.

Only appear in 4 scenes. The strength of evil is brought to the play by the witches. They are linked withthunder and lightning and suggest chaos.

How is their spite and evil nature evidenced?

In Act 3 Scene 5, what is the witches’ intention?

How is the impressionof evil increased in theirfinal scene?

King James I was descendedFrom the real Banquo. WouldNot have gone down well forHim to be involved in regicide.

Concerned about their evil natures. Warns Macbeth.Dreams about them.Banquo: “The instruments of darkness tell us truths …In deepest consequence ”

He won’t talk about the witches and their predictions.He has a duty to the king.Banquo: “Keep/My bosom franchised and the

allegiance clear ”

He suspects Macbeth was involved. He doesn’t share hissuspicions with anyone.He does hope his prophecies come true.

As a ghost at the feast.Shows he has turned away from evil.Macbeth is unable to control him.

Revise the Character of Banquo

Why does Shakespeare choose to make Banquo innocent in the play?

How is he described at the beginning of the play?

What is Banquo’s reaction to the witches?

Brave soldier. Captain in the army. Honoured by Duncan.

Duncan: “Noble Banquo ”

How do we know that Banquo is a loyal servant?

What are Banquo’s concerns after the murder of Duncan?

What is Banquo’s final appearance in the play? Why is it significant?

His whole family is killed.

Doesn’t attend the coronation at Scone.Refuses to attend the feast.Not afraid to insult Macbeth or make him angry.To persuade Malcolm to return to Scotland andClaim the throne.He refuses to see Macbeth.Macduff: “ Sir, not I ”

Told by the witches to beware Macduff. Knows he’s inEngland.

Witch: “Beware the Thane of Fife ”

Refuses to tell the murderers where he is.Despite being angry that he has left her unprotected.Lady Macduff: “I hope, in no place so unsanctifiedWhere such as thou mayst find him ”

Seems as if he won’t be able to bear it. Feels guilt thathe wasn’t there to protect them. He joins the fight todefeat Macbeth and eventually kills him.Macduff: “I must also feel it as a man ”

How does Macduff suffer at the hands of Macbeth?

What clues are there that Macduff is suspicious of Macbeth?

Revise the Character of Macduff

Why has Macduff gone to England? How does he respond to Macbeth?

Why does Macbeth attack Macduff’s castle?

How does Lady Macduff show loyalty to her husband?

How does Lady Macduff react when he learns about his family? What does he do?

Key Quotations: Who said what? When did they say it? In what context?

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair,”

The Witches in the opening

scene. All is not as it seems.

“I could not sayAmen.”

Macbeth in Act 2Scene 2, referring

to Duncan’s praying servants.

“meant to bathe in reeking

wounds”

The Captain in Act 1Scene 2, commenting on how blood thirsty

Macbeth was.

“plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the

brains out”

Lady Macbeth in Act1 Scene 7. She is

persuading Macbeth to kill Duncan.

"So foul and fair a day I have not

seen."

Macbeth’s first line in Act 1

Scene 3, echoing the Witches.

“Be so much more the man”

Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 7.

Taunting Macbeth to murder Duncan.

“too full o’ the milk of

human kindness.”

Lady Macbeth in Act 1Scene 5 (reading the

letter from Macbeth), fearing he is a coward.

“Thou play’dst most foully for’t”

Banquo in Act 3Scene 1, he suspects Macbeth has killed

Duncan.

“Resembled my father as he

slept”

Lady Macbeth in Act 2 Scene 2,

referring to Duncan.

“wash this blood clean

from my hand”

Macbeth in Act 2Scene 2, just after he has murdered

Duncan.

“fatal entrance of

Duncan”

Lady Macbeth in Act 1Scene 5. Has just

learnt that Duncan is coming to stay.

“All hail Macbeth that shalt be king

hereafter”

The Witches in Act 1Scene 3.

Prophesising his future.

“What thou art promised”

Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 5 (reading the letter from Macbeth)

“the mind’s construction in

the face”

Duncan in Act 1Scene 4, regretting he trusted the old Thane of Cawdor.

“be the serpent”

Lady Macbeth toMacbeth in Act 1

Scene 5. Persuading him to be nice to

Duncan.

“Thou shalt get kings, though

thou be none.”

The Witches toBanquo in Act 1

Scene 3. He won’t be king but his children will.

“none of woman born

shall harm Macbeth”

The Witches in Act 4 Scene 1

when Macbeth goes to visit

them.

“Come, you spirits … unsex

me here”

Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 5.

Asking the spirits to make her braver.

“There’s daggers in

men’s smiles”

Donalbain in Act 2Scene 3, planning to run away in fear that he’ll be killed next.

“Is this a dagger?”

Macbeth hallucinating in Act 2Scene 1 (just before he murders Duncan)

"Lesser than Macbeth, and

greater"

The Witches in Act 1 Scene 3, to

Banquo.

“screw your courage to the sticking-place”

Lady Macbeth in Act 1 Scene 7. Encouraging

Macbeth to be brave.

“Out, damned spot!”

Lady Macbeth in Act 5Scene 1, whilst she is

sleepwalking and overwhelmed with

guilt.

"I shall tread upon the tyrant's head, or wear it on my sword"

Malcolm in Act 4Scene 3, planning to return to Scotland to

defeat Macbeth.