MACBETH - ACT III, SCENE I

Scene Analysis

Annie C, Klara K, Annie K, Michelle T, Josh Z

Part A

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Plot Review

Previous Scene

• Macduff tells Ross that Macbeth was made King• The Chamberlins appear to be the murderers Duncan• Malcolm and Donalbain are believed to be the ones who

hired the Chamberlins

Act III, Scene i

• Banquo contemplates the witches’ predictions• Macbeth realizes that he should fear Banquo• Baquo is beginning to suspect Macbeth for Duncan’s

death

Plot Advancement

• Macbeth must figure out how to deal with Banquo

Important Notes

• Banquo realizes the witches’ predictions are coming true• Banquo begins to suspect Macbeth of foul play• Macbeth begins to worry about Banquo Fleance

Part B

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Literary Devices

Dramatic Irony

Banquo begins to suspect

Macbeth of foul playMacbeth inquiring

about Banquo’s afternoon

ride

Soliloquy

Banquo’s thoughts at

the beginning

Macbeth talking about

Duncan’s sons

Macbeth’s thoughts at

the end

Foreshadowing

Banquo as a threat to Macbeth

Part C

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Elements of Tragedy

Tragic Hero

Trag

ic F

law

Tragic Fall

Tragic Error

Macbeth

Macbeth murders Duncan.

- Ambition- Greed

- Power-hungry Macbeth realizes Banquo and Fleance are threats to his plans, and becomes

very worried/anxious. He begins plottinghow to eliminate that threat, onlyfalling further into the darkness

of his tragic flaw.

Macbeth is losing his wife, as Lady Macbeth is losing

her sanity.

Part D

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Key Lines

“Our fears in Banquo Stick deep, and in his royalty of natureReigns that which would be feared. ‘Tis

much he daresAnd to that dauntless temper of his mindHe hath wisdom that doth guide his valor

To act in safety. There is none but heWhose being I do fear...”

- Macbeth, lines 53 – 60

“Ride you this afternoon?...Is ‘t far you ride?...Fail not our feast...Goes Fleance

with you?”– Macbeth, lines 21 - 39

“Thou hast it now–King, Cawdor, Glamis, all

As the Weird Women promised, and I fear

Thou played’st most foully for ‘t.” – Banquo, lines 1 - 3 “

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Part E

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Comprehension Questions