Thursday, April 18, 2013

MACBETH ACTIVE READING NOTES

Act 2
-Banquo and Macbeth are wary about the witches prophecy
-Macbeth is nervous about killing Duncan.
-He tells himself that he has to act now before he can talk himself out of it.
-Lady Macbeth does have feelings... for her father
-Macbeth feels guilty after the murder "Amen stuck in my throat"
-Lady Macbeth is outraged by Macbeths guilt
-why is the knocking relevant?
-Lady Macbeth and Macbeth cover up their crime smoothly
-What is going on between Malcom and Donablain?

Act 5
-Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking.. probably due to her guilt over Banquo.
-Macbeth is kind of worried about his wife.. but he is more upset about the fact that her "illness" cannot instantly be cure. he is disappointed in the doctors practice
-Macbeth has become immune to fear
-Macbeth sees little point to life "Life’s but a walking shadow"
-" I’d like to see the world plunged into chaos" great line by Macbeth
-McDuff wants nothing more than to kill Macbeth himself
-McDuff decapitates Macbeth... Classy
-Malcom becomes King of Scotland

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