Annie C, Klara K, Annie K, Michelle T, Josh Z
MACBETH - ACT III, SCENE I
Scene Analysis
Plot Review
Part A
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
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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
Literary Devices
Part B
Dramatic
Irony
Banquo begins to
suspect Macbeth
of foul play
Macbeth
inquiring about
Banquo’s
afternoon ride
Macbeth talking
about Duncan’s
sons
Soliloquy
Banquo’s
thoughts at the
beginning
Macbeth’s
thoughts at the
end
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Foreshadowing
Banquo as a
threat to
Macbeth
Elements of Tragedy
Part C
Tragic Error
Macbeth murders Duncan.
Tragic Hero
- Ambition
- Greed
- Power-hungry
Macbeth realizes Banquo and Fleance are threats
to his plans, and becomes very worried/anxious.
He begins plotting
how to eliminate that threat, only
falling further into the darkness
of his tragic flaw.
Macbeth
Macbeth is losing his wife, as
Lady Macbeth is losing her
sanity.
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Key Lines
Part D
“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
“Ride you this afternoon?...Is ‘t far you ride?...Fail
not our feast...Goes Fleance with you?”
– Macbeth, lines 21 - 39
“Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep, and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be feared. ‘Tis much he dares
And to that dauntless temper of his mind
He hath wisdom that doth guide his valor
To act in safety. There is none but he
Whose being I do fear...”
- Macbeth, lines 53 – 60
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Part E
Comprehension Questions
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