Announcement: As I am still marking the second blog post, as well as some very late first posts, I have decided that this week's post will be due on Wednesday, rather than on Sunday as usual. This will also give us time to finish reading Act III. So, please have your third post in by Wednesday February 27th.
Here are your questions:
1)Discuss Macbeth's change in character in this act. You may wish to compare the behaviour of Lady Macbeth to Macbeth, especially in scene 4.
2) Discuss the defeats Macbeth suffers in this Act. What do other characters think of him now?
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72121 #1
Throughout the play, Macbeth's character is constantly changing. Our iniitial impression of Macbeth is a brave capable warrior who has courage and ambition. As conflicts arise to threaten Macbeth's kingship, we notice a darker side to his character.In ActIII, we see Macbeth plotting yet another murder, to kill Banquo. Macbeth has a tendency to self-doubt and after Banquo's murder, he is filled with terrible guilt. Macbeth can't deal with the psychic consequences of crime and lacks strength of character to be a good murderer.This act reveals the evil Macbeth has within him and the gruesome killing of Banquo, hints a series of more murders to come. He is too ambitious to stop murdering. The character of Macbeth introduced earlier on in the play, has completely changed in this act. Macbeth's solution to all his problems is violence and he no longer fits the profile of a genuine, heroic soldier.
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Question #1
In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a genuine,ambitious, and kind-hearted soul. However, by Act II and III one's perception on him might change. Macbeth decides to murder Duncun so he can become King of Scotland. This shows Macbeth's character turning into a selfish murderer. In Act III, Macbeth feels like Banquo is becoming suspicious of him so he chooses to kill him as well. Lady Macbeth has nothing to do with this murder. Macbeth has planned this on his own, as you can start to see the darker side of him. After Banquo's death, Macbeth is filled with guilt but feels that the more people he kills, the less guilt he will receive. This demonstrates foolishness in Macbeth's character because he is trying to convince himself that he has not done a bad thing. His ambition and confidence has taken over his sense of compassion for mankind. Macbeth thinks violence is the answer to everything and the genuine, kind-hearted soul we once knew will be lost forever.
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Q)Discuss the defeats Macbeth suffers in this Act. What do other characters think of him now?
A) In scene three, the ever ambitious MacBeth is faced with many unfavorable events and is defeated many times, some to his knowledge and some kept from him. One of his known issues is that he is behind a second murder, Banquo’s murder. He now has yet another act under his belt that does not benefit him being King. He and Lady MacBeth are also finding many things to argue about, and the stress between them appears to be causing tension in their plans, both together and on their own. Banquo’s ghost is paying him visits as well, which is causing disruption at gatherings and meals. MacBeth also suffers some unknown defeats. For example, there are rumours spreading between other noblemen, and they are beginning to get suspicious about perhaps MacBeth committing, or being the mind behind the plan, for the two murders. He is also unaware that the three witches are now aware that he is only using them, and doesn’t sincerely care about them or thank them for their help and guidance. We as readers can see that our tragic hero is becoming more and more overwhelmed by the defeats he has suffered, and it is affecting his ability to think clearly.
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The characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are constantly evolving, and with it the readers opinion of the complex, tragic hero and his manipulative wife. Between the first and third act Macbeth goes from a brave soldier, to a scheming murderer and finally to a raving lunatic. At the opening of the play Macbeth is shown as a noble victorious hero as shown by Duncan’s appraisal ‘ O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!’(I: ii, 24). When Lady Macbeth is introduced she is a bold women ahead of her time, her need for power intimidates the reader. By act two this thane shows his other sides plotting the murder of the generous king, among others. This begins a growing distain from the reader towards Macbeth, while maintaining a sense of sympathy for the tragic hero. Act two shows the beginning of the unravelling of Lady Macbeths strength when she is unable to complete Duncan’s murder, but she remains in complete control of her husband. The sanity of Macbeth comes into question in the third act when he sees Banquo’s ghost, causing him to rant and rave in front of many guests. This is Macbeth’s conscience catching up to him, weakening his confidence and lowering him even further from the place of glory in which he sat at the start of the play. While Macbeth is at his weakest mentally, Lady Macbeth is once again powerful and controlling, able to manipulate both the court and her husband at the same time while feeling no guilt whatsoever for the murders she has assisted. Even her husband questions her ability to remain sane compared to his troubled soul, saying ‘ When now I think you can behold such sights, and keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, when mine are blanch’d with fear.’ (111: 1V, 114-116). Act three show the mental unravelling of Macbeth, which is influenced by his wife, his ambition and his guilty conscience.
72167 #1
Macbeth’s character changes and develops throughout the play. In the Introduction Macbeth is portrayed as a compassionate hero that later evolves into a wicked murderer. Throughout scene 1 (act 3) Macbeth’s paranoia persists. Macbeth suspects Banquo as being skeptical about Duncan’s murder and as a result plots yet another murder to secure his position as king. In the evening banquet that Macbeth spies Banquos ghost and acts strange in front of his guests. Lady Macbeth who remains serene and normal tries to cover Macbeth’s strange behavior but Macbeth continues to become more bazaar as the night presses on.
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Question #2. - Defeats
The once victorious Macbeth, who was only a short while ago was crowned King of Scotland, has begun to suffer from various defeats in his ever more ambitious plans to obtain power. In Act III Macbeth plans the murder of his good friend, pulls away from the controlling force of his dominant other-half, and is undermined by the spread of rumours throughout his lands. Macbeth's plans to murder Banquo and his son Fleance do not go according to plan. After hiring two murders in secret to be done with the two of them Macbeth is then greeted by them, but instead of hearing of a job well done, is greeted with the unpleasant lines, "most royal sir, Fleance 'scap'd", thus clearly showing his first defeat. (Act III,IV,19) Knowing that Fleance has no real power and must find friends before avenging his father, Macbeth is able to put aside this failure and face more prominant ones in the follwing scenes of the Act. Not only does the murder of Banquo go unaccording to plan, but, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are at odds. It seems almost as though a complete switch in basic character is happening within the couple, as Lady Macbeth urges her husband to settle and put on a brave face instead of stirring the pot even more, whilst Macbeth's ambition and lust for power is now seemingly throwing him into a crazed downward spiral. Macbeth's final failure in this Act arrives in the last scene, where a sarcastic Lennox and another Lord talk of what has really happened over the last couple of days, knowing that too much blood has flowed around Macbeth of late for it all to be just coincidence. The men also talk of the uprising of a force led by Macduff to help put Malcolm on his father's throne. Act III is full of various defeats for the great Macbeth within the failures of the murder of Banquo, increasing tensions with his wife, and the rumors of his possible guilt for the death of a beloved King. Macbeth is growing more and more crazed, seeing ghosts of victims and worrying a court whose loyalty hangs on a thread. One wonders how long Macbeth's sanity will hold on, knowing that as the problems start to boil and thicken, and he is further plagued by all the evil he has done(I am in blood stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er" Act III, IV, 136-138) he will need to find better ways to stop people he finds a threat to his thirst for power, other than drowning them within his pools of spilt blood.
72385 (G) #2
Throughout the play Macbeth has had his share of victories and defeats. As of late, however, he has suffered mostly defeats. His first loss came when Fleance escaped with Banquo yelling "fly Fleance, fly, fly, fly" (III,ii,17). Fleance escaped the knife after Banquo was killed this was an event that reversed any remaining doubt that the prophecy would not come true. It is now highly likely that Fleance will eventually become King. He has also been defeated emotionally at the sight of the ghost of Banquo during the banquet. During the banquet he claims to have seen a ghost and almost admits to the murder of Banquo by saying "blood hath been shed ere now" (III,iv,75). Many of the other lords are starting to turn away from Macbeth and are a little suspicious. Many of the lords are supporting Malcolm along with King Edward in England. Act three was definitely the turning point for Macbeth's successes, and he is now being defeated. Over the rest of the play I think that he is going to go even further downhill.
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Question 2
In act three Macbeth suffers several defeats these include Fleance's escape, his own conscience and his encounter with Banquo's Ghost. Although it is not the first evidence of Macbeth's dwindling power over his destiny Fleance's escape is a blow to Macbeth's confidence and sense of security. Macbeth believes so firmly in the prophecies of the witches that when the murderer informs him that Fleance has escaped (III,iv,19)"Most royal sir, Fleance is escaped" Macbeth is distraught. Although Macbeth is able to pull himself together after learning of Fleance's escape his resolve and conscience has clearly been shaken. In scene two both Lady Macbeth and her husband agree that being king and queen is not all it is cracked up to be (III,ii,4)"Nought's had, all's spent" says Lady Macbeth expressing her feeling that being royalty has left them sleepless and worried. Macbeth's final defeat comes during the feast in scene four. It is during the banquet that Macbeth encounters the ghost of his old ally Banquo but he is the only one that can see the spectre. Macbeth becomes angry as he believes his fellow lords are playing a joke on him as usual his wife steps in to save him from himself (III,iv,52)": my lord is often thus, and hath been from his youth;...The fit is momentary" pleading insanity his wife saves Macbeth from further humiliation but being called crazy by Lady Macbeth will not help his reputation. Fleance's escape, his own conscience and Banquo's ghost all work to undermine Macbeth in Act three.
111141 (a)
Macbeth's character in this act goes through a big change in which his ambition grows larger than what of the kindess he once had. He has already had Duncan murdered, and now in this act, he hired three murderers to kil banquo and his son. They manage to kill banquo, but his son manages to escape. Also, After Macbeth has been informed that the murder is succesful, he sees a ghost of banquo and freaks out in front of his guests. This shows that his weakness is also growing with his ambition. Macbeth and his wife's roles kind of change in this act, with his wife being more worrysome, and Macbeth being more blood-thirsty. This change of character suggests that power is corrupting Macbeth, and he will not let anyone get in the way of him being king.
112253 (G) answered question #2
Act III marks the beginning of Macbeth’s downfall, an inevitable occurrence as we know this play is a tragedy. The first defeat suffered by Macbeth is the escape of Fleance. This proves the witches prophecy of Banquo fathering a line of kings to be a strong opposing force to Macbeth’s ambitions. After this blow, Macbeth is in a weakened state during his banquet, allowing for his visions of Banquo’s ghost to impact his behaviour around the thanes. Macbeth verbalizes the phrase “the table’s full” when asked to take a seat, even though the thanes see an empty spot for the king. The thanes begin to doubt Macbeth’s sanity and wellbeing, and are forced to leave the castle because of Macbeth’s constant interaction with Banquo’s ghost. Macbeth’s character is further burdened by his fears of being killed himself. He says “It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood” (III:iv,121-122) meaning that his committed murders will result in his own murder. An unknown defeat suffered by Macbeth is revealed in the witches plan for the new king. The witches decide to meet with Macbeth, where they will feed him half truths to boost his confidence and security in order to bring about his fall. Finally, the lords of Scotland are unimpressed with Macbeth and speak of a planned uprising involving Macduff to override Macbeth and return Malcolm to the thrown. The downfall of the tragic hero has begun, foreshadowing an ending resulting in his absolute destruction.
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At the opening of the play, we learn of Macbeth as being a great soldier of the king, but in this act, alot has changed. Macbeth was a loyal follower of the king, he loved all beings and did anything he was capable of doing to protect mankind in the first scene.‘ O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman! However, with all men power and the chance for more power corrupted him. Ever since the witches told Macbeth that he had the chance to be king, he has been doing everything he could to make this story of the future possible. This has turned him from the good loving man we knew, to a greedy murder that is doing anything he can for more power. He has even been brought to the point where he has killed his long time, good friend Banquo and is now plotting to kill Macduff. All this for more power, and in reality he will never be happy with the power he has, he will always want more, which is a truth with all human beings.
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During act111 Macbeth's character has undergone some major changes. At the begining of the play, our first impression of Macbeth is that he is a brave and noble thane. As the events that the witches for told begin to become a reality, Macbeth begins to think.
He has become thane and king, the only thing yet to become a truth is the fact that Banquo will father a line of kings. After the death of Duncan, Macbeth beings to think that Banquo is suspicious. These two factors cause Macbeth to take extreme matters, as Macbeth arranges for Banquo and his son Fleance to be killed. This shows Macbeth's character has begun to under go a transformation. His character has began to become darker and more corrupt. After Banquo's death and Fleance escapes, Macbeth believes that he has done so many evil deeds just so Fleane can become king. Macbeth begins to fell stressed out. As the play proceeds and the plot thickens Macbeths character is always changing.
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2)In Act III the character of Macbeth begins to bear his earliest defeats. In scene III, Fleance whom he is trying to murder gets away with the knowledge of Macbeth’s intent to kill him. In the fourth scene Macbeth believes that he is seeing Banquo’s ghost, he fears it and wishes for it to become something real, this is explained in lines 102 and 103, “Take any shape but that, and firm nerves shall never tremble: or be alive again,” said by Macbeth during the banquet. Macbeth feels as though he is going mad and plans to go and see the witches to reassure him that everything is fine and he has nothing to worry about, little does he know they don’t plan to help him along anymore. The head witch, Hecate introduced in scene IV tells the weird sisters that Macbeth does not care for them but for power and convinces them to make Macbeth over confident. Building Macbeths confidence so that he does not doubt that his thrown is safe is likely to eventually lead to his demise as it will blind him from the wakening eyes of the other nobles who are revealed to be becoming suspicious of him in the sixth scene. In scene VI Lennox and another Lord discuss the resent murders of Banquo and Duncan and their qualms about Macbeth, so supported in line 34 when the other lord says, “Give to our tables meat, sleep to our nights, free from or feasts from bloody knives,” which suggests that just as Macbeth’s wickedness has fallen on to the country his insomnia has also spread. Macbeth encounters his first defeats in this Act which not only effect his sanity but also his new country.
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Macbeth suffered some defeats in this Act. The first thing was that he killed Banquo. Macbeth thought Banquo and his family are going to take his place(the king) and wanted avoid that. Lady Macbeth was satisfied with the murder Macbeth made. Banquo was killed and the result met Macbeth and his wife's expectation, but Fleance run away and that made Macbeth uncomfortable.
The 2nd deteat was that Macbeth started to able to see a ghost of Banquo. The ghost of Banquo stared at Mcbeth during the party. As Macbeth said "Hence, horrible shadow!", the ghost really made him went out of his way. He tried to look normal but Lady Macbeth was not happy enough with his attitude, that she said "you have displac'd the mirth, broke the good meeting, with most admir'd disorder".
72502 (g)
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Macbeth as a character has gone through much between act 2 to 3. Macbeth first of all has murdered Duncan the king. which has placed him as the new king. Despite being king Macbeth undergoes a major change of roles when he single-handedly plotted the murder of Banquo and Fleance. This is drastic considering that Lady Macbeth had originally plotted with Macbeth to king Duncan. She would have also killed Duncan if he did not resemble her father, leaving Macbeth to do it. these two murders show Macbeth's psychological dominance over Lady Macbeth. this however is short lived as immediately after Banquo's murder Macbeth turns for the worse . Banquo's ghost appears before him at a banquet tormenting him in front of his kinsmen. This appearance sparks Macbeth's downfall. Suspicion spreads in the minds of the noblemen who question if Malcolm and Donalbain killed their father. From here on out Macbeth has no where to go but down. His mental empire crumbles from intense conflicting thoughts within himself.
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Throughout this tragic play we first see the good, and noble side of Macbeth. As the Sergeant and Ross both recount the events of the battle to Duncan. Duncan praises Macbeth and calls him noble (act 1, scene 2, line 71 "what he hath lost noble Macbeth hath won"). Then later in act 1 scene 7 we find out that Macbeth has been convinced by Lady Macbeth, to murder the gracious Duncan (act 1, scene 7, line 79 " I am settled, and bend up each corporal agent to this terrible feat"). This show that he isn't as strong as we were made to think he was in scene 2, since he needed convincing from Lady Macbeth. Later we find that he plans to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. He hopes that if he kills Fleance so the prophecy won't come true and Banquo so nobody else will know the witches prophecy. This time Macbeth comes up with the murder all by himself, and completely without the aid of Lady Macbeth this time (act 3, scene 2, line 44 "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck"). In scene 4 it shows again that Macbeth is weak and Lady Macbeth must once again came to Macbeths aid when his face has become an open book again, after seeing Banquo's ghost. Macbeth is slowly starting to change into a stronger character, but his doubt and guilty conscience are the factors that are holding him back.
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Macbeth goes through many set backs in Act 3. Many people start to doubt him and the fact that Duncan's sons were the real murderers. Banquo, a very respectable nobel, isnt so sure about his friend's motives and innocence. After ordering his murder, Macbeth wades into the evil he has created even further and in scene 4 tells Lady Macbeth this. He begins to see his friend's ghost at his banquet and his men are very shocked by his behavior. Macduff, a fellow nobel, did not attend his crowning or the banquet. We learn later on that Macduff is planning an attack to take back the throne alonng with Malcolm. Macbeth is not aware that the witches are interferring with is fate and believes in everything they say. He tells lady Macbeth that he will meet with them again and not leave until he has all the answers. The characters are growing more and more uneasy of him and more suspicious especially because of the second murder. Lennow has a very low opinion of him and has a very good idea of the extent of Macbeth's ambition. Soon more people will grow wise to his plots. Over all Macbeth dealt with some set backs such as seeing Banquo's ghost and losing face infront of him men, and losing the support of Macduff along with others. The other characters are slowly turning against him after all this telling signs.
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At the start of the play Macbeth is portrayed as a brave and ambitious. After the murder Macbeth has become extremly parinoid and suspects that Banquo will find out what he did so he decides to kill him. This shows that Macbeth has started to become more self reliant. After Banqou is killed Macbeth is filled with guilt and starts to see Banqou's ghost. He then thinks that he can be no worse so killing other people will not matter this proves that Macbeth has changed from his old cautious self to a stone cold killer.
Macbeth's character has changed considerably since the beginning of this play. Macbeth goes through three general stages. Initially he is a loyal and heroic soldier, he then becomes confused and his thoughts turn more dark and sinister, after this point he has become evil, driven by the sheer thoughts of political success based on premonitions by witches. As a hero of the recently won war, he is given respect and honor by others and especially the king. After hearing news on the future, he begins to question fate and decides to cheat life in order to get what he wants. Upon doing so Macbeth is opened to other oppurtunities to change his fate, he takes this route to further his standings and to keep his position "safe". Unfortunatly this puts him in a place where people who once respected him now look at him with suspicion, thinking rightly that he was involved with foul play in order to obtain the throne. People such as Malcolm and Fleance who once thought of him as a kinsmen and leader now believe him to be a murderous tyrant and do not trust him at all. Macbeth undergoes three major changes that his character goes through, beginning as a hero, to a plotter, and finally to a devious killer.
113240 #2
This act brings many defeats to Macbeth such as Fleance escaping, Macbeth committing more evil acts, and his own conscience haunting him. Macbeth is angered at the thought of children who are not his being king after him, so he orders Banquo and his son killed. Banquo's son escapes, however, meaning that Fleance could still return to claim the thrown. Lets not forget the other important point there, Macbeth has Banquo murdered! This does not sound like kingly behavior to me. People are starting to suspect him too, m ost of the noblemen suspect him of committing or planning the murders ("Thou hast it now; King, Cawdor, Glamis, all...and, I fear, Thou play'dst, most foully for it" Banquo; Act 3, scene 1, lines 1-3). Last; Macbeth's own conscience has turned against him. He starts seeing Banquo's ghost, and his reasoning is being crushed my the weight of these failures. He seems to be spiraling out of control, it seems we are nearing the tragic part of our tragic hero.
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Q)Discuss Macbeth's change in character in this act. You may wish to compare the behaviour of Lady Macbeth to Macbeth, especially in scene 4.
Macbeth is a very dynamic character. So far we have seen 2 or 3 differnt sides of him. At first we see Macbeth as a very loyal and couragous man. He seams as though not alot in the world scares him. After Macbeth murders King duncan, his thoughs become darker and disturbed. He is constantly paraniod that people will find out about his crime. His main concern is Banquo. He is the only other person who knows about the 3 witches preminitions which gives him a strong motive to kill the king. After killing Banquo, Macbeth cannot seam to wash the blood from his hands. He feels extremly guilty and has just dug himself into the biggest whole. He is so twitchy and scared that people will look at him differently if they find out. He cannot seam to just calm down and relax. Lady Macbeth however seams relativly calm and is very good at hiding her past. Hopefully Macbeth feeds off this and calms down. From the beggining of the play there is a very significant change in Macbeth. He is now relying on violence to get him out of any trouble. The sweet loyal man who we once knew it completly gone.
72079 #1
Through the play, the character of Macbeth is always changing. When we are first introduced to Macbeth, through the words of another who has just fought a battle with him, praise him and give impression that he is a very honorable man. In Act One, scene 2, the sergeant expands on this when he talks about the battle and how "brave Macbeth" (Act One, scene 2, line 16), is and how he killed the traitor. Then King Duncan rewards Macbeth by giving him the title of Thane of Cawdor. This subsequently is the first of the witches predictions and sets in motion the chain of events that lead to the introduction of Lady Macbeth who, when we meet her, is reading a letter from Macbeth detailing his plans to kill Duncan; she has the opposite personality to Macbeth in that she, unlike Macbeth is already planning how the murder will happen. She is cruel, evil and very witch-like, she has on problem with killing the King, whereas Macbeth flip-flops between certainty and uncertainty. This all flips around though as we progess into the story and where we see Lady Macbeth become more and more uninvolved in the plans that Macbeth has, an example would be the murder of Banquo where Macbeth say for Lady Macbeth to "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck," (Act 3, scene 2, lines 44-45) and he doesn't tell her any of the details only that an act of evil will take place tonight. As Lady Macbeth gets more and more unsure of what she and Macbeth are doing, Macbeth does not need any of her proding to do these terrible things, he is much more sure of himself and now has the will and the power to do them without question. Throught the play we see distinct changes to the character of Macbeth, we see him go from an unsure, loyal, respectable man to an evil, crazy, ploting King who will do anything to keep himself where he is.
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Macbeth, whom was once loyal, respected, and kind-hearted, is now a cruel, ruthless and powerful individual. No longer does Macbeth need Lady Macbeth to persuade him into performing cruel acts, like in previous scenes. He is now independent,ambitious and merciless. The once doubtful Macbeth, has changed dramatically at this point in the play. His dark side has been revealed. Macbeth is letting greed and power take a toll on his life, and will do anything to get what he wants. In ActIII, Macbeth is showing his dark side by planning to kill Banquo and Fleance. He is making sure that Banquo's son, Fleance will never become King. His greed and affection for the crown is motivating him to perform ruthless acts. His ambition is getting out of hand. This act reveals an evil Macbeth, who plays the sneaky serpent underneath the exterior of a flower. Macbeth doesn't want to waste his efforts, and intends to have his sons take his place later on. Compared to Lady Macbeth, he has shown his inner evil and exchanged roles with the sly and wicked Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is being portrayed as a softer character and has lost her dominant and ruthless personality. He planned and hid the details of Banquo's murder without the aid of Lady Macbeth,"Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,"(act III scene 2),whom wasn't involved.The unravelling in Macbeth's character will be revealed in the next scenes.
In act four the consequences of Macbeth’s recent actions begin to unfold. The first blow that Macbeth suffers is the escape of Banquo's son Fleance, who is left with his fathers parting words, “Thou mayst revenge.” (III,iii,18) Not only does Banquos blood line live on to rob him of the throne, but someone is now witness to a murder that took place right at Macbeth’s castle gates. Plagued not only by Fleance, Banquo too has a last action when his ghost appears in the midst of a banquet, causing Macbeth to defend himself against accusations of murder that have not yet been made, “Thou canst not say I did it: never shake Thy gory locks at me.” (III,iv,50-51). Due to Macbeth’s strange composition at the banquet along with suspicious circumstances, he losses the support and trust of his noblemen. The final defeat that Macbeth suffers in this scene is Macduff’s refusal to attend the feast, while instead going to join Malcolm and, “To wake Northumberland and war-like Siward”(III,vii,321)in hopes of getting rid of Macbeth. The domino effect of Duncan’s murder is gathering momentum, and is only spured on by Macbeth’s second murder of the play.
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Through the story we see Macbeth take many different sides, whether its emotional, physical, or verbal. At the beggining we see Macbeth as a couragous warrior who is loyal to his King,but as the greed and need for power come into play he becomes more and more evil and his acts become darker and more violent. In this Act we see Macbeth turn against Banquo, suddenly one small murder turned into a massacre of ones even dearest to Macbeth. As the play goes on you tend to see Macbeth as a character get darker, we once thought Lady Macbeth was the evil one in the story, but now it is Macbeth himself. I am becoming to believe that the witch's told Macbeth he would become King, so that Macbeth would turn into this evil person he ahs become. Overall I believe that Macbeth has made many enemies with his latest actions such as Fleance. When Banquo says (III,ii,17) "Fly Fleance, fly, fly, fly," I think that later on, Fleance will rise again and take his revenge on Macbeth.
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Question#1
In the play macbeths character is changing in alots of the scenes. Are impression of him is a very brave warrior who has alot of fight in him. In the act when macbeths thrown is almost over run we see the darker, crazier side of him. In act3 macbeth is planning to murder banquo one of his close freinds in this play. After the banquo has been murdered macbeth is starting to breakdown and becoming more and more crazier. The macbeth at the start of the play has changed verfy much from the start to where we are right now. All the thyings that are going through his mind is murder and violence.
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Question 1
Shakespear shows Macbeth as a brave soldier and great general at the beginnig of the play. However, He starts to change in character in act three. One of the change of Macbeth is by the fear of Banquo who suspect about Macbeth's climb to the throne as he says "There is none but he whose being I do fear". Macbeth has defiled his mind abd given his soul to the devil for a fruitless crown and a barren sceptre. Then he plans to murder Banquo and his son Fleance. He is getting into a selfish murder in scene one. Second change is reaction to Lady Macbeth. She controls and helps Macbeth for first murder, because she knows his weakness. She tries to calm down as she says"What's done is done." However, Macbeth has shown his affection for her by keeping away from her so that she will not to neeed to undergo the strain of planning the second murder. When he goes crazy by seeing ghost of Banquo, Lady Macbeth tries to rouse him out of his fit so that he will not betray himself further, and cover up. From these reasons, Macbeth changes his mind, and act three is the point that Macbeth is getting into downhill.
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In this play Macbeth has changed dramatically from the start to where we are now. In the beginning of the play we see that Macbeth is a very kind person who would not want to cause harm to any one. Lady Macbeth eggs him on to kill Banquo and then that is were every thing changes. This all started when the three witches told him that he would become king and then he became greedy. After he has killed Banquo, something clicks in him and he completely changes.
Macbeth wants more and more and starts to go crazy and he changes his whole personality. Macbeth now wants to kill more people and he becomes a very evil person. He sees it like he has killed one person why not just kill more if they are getting suspicious of him. Macbeth has changed from good to evil and it is now irreversible
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In the third act of the play, Macbeth’s ambitions overpower his morality and his rationality. He gains independence and confidence in his machinations but looses his control to his fears of losing the crown he has gained. When he first enters, Macbeth talks to Banquo about riding in the afternoon. He seems strong and in control, and reveals his cunningness by asking Banquo “goes Fleance with you?” (III, I: 36) We learn in Macbeth’s soliloquy that he is not satisfied with his success, but rather is restless and scared of Banquo’s suspicions. His ambitions have changed him from being indecisive but an honourable servant of the King’s to being immoral and obsessed with his security. He reveals to Lady Macbeth that he has “terrible dreams that shake” (III, II: 17-18) him every night. He is paranoid about his own safety and making sure that no one suspects or poses a threat to him. Macbeth is unfortunately caught in a trap; he has to multiply his evil deeds in order to secure his position. Secondly, Macbeth shows that he has grown more confident and independent from his wife’s control by plotting Banquo’s murder without her knowledge. He proves to be more persuasive as he deceives the murderers into believing that Banquo has made them beggars. He tells them “that every minute of his being thrusts against [his] near’st of life” (III, I: 117-118). We see in his conversation with Lady Macbeth that he now holds control over her, instead of the opposite. “Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed” (III, II: 45-46) he tells her in regard to the murder of Banquo. Even though Lady Macbeth seems malcontent and lonely, she is still the one to keep her composure and think quickly in tense situations. At the banquet, Macbeth’s fears cause him to overreact when faced with Banquo’s ghost, and loose the lords’ trust by acting insane. Lady Macbeth tries in vain to cover up Macbeth’s strange behaviour. The new Macbeth seems to be creating trouble for himself and endangering any hopes of finding peace and safety in his life. Macbeth may not be the good character that Lady Macbeth claimed he was in the first act, but his growing fears are making him weaker inside.
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Macbeth has changed drastically from the beginning of the play. He was a loyal, brave and ambitious person. This ambition drives him to kill people who are in his way of becoming King. The first sign of his character change is when he murders Duncan his King. This shows how far he would go to become king. He then takes more controll in the plotting of Banquo's death. This shows the role reversal between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth who was troubled with self-doubt is now more sure of himself. Lady Macbeth is less sure of herself than she was in the beginning of the play. Macbeth will not stop at that until he feels he is safe. Macbeth's ambition has taken over and he is not the same person that he was in the start of the play.
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By this act, the audience may be seeing some changes in Macbeth. The first impression of Macbeth is that he is a loyal warrior who is worthy of such awards as thane of both caudor and fyfe. It seems that after the first murder has been comitted they become easier and easier for Macbeth. Then, as Macbeth becomes uncertain with regards to his kingship, he goes on a massive killing spree of all his former friends in order to stay king and keep the truth hidden.
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In act III, Macbeth suffers defeats both externally and internally. Judging by his internal emotions, Macbeth seems to be nearing the point of a breakdown, as noblemen grow suspicious of Macbeth and his actions. This is a defeat in itself because Macbeth is losing his confidence, and is seeming more and more likely to be the culprit of the two murders as time passes. Another defeat Macbeth suffers is seeing the ghost of Banquo. This shows how insecure and doubtful Macbeth is of himself. His mind does not have the solidarity to commit such heinous crimes, and is refusing to let him. The last defeat Macbeth suffers is unbeknownst to him. The witches are realizing that Macbeth is trying to use them to not only fulfill his prophecy, but to go far beyond them, in the act of murdering Banquo. It is an unwise thing to do, to betray those you are in the wrath of.
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2) In this act, Macbeth again falls down from his pedistal of richeousness, and stoops to a greater evil. Macbeth now has plnned to kill a close friend and his son in order to preserve his place on the thrrone. Macbeth now act aside from his wife and sends murderers out to kill Banqou, and his Son Fleance. While a murderer attends to Banquo and Fleance Macbeth is hosting a Banquet which soon goes terrebly wrong. After Macbeth recieves news of Banquo's murder he begins to heluciointate and see Banquos gost sitting in his seat at the table. Macbeth no begins to loose his sanity, and refuses to sit down. The Banquet quickly comes to an end and everyone leaves feeling suspiceous of Macbeth. Macbeths patrons now see that Macbeth is not fit to be king, and begin to plan his downfall.
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Macbeth starts out as a very highly reconized man. He is loyal and courageous. Although he character becomes more shaky and unpredictable throughout the play. In act two and three you start to see a different side to Macbeth. After talking with the witches, he becomes self centered and only does whats the best for him. His character changes rapidly for a very kind and noble man to a liar and cheat. Although after killing Duncan and Banquo he also protrayed as a very weak character. For example after Duncans murder Macbeth says " how is't with me, when every noise appals me? what hands are here! ha!they pluck out mine eyes"(actII sceneIII lines 57-59) Proving that throughout the play Macbeth changes and becomes a very unprdictable and insecure character.
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As the tagic hero in the play MacBeth is first portrayed as a noble warrior ,who's bravery and courage inspire others. The one fatal flaw MacBeth posseses is unrelenting ambition, this brings out MacBeths evil, dark side. After he murders the king, MacBeth is more and more uneasy, and this paranioa leads him to believe that he must kill again to keep his throne. This time in act III he plots the murder of Banquo and his son, after the murder the greif of what he has done overcomes him and he begins to see Banquo's ghost. By this point in the play we see the fall of MacBeth from favor, his lords begin to loose faith in him and biggin to suspect his evil intentions. As MacBeth falls from grace we begin to see that he is infact very determined and willing to murder to keep his throne, very differnt that his ambitious but not determined self before he killed the king.
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The character of Macbeth goes through many changes throughout this play and it is shown more in ActIII than the others. Macbeth has now choosen to kill Banquo because he fears that Banquo has figured him out. Macbeth commits this murder without telling Lady Macbeth. It seems that Macbeth is so far in that the only way out is violence and he will keep having to use this if he wants to succeed.
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Macbeth suffered many defeats in this act. He murdered Banquo because there was the threat that he and his sons would take Macbeths place as the king. Lady Macbeth was happy and felt at ease with the death of Banquo but Fleance, Banquo’s son, ran away which made both Macbeth and his wife worried. At the party Macbeth saw the ghost of Banquo which stared at him and Macbeth said “Hence, horrible shadow!” Lady Macbeth noticed the change in Macbeth after seeing the ghost although he tried to be normal and she said “you have displac’d the mirth, broke the good meeting, with most asmir’d disorder.”
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