Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Notes - Sir Thomas Boughey High School

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Thinks Banquo is sat at the table ‘The table’s full’ Is suspicious of his guests ‘Which of you have done this?’ Appears to be going mad to the lords as shown by the exclamation marks and questions ‘Prithee, see there! behold! look! lo! how say you?’ Feels guilt for his actions ‘murders have been perform’d / Too terrible for the ear’ Tries to reassure guests that he is merely ill ‘my most worthy friends, / I have a strange infirmity’ Is desperate for the ghost to leave ‘Avaunt! and quit my sight! let the earth hide thee! Pleads with the ghost to leave him alone. ‘Hence, horrible shadow! Unreal mockery, hence!’ Relieved when ghost vanishes ‘I am a man again’ Cannot believe his wife can act normally when he has been so scared. ‘and keep the natural ruby of your cheeks, / When mine is blanched with fear’ Appears to regret his actions. ‘They say, blood will have blood’ Is going to return to the witches to hear what they have to say. ‘And betimes I will to the weird sisters: More shall they speak’ Lady Macbeth tries to excuse her husband’s behaviour ‘my lord is often thus, / And hath been from his youth…he will be well again’ Again, tells off her husband for his behaviour ‘Fie, for shame!’ Tries to convince the lords that Macbeth frequently behaves this way ‘Think of this, good peers, / But as a thing of custom’ Appears concerned over her husband’s behaviour. ‘I pray you, speak not; he grows worse and worse’ Tells her husband he is merely tired ‘You lack the season of all natures, sleep’
• the way other characters react to them MACBETH Formal response by guests ‘Thanks to your majesty’ Lennox keen to please the king ‘May’t please your highness sit’ Ross doesn’t want Macbeth to worry about Banquo (not knowing of Banquo’s murder) and wants the king to enjoy the company present. ‘Please’t your highness / To grace us with your royal company’ Lords worried they have offended the king and are uncertain of what Macbeth is talking about. ‘What, my good lord?’ Concerned Macbeth has become ill ‘his highness is not well’ Lords want to reassure Macbeth they understand ‘Our duties, and the pledge’ Ross wants to know more of what Macbeth is talking about. ‘What sights, my lord?’ Polite even at end of evening ‘and better health / Attend his majesty!’ LADY MACBETH • what makes the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth so important. MACBETH Suggests to Lords the closeness to his wife by asking her to formally begin the evening. ‘We will require her welcome’ Reassures wife that all will be well ‘See, they encounter thee with their hearts’ thanks. Treats his wife as an equal and speaks openly to her ‘Ay, and a bold one,’ LADY MACBETH Plays the generous hostess to her husband – appears to guests as though she does as she is told ‘Pronounce it for me, sir, to all our friends’ Loves husband and doesn’t want lords to be suspicious of Macbeth’s behaviour Tells off her husband and wants to know what is wrong with him ‘Are you a man?’ Again chastises her husband for being silly and tries to bring him back to reality ‘This is the very painting of your fear:’ ‘Shame itself!’
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