Act 2 Scene 1
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ACT 2 SCENE 1 |
In act 2 scene 1, Banquo and his son Fleance walk in the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Banquo wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts” (Shakespeare 9). Later, Macbeth enters, and Banquo says that the king is asleep and he declares that he had a dream about the “three weird sisters” (Shakespeare 23). When Banquo says that the witches have revealed “some truth” to Macbeth, Macbeth says that he has not thought of them at all and Banquo agrees to discuss the witches’ prophecies later. Then Banquo and Fleance leave. Suddenly, Macbeth has a picture in his mind of a dagger floating in the air before him, its handle pointing toward his hand and its tip aiming towards Duncan’s room. Macbeth tries to grasp the weapon and he fails. He wonders whether what he sees is real or is a false creation. He then finally kills Duncan with the dagger after he hears a bell toll, Lady Macbeth’s signal that the servants and guards are asleep.
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Theme The theme is related to nature. As Macbeth gets closer to the murder, nature starts to go out of control or gone: "Nature seems dead" to him (Shakespeare 50). In this quotation, the word Nature represents King Duncan when Macbeth try to kill Duncan the environment seems dangerous and dark in the movie, the setting is used to establish the theme. Character description Macbeth has decided to kill Duncan. Banquo is loyal to King Duncan. Reaction to the play My reaction to Lady Macbeth is that she is a very wicked person because she blame the guards that they killed Duncan. I was shocked because suddenly in the play Macbeth killed the king, it happen really quickly. Questions Why didn't the witch helped Macbeth kill King Duncan? Will the witches ever going to appear in the scene again? Even though everyone is asleep, why can't hear the bell? Why did Banquo asked Macbeth: "have you dreamed about the three weird sisters?"Does Banquo know that something is going to happen to Duncan? Why will happen if Lady Macbeth becomes the queen since she became so evil? Predictions I predict that Macbeth is going to be the King since he killed Duncan. Also, he will kill the prince in order to make his wish come true. I think that Lady Macbeth will regret what she helped Macbeth to kill Duncan, maybe he will tell Banquo later. |
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