beginning

• Witches' Prophecy

  Birnam Wood is mentioned as a sign of Macbeth's downfall, with two possible interpretations: an army or a symbol of eternal life
• • Macbeth seen as ‘noble’ and ‘valiant‘ ‘warrior’
• • Opening scenes plagued with inconsistencies
  • Impression of two different personalities fighting for a different destiny
• • idea of murdering Duncan surprises Macbeth, like coming from different person
• • main soliloquies full of debate, guilt and anxiety