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• 'your spirits shine through you' - Macbeth, scene 1.
• why is scene 1 important?


  ~ Banquo fears foul play.

  ~ Macbeth is a brutal and treacherous king.

  ~ Macbeth begins to act independently.
• scene 1; who begins to suspect Macbeth?

  Banquo.
• scene 1; how does Macbeth feel about Banquo?


  he fears him: the thought of his offspring becoming kings is unacceptable to him.
• scene 1; who does Macbeth hire and why?

  murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance.
• 'o, full of scorpions is my mind' - Macbeth, scene 2.
• why is scene 2 important?

  ~ Macbeth begins to commit more crime.

  ~ Macbeth has terrible nightmares.

  ~ Macbeth takes back control from Lady Macbeth, who tries to calm his mind.
• scene 2; how is Lady Macbeth feeling?


  uncertain and insecure.
• scene 2; how is there a shift in power?

  Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's roles are reversing.
• why is scene 3 important?


  ~ Fleance escapes, meaning the prophecy continues.

  ~ routine assassination.
• scene 3; who escapes the assassination?

  Fleance.
• 'our dear friend Banquo' - Macbeth, scene 4.
• scene 4; what do the murderers tell Macbeth?

  Banquo is dead but Fleance escaped the scene.
• scene 4; which hallucination appears to Macbeth at the banquet?

  Banquo's ghost.
• scene 4; who can see the apparition of Banquo's ghost?


  Macbeth.
• scene 4; who does Macbeth suspect is against him?

  Macduff.
• scene 4; who does Macbeth intend to visit?

  the witches.
• why is scene 4 important?


  ~ foreshadows the future.

  ~ decline of Macbeth's rule.

  ~ theme of the supernatural.

  ~ dramatic tension.
• 'dismal and fatal end' - Hecate, scene 5.
• why is scene 5 important?


  ~ layers of evil.

  ~ foreshadows Macbeth's downfall.
• scene 5; who is Hecate?

  the goddess of witchcraft.
• scene 5; what are Hecate and the witches doing?

  preparing a strong spell to delude Macbeth.
• 'free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives' - Lennox, scene 6.
• why is scene 6 important?


  ~ direct consequence of Macbeth's failure.

  ~ corruption of lives.
• scene 6; who begins to suspect Macbeth?

  Lennox.
• scene 6; where is Malcolm?

  in England trying to gain military support to defeat Macbeth.
• scene 6; who goes to join Malcolm?

  Macduff.