Precedes him and establishes him as a respected figure to emphasize his Fall from Grace
Valour's minion
The noun 'minion' could foreshadow his susceptibility to manipulation and how he will soon be a puppet of the witches
"Disdaining fortune… smok'd"
Could connote hearing and hell, foreshadowing his evil
His soldier masculine attributes
Fade away as he unknowingly lets his evil envelope his inner morality
"Disdaining fortune"
Shows a disregard for his date and his attempt to manipulate the natural order
Macbeth
Becomes the mouthpiece for the witches' evil, he's a vessel for their misconduct
Initial stoic presentation
Is starkly juxtaposed with his mass emasculation
Lady Macbeth
Mobilizes and catalyzes the plot of regicide through her manipulation and emasculation of Macbeth
Lady Macbeth: '"his face is a book where men may read strange matters"'
Lady Macbeth's quote
Mocks the honest and sincere nature of Macbeth's expression, illustrating him as weak and vulnerable - these were qualities which fail to align with the ideal masculine archetype of the era
