- King James fascinated with witchcraft
- three witches don't play an "evil" role in the play
- they don't lie to Macbeth they are actually truthful when telling him about his fortune
- King Duncan king of Scotland and wants to make give Macbeth the title that had belonged to the thane of Cawdor
- Macbeth along with Banquo had fought bravely which led to Duncan's decision and gratitude
- Macbeth thrilled to learn about Duncan's decision and tells his wife Lady Macbeth the good news through a letter
- Lady Macbeth is not thrilled
- she is angry and craves power/wealth so creates a plan
- once Macbeth is home with his wife she tells him how much of a pansy he is
- Lady Macbeth is a cruel women, beyond cruel actually
- she is merciless and instead of asking for characteristics such as patience and strength she asks for her conscience not to get in the way of her sinister plan to kill Duncan with the help of Macbeth
- Macbeth agrees to her plan
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Macbeth Active Reading Notes Act 1
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Lizbeth, I'm interested in why you see the witches not as evil characters. In the first scene they were causing mayhem, but it is true they did not lie to Macbeth. Could you comment to my notes as well please?
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