Macbeth questions

1.
Act 1, Scenes 1 & 2: Up to this point, who do you consider foul? Who is
fair? Explain.
a. I would consider the witches, the Irish invaders, and the
Norwegian invaders as foul, and I consider macbeth as fair. The Witches are foul
because they cause foul things to occur, The irish invaders are foul because the
leader, Macdonwald, was a rebel and a warmonger that wanted to destroy
Macbeth and his land. The Norwegian invaders are foul because their leader, the
thane of Cawdor, is also a warmonger. Mcbeth is fair because hes simply
defending his land, making sure that they will not be conquered by any invaders,
fighting for good purpose and not a foul one like a warmonger.
2.
Act 1, Scene 3: How is Banquo different from Macbeth? Use examples
from Scenes 2 and 3 to indicate their differences.
a. Banquo is more naive than Macbeth. In scene 3, Banquo says to
Macbeth, Good sir, why do you start and seem to fear things that sound fair?
Which is basically Banquo asking why Macbeth is startled and afraid of the
witches saying nice things about him. Banquo initially seems to know that the
three women in the front of him are witches, but Macbeth seems to be at least
somewhat aware of it. Banquo also comes off as a more relaxed person compared
to Macbeth, as he starts talking about what just happened with the witches like as
if it was a joke or wasnt real, Were such things here as we do speak about? Or
have we eaten on the insane root that takes the reason prisoner?, While Macbeth
talks seriously on the matter.
3.
Act 1, Scene 4: When Macbeth offers to act as messenger, is he acting out
of gratitude and respect for the King, or might he have other motives for arriving at
Inverness before Duncan? Explain your response.
a. Macbeth does indeed have other motives for arriving at inverness
before Duncan. The witches planted the thoughts and ideas of killing Duncan into
Macbeth's mind, and now it's turning Macbeth to be foul. Stars, hide your fires;
Let not light see my black and deep desires. Is something Mcbeth says at the end
of scene 4 to reveal that he does indeed have other motives for arriving at
Inverness before Duncan.
4.
Act 1, Scene 5: What is your opinion of Lady Macbeth? Use examples
from this scene to support your opinion.
a. My opinion of lady Macbeth is that she is a foul and evil lady. If
not more, than equally foul and evil with the weird sisters. She is also sinister,
cunning, and sneaky, because she tells Macbeth how he could possibly mess
things up and that he needs to be like an innocent flower, but have a snake hiding
underneath it to strike at the most opportune moment. Shes determined to have
king Duncan dead that day, as she replies to Macbeth when he says the king is

leaving tomorrow, O, never shall sun that morrow see! Which implies that the
king will never leave tomorrow, because he will be dead by then.
5.
Act 1, Scenes 6 & 7: What arguments does Macbeths wife use to
convince him to go ahead with the plan? How do you feel about her comments and
his reaction? Address the following: *His fears and how she reassures him *Whether
her arguments are logical or emotional
a. Lady Macbeth uses arguments like calling Macbeth a coward for
not finishing up with his plans to kill Duncan. She also says that if this is how he
will act, that is how she will think of his love, which is being afraid to act the way
he desires. I feel disturbed about Lady Macbeths comments. For example, the
part where she says she will smash a babys brain out was pretty graphic and evil.
And Macbeths reaction made me disappointed that he ended up getting
convinced by Lady Macbeth and decided to go down the evil and foul road to
killing the king Duncan who trusted him so much. Macbeths fears are that the
plan might fail, and things might not go so perfectly and they will be marked as
killers of the king. Also, his conscience is telling him that the king trusts him so
much, and betraying him like this is so wrong for him and not like him at all.
However Lady Macbeth re-assures him that the plan will work and they will get
away with it while leaving the blame on the two servants that came with king
Duncan. Her arguments are logical and emotional. She is clearly exhibiting her
passion towards the plan, and her anger and disappointment in Macbeth when he
told her that wants to back out of the plan at the last minute. She logically
explains to Macbeth how the plan will go smoothly, and how they will be able to
do it without taking any blame for killing the King.