Macbeth+Act+1-5


 * Taylor Brown**
 * Pd. 3**
 * Name**- Macbeth
 * Text Info**- Act 1, Scene 5


 * Summary-** Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter about what the weird witches prophesied to him. LMB discretely congratulates him, but criticizes him, basically, for being soft. King Duncan comes to stay the night at Macbeth’s place. He does not know this is where he will die. Lady Macbeth conjures the spirits so that they will thicken her blood & give her a hard heart so that she will feel no guilt for killing the king. Macbeth changes his mind a many times toward killing the king.


 * Questions **- How is Lady Macbeth going to die? Is everything going to come back and haunt her? Will she ever feel guilt? Will Macbeth fall under the influence of his wife? Who is going to end up taking the thrown in the end?

- “I thought I should tell you this news, my dearest partner in greatness…”
 * The Language **

Sparknotes page 1; Lines 10-11. Both Macbeth and his lady are great, successful, and powerful beyond their knowing. But, character-wise Macbeth is greater than Lady Macbeth. He is kind and compassionate when need-be. Sometimes, it is almost too much. On the other hand, Lady Macbeth is great in will and strength. She is an awesome manipulator and deceiver. They compliment each other’s weakness. 

﻿**The Big Idea**-

 Use & Abuse of Power/ Appearance vs. Reality: LMB tells MB to “look like an innocent flower, but be like the snake that hides underneath the flower.”

Ambition: “…and fill me from head to toe w/ deadly cruelty!” concerning the murder of Duncan.  ﻿**Character Development 1**- Lady Macbeth: Lady Macbeth does a short speech on calling the “spirits that assist murderous thoughts” so that she can plot and perform the murder of Duncan. But, after the act is performed she wants to feel no guilt or shame. This reveals that she is malicious and deceitful, yet ambitious and determined. 

1. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Missives- messengers. 2. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Impedes- hinder; to interfere w/ progress. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">3. Compunctious- feelings of shame & regret about wrong-doing. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">﻿**Character Development 2**- <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The servant enters and announces to Lady Macbeth that the king is staying for dinner. This announcement introduces the plot of killing Duncan. Everybody already knows that King Duncan is going to die. The servant’s presence and announcement just makes it clear. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">
 * Vocab**-


 * Only Connect**- <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Lady Macbeth calls down the “spirits that assist murderous thoughts.” She asked to be “filled with deadly cruelty” so that she would feel no remorse or compassion. She wanted nothing to come between her and accomplishing the goal of killing Duncan. --> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">This portion of the scene reminds me of Abigail in “The Crucible.” She is at the bonfire with Tituba and the other girls. She drinks chicken blood and conjures the spirits, casting a spell on Elizabeth Proctor. She wishes that she would die so that John Proctor will be hers forever.