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3 paź 2024 · PDF Cite. Act 1, Scene 2. At a military camp near Forres, Duncan, the king of Scotland, assesses the aftermath of a violent battle against a rebellion led by the traitorous Macdonwald. Among...
Act1: Macbeth and Banquo meet witches, Cawdor executed, Lady M reads letter, taunts M, Duncan arrives Act 2: M kills Duncan, Malcolm flees, M crowned Act 3: Banquo suspects M, murder of B, Fleance escapes, M haunted by B’s ghost at a banquet Act 4: Witches show M future kings – sons of Banquo, Macduff’s family
The chief purpose of the scene is to bring Macbeth and Duncan together and, by showing the touching gratitude of the old monarch toward his chief warrior, to give us a double sense of the wickedness of the crime which Macbeth is already meditating against his sovereign.
Scene 7 of act 1 in Macbeth is a conversation between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, with Lady Macbeth attempting to persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan. This scene is a watershed moment for the...
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Key learning points. At the start of Act 1, Scene 7, Macbeth is arguably conflicted. Lady Macbeth goads Macbeth into killing Duncan - arguably by emasculating him. Lady Macbeth emotionally blackmails her husband.