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Summary: Act 1: Scene 1. Thunder and lightning crash above a Scottish moor. Three haggard old women, the witches, appear out of the storm. In eerie, chanting tones, they make plans to meet again upon the heath, after the battle, to confront Macbeth. As quickly as they arrive, they disappear.
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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.
Alone on stage, Macbeth agonizes over whether to kill Duncan, recognizing the act of murdering the king as a terrible sin. He struggles in particular with the idea of murdering a man—a relative, no less—who trusts and loves him.
3 paź 2024 · The traitor in Act 1, Scene 2 of Macbeth is the Thane of Cawdor. He is executed for betraying King Duncan by joining forces with the Norwegian king.
Macbeth is worried about the consequences. Justice will prevail and, being equal to everyone, will force Macbeth to drink from the poisoned cup that he serves to King Duncan. Macbeth begins to demonstrate fear of karma and the consequences of his action.
