Act One 1.) Macbeth’s reaction to the witches prophecy is one of surprise, and interest. He also wants to be told more, and know how the witches know these things. Banquo however, is more cautious, and not sure. Banquo also questions if the witches were even real; he is much more...
Macbeth's reaction is as if someone has read his mind, whereas Banquo is reluctant to believe the witches and is aware that they are not what they seem. If their predictions were already thoughts in the back of Macbeth's mind, then the witches don't have very much power over him at ...
Banquo's reaction to this peculiar prophecy is understandable rather than an example of professional rivalry. He has been linked in name with Macbeth and, so far, enjoys equal merit with his friend. Why should he not also have his future predicted? But the Witches' answer to him is more ...
Macbeth: Directed by Antoni Cimolino, Shelagh O'Brien. With Sarah Afful, Rodrigo Beilfuss, Michael Blake, Tim Campbell. Inspired by the prophecies of three witches and encouraged by his ambitious wife, a murderous king claws his way to power. The Stratfo
Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth’s letter and she immediately starts to plot King Duncan’s murder so the witches’ prophecies can her husbands desires can become true. She knows Macbeth is, “too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness/… That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false/ And ...
have put down a rebellion and are to be rewarded by their overlord , King Duncan (Sanford) . On their way to their castle they meet three witches who prophesy that Macbeth will soon rule , but his kingdom will be short . They are dismissed as crazies but their prophesies come to pass...
Scene 3: What do the witches prophesy about Banquo? Kids will be king (descendents) Scene 3: How do Macbeth and Banquo's reactions to the prophecies differ? Macbeth: "tell me more"Banquo: "I don't trust this" Scene 3: After Macbeth is told that he has been named the Thane of Cawdo...
Together they exhaust the possibilities of reaction to the crime, like two disunited parts of a single psychical individuality [...].“13 So Lady Macbeth and Macbeth both change in different ways in the course of the play. She may seduce him into murdering Duncan, but he is responsible ...
Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor without any action on his part, but he needs to kill Duncan in order to become king, suggesting that him hearing the prophecy has changed the course of events. Banquo is skeptical of the witches' prophecies and warns Macbeth not to take them too literally: ...
What is Banquo's reaction to the three witches? Thinks they are hulisinating, ate something. What does Banquo mean when he says, " What can the devil speak true?" It is possible that the devil could speak the truth, do these witches really know something. ...