Day: 13 October 2015

This is a small scene that is set in Macbeth’s castle when king Duncan and company, including Banquo, come for dinner in honour of Macbeth’s promotion for fighting so well in battle. nothing important happens in this scene as it is just the part where you greet you guests. A quote from this scene is “Conduct me to mine host: we love him highly.”

This scene isn’t really an important one because the only important thing is that happens is that Macbeth and Banquo get promoted by king Duncan. Macbeth however wants more than just the thane of Cawdor, a quote from the text to prove this would be “Stars, hide your fires;Let not light see my black and deep desires.”

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The scene starts of when the first witch shows her true evilness, this is when she asked a lady for some for chestnuts and was told “aroint thee witch” because of that she never allowed her husband to sleep again quote that proves this is “sleep shall neither night nor day.” Another important thing that happens in this scene is that this is the scene where Macbeth and Banquo first meet the witches. This where Macbeth and Banquo find out about their future. After the witches disappear Ross and Angus arrive and tell Macbeth and Banquo the good news which as a coincidence are witches prophecies which left them puzzled.

“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but only vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself and falls on th’ other”

o’erleaps = leap or jump over

th’ = the

spur = a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward

vaulting ambition = intense (a lot) desire of power

ambition = a strong desire to do or achieve something

intent = intention or purpose

“I have no spike to prick the sides of my intention but only a power desire which jumps over itself and fall on the other”