“Screw your courage to the sticking place”

Courage = bravery

Screw your courage = fix your bravery

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”

The scene starts of with the sergeant coming to visit the king speading the good news of the victory and explain how the battle was won by Macbeth and Banquo. Also in the scene the prince and the make Macbeth the thane of Cawdor for the old one was a traitor and fought against Scotland in the battle therefore he is sentenced to death. A quote from this text is ‘As sparrow eagles or the hare the lion.’

The scene is about lady Macbeth receiving a letter from Macbeth say how he is promoting and is promised the throne but lady Macbeth has a plan to speed up the process by killing the king. She is worried that Macbeth is too kind and generous to kill his king. A quote is ‘ look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under ‘t’. This is what Lady Macbeth says to Macbeth describing how he should act when killing King Duncan. I think that the this scence is where all Lady Macbeth does all of her ploting of she will be Queen and full of power.

First an average MP, now a mayor/secondary prime minister and as promised he shall be Prime minister. But I fear that he isn’t man enough to get there before I grow old and democracy is out of date. The quickest way through is best. Against betrayal, Macbeth is too weak to murder Duncan, whilst I wouldn’t care friend or foe. I wish I would be a man to do this single once in a life time oppurtuinty fee. I wonder if I reason Macbeth with our relationship on edge, he will agree. Then power will be in reach and money even closer with Macbeth’s skills. These foul creatures dont seem promising, I am comming to my senses and comparing it to reality but it doesn’t add up, we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to them yet victory has not been won.

First Lord of Glamis, now Cawdor and as promised he shall be Prime minister. But I fear that he isn’t man enough to get there before I grow old.