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Act 3 - Coggle Diagram
Act 3
Scene 2 Quotes and Explanation
"We've scorched the snake not killed it."
MacBeth is telling Lady MacBeth how they have not finished there business for there is still fear that their deeds will be revealed and that it will return to dethrone them, so they are not fully royal yet.
"In restless ecstasy; Duncan is in his grave: after life's fitful fever he sleeps well."
MacBeth is being jealous of death suggesting how he can sleep or live with the burden of treason and going against the natural order, MacBeth is restless with the knowledge and fear of his predicament.
"Be innocent in the knowledge dearest chuck"
MacBeth is now not divulging information to Lady MacBeth showing how he is gaining confidence and starting to reimpose Jacobean stereotypes in the household.
Scene 1 Quotes and Explanation
"All as the weyward women promised, and I fear thou did play most foully for it."
This shows how Banquo is now suspicious of MacBeth, and his trust in him is wavering, this is said in the same sentence as the witches are quoted which shows how Banquo also believes that witches are closely intertwined in the actions of MacBeth, therefore the audience can subconsciously fear the witches for they are acting in such hellish ways.
Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men."
Despite its comedic value this quote shows how the root of MacBeth's power over others is through the words of others since he only controls the murderers by promoting masculinity almost mirroring Lady MacBeth's actions towards him, further showing how subtly MacBeth is a weak character.
Scene 4 Quotes and Explanation
Banquo's ghost
Banquo's ghost symbolises MacBeth's guilt for the spectral being exclusively resonates with MacBeth and causes him to feel tense and in denial about his involvement. The ghost being supernatural also shows how the witches are having a key influence in MacBeth's mindset and emotions.
"Think of this good peers but as a thing of custom"
Lady MacBeth has to show dominance and take over the situation for MacBeth is preoccupied with the ghost, this shows how currently Lady MacBeth is stronger than MacBeth and still has dominion over the play.
Scene 5 Quotes and Explanation
"How did you dare to do trade and traffic with MacBeth"
Heccat is said to be angry with the witches at this moment for they have done deals with MacBeth, this shows how the witches do not have full control over the actions which are prophersized only Heccat does, subtly telling the reader that the witches might not be fully reliable and MacBeth might be acting off of false pretenses
Alternatively this quote could show MacBeth as being regarded as a tradable commodity, further suggesting how the witches and Heccat have a greater power over humans in order to use and manipulate them.
In trade people give to receive therefore Macbeth must be paying something in return for the knowledge the witches grant him.
As by strength of their illusion, shall draw on to his confusion."
It is shown that MacBeth is a weak character since the witches suggest how MacBeth will become confused with their prophecies, this contradicts typically Jacobean views on masculinity for the audience would think all men should be brave and noble not weak and easy to confuse.
Scene 6 Quotes and Explanation- lennox "catches up" with the story summarising events and foreshadowing acts 4,5
"The son of Duncan from whom this tyrant holds the due of birth"
This is one of the first quotes where MacBeth is regarded to as a tyrant, and killer, one of the lords blame him for the death of Duncan and how his sons must now live in hiding and fear of MacBeth's wrath.
"Hath so exasperate a King that he prepares for some attempt of war"
Foreshadowing the war for which will take place, yet the Lord mocks MacBeth since he states that the war will be insignificant to the resistance calling it an attempt, almosts as if he is not fully control of his army or mind.
Scene 3 Quotes and Explanation
"Thou must get revenge- O slave."
Banquo is regarding Fleance as a slave to MacBeth impling to the audience that MacBeth is a dictator and that he has murdered Banquo for his own gain, suggesting how Fleance must fight back against this tyranny