See if you can complete the grid to make four points that could answer this question. We’ve started to think below about some of his reasons for rebelling against Macbeth. This choice to stand up for his beliefs is one of the central turning points for this character and it is vital for anyone writing about Macduff, or playing Macduff on stage, to look at his motivations at this point and ask: In Act 4, he travels to England to seek help from Malcolm in raising an army to overthrow Macbeth. After Duncan’s murder, he returns to his home in Fife and refuses to do as Macbeth wishes. Macduff is a loyal and valued subject to Duncan and remains passionately protective of his homeland Scotland, yet he is one of the first to stand up against the new ruler Macbeth. Act 3 Scene 4: Take a look at how Macbeth is haunted by the ghost and guilt of murdering his friend.Act 3 Scene 1: Think about how Banquo’s fears about Macbeth’s actions begin to build.Act 1 Scene 3: Take a look at how Banquo responds to the witches’ prophecies.It doesn’t matter if you agree or not, as long as you can back it up! Looking at the following scenes might also help to collect evidence: ![]() We’ve started to think below about some of the turning points for their friendship. How does encountering the witches change Banquo’s friendship with Macbeth? The events that make Banquo become suspicious of Macbeth are central turning points for this character and it is vital for anyone writing about Banquo, or playing Banquo on stage, to look at these moments and ask: However, very swiftly, they turn against each other, as their fears in each other ‘stick deep’. In Act 1 Scene 3, they have ‘free hearts’ with one another. We first meet Banquo and Macbeth together and they are presented as good friends, who have just valiantly fought alongside each other in battle. Think about how their language towards one another has changed. Act 3 Scene 4: This is the couple’s last scene together.Act 1 Scene 7: Think about the language Lady Macbeth uses to convince her husband to kill Duncan.Act 1 Scene 5: Take a look at Lady Macbeth’s initial response to the letter about the witches’ prophecies.We’ve started to think below about some of her responsibility for what happens in the play. Is Lady Macbeth to blame for Macbeth’s downfall? It is important to look at her influence and ask: Lady Macbeth’s relationship with her husband is a core consideration for anyone writing about Macbeth, or playing Lady Macbeth on stage. However, by Act 3 their relationship has completely broken down, she disappears for a large section of the play, and ultimately kills herself. In Act 1 Scene 5, Macbeth refers to her as ‘my dearest partner of greatness’ and she boasts that she can ‘pour’ her words of manipulation into his mind to get him do as she wishes. Lady Macbeth has a lot of ambition and determination, as well as a strong relationship with her husband. Act 2 Scene 1: Take a look at what happens to Macbeth on the way to kill King Duncan.Act 1 Scene 7: Think about Macbeth’s own personality and Lady Macbeth’s reaction to his inner conflict.Act 1 Scene 3: Take a look at Macbeth’s initial reaction to the prophecies.We’ve started to think below about some of the reasons behind his actions. What motivates Macbeth to kill King Duncan? This choice is one of the central turning points for this character and it is vital for anyone writing about Macbeth, or playing Macbeth on stage, to look at his motivations at this point and ask: However, he makes the choice to go ahead and commit ‘the horrid deed’ in Act 2. In Act 1 Scene 7, for example, Macbeth talks about how Duncan is ‘both his kinsmen and his subject’ as well as his ‘host’, all reasons not to kill the king. Throughout Act 1, Macbeth is conflicted about whether or not he should kill King Duncan.
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