When the audience first meets Macbeth in Act 1, Scene 2, they see Macbeth being praised by his fellow colleagues and soldiers. ... In Act 1, Scene 7, we see Macbeth seriously think about murdering the King for the first time. ... She decides to do this by cleverly attacking Maccbeth's weakness, by asking him whether he is man enough to kill Duncan, and saying that he is too scared to act on his feelings. ... In Act 2, Scene 1, we see Macbeth distancing himself from Banquo for the first time by deceiving him. ... Macbeth suffers a breakdown but Lady Macbeth stays stro...

• Word Count: 3194
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Act 1 Scene 3 returns to the witches from the beginning of the play. ... But still he leaves the scene with a decision to act on what the future could hold. ... Act 1 Scene 6 starts with Duncan arriving at Macbeth's castle. There is a lot of irony in this small penultimate scene of act 1. ... The last scene of act 1, the seventh, is very important. ...

• Word Count: 2837
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

The weather's excessive reaction to the act exposes its evil: it is so evil that none of the characters has ever seen such horrible consequences. ... In fact, even Macbeth himself agrees that " "T was a rough night" (II.iii.57). ... Also, when, in act four, scene one, whenever one of the apparitions comes, there is thunder. ... Close to the characters of the witches is that of Lady Macbeth. ... When he is still hesitant to act, she simply attacks him where it hurts, his courage and manhood: "Art thou afeard/ To be the same in thine own act and valour,/ As thou art in desire? ...

• Word Count: 2650
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School