Macbeth - Act 1

Macbeth - Act 1

1. "noble Macbeth" + "brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name” (Duncan + Captain- S2)

   • being honoured +praised for brutality on battlefield - noble warrior
   • Reference to Thane of Cawdor

2. "O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman" (Duncan - S2)

   • respected + loyalty to King Duncan
   • Context – King seen as god’s representative on Earth

3. “So foul and fair a day I have not seen” (S3)

   • 1st line we hear Macbeth speakable + makes reference to witches line “Fair is foul and foul is fair”
   • Establishes a connection between Macbeth and the witches, right from the start

4. "Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops"(Captain -S2)

   • Macbeth is a brutal warrior who beheaded his opponent -

5. "False face must hide what the false heart doth know" (S7)

   • Last line for the first act
   • Macbeth shows that he is finally convinced to commit an evil deed by saying this line. He agrees with LM that they must outwardly hide their secret evil plans.