60 second banquet scene: in groups of 4+ you will re-read the banquet scene and write an abbreviated version of it that can be performed in 60 seconds. Include the most important parts as we still want to get a full impression of the scene. (Film: 1:21.30)
Discussion
- In Scenes 1 & 2 the audience discerns significant changes in Macbeth's character and in his relationship with his wife. What evidence of these changes do you see in this act thus far (please cite scene and line numbers)?
- The pervading sense of a dark and anguished world of horro is sustained in these scenes, particularly in Macbeth's speeches to Lady Macbeth, in which he describes his own state of mind and his sense of the world h e inhabits. Find 2-3 such passages in Act 3, Scene 2, an comment on the key images in each passage. Look for vivid and effective description. (Think about where else in the play we've heard an appeal to evil and darkness.)
- Why doesn't Macbeth just give the order to kill Banquo? Why does he have to convince the murders to do it? How does he employ a little Lady Macbeth-style convincing? What does this reveal about Macbeth's character?
- Compare Macbeth's last lines before killing Duncan to his last lines before killing Banquo. How do the lines compare and contrast?
- What is the significance of the recurring image of blood at the close of Scene 4? Look closely at Macbeth's lines 122-144.
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