Friday, May 29, 2009

Mandatory questions about Act III, scene iv storyboard

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15 comments:

  1. Nesma AnnrJune 2, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Plot
    Act III, sc 4

    1. Does Lady Macbeth know that Macbeth is seeing Banquo's ghost or does she just know that Macbeth is seeing things but doesn't know exactly?

    Language
    Act III, sc 4
    Lines 125-130

    2. What does Shakespeare mean in lines 125-130? Is Macbeth scared of Banquo and is he telling him to become alive again so he can kill him?

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  2. DeniseJune 2, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Language:
    Act III Scene IV,
    What does Shakespeare mean in lines 84-87?

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  3. Stephanie AlmanzarJune 2, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    Answering Nesma's second question: What does Shakespeare mean in lines 125-130? Is Macbeth scared of Banquo and is he telling him to become alive again so he can kill him?

    Before Macbeth speaks these lines, he's saying that, in Banquo being a ghost, he is strong like "the rugged Russian bear" (line 122) and can prevail. However, in lines 125-130 Macbeth continues by saying that if Banquo wasn't a ghost and alive he would be scared like a little girl. This is because Banquo had suspicions of Macbeth killing Duncan and if those suspicions were to get out, Macbeth's reign will end and he will be killed.

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  4. AnnJune 4, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    Answering Nesma's first question:. Does Lady Macbeth know that Macbeth is seeing Banquo's ghost or does she just know that Macbeth is seeing things but doesn't know exactly?

    Lady Macbeth does not know that Macbeth is seeing Banquo's ghost. She thinks he has gone crazy and is hallucinating because of fear. She questions his manhood again and tries to snap him out of his hallucinations.

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  5. Amy GuanJune 4, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    Plot:
    (ACT 3, SC. 4 Lines 10-35)

    - The beginning of scene 4 start off with Macbeth having a feast with the lords. Then the First Murderer enter. Was the conversation between Macbeth and the First Murderer heard by any of the Lords or people at the feast? Since there was no stage direction that Macbeth moved into another room to speak with the First Murderer.

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  6. UnknownJune 4, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    Answering Amy's question: I think Macbeth stepped out of the room to talk to the murderers because on line 13 it said "[Approaching the muderer.]" Therefore, Macbeth went to the murderers and out the room.

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  7. AnonymousJune 4, 2009 at 4:06 PM

    Answer to Denise’s question:

    I did a little research on the lines that you posted. Macbeth is talking to Banquo’s ghost but clearly he does not respond back. During the research, I found that in Shakespeare's time people feared that if the dead were not buried, the birds would eat them. In these lines Macbeth is saying that Banquo was not buried properly because he was dropped in a ditch. He tells himself that the maws, which are birds of prey, that eat Banquo will come to haunt him forever. Macbeth is saying that the birds will eat Banquo, and they will become his burial site, and they will seek Macbeth.

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  8. UnknownJune 4, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    Plot
    Is anyone suspicious about Banquo death? Is anyone connecting Banquo murder to Ducan?

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  9. UnknownJune 4, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    Language:(Act 3 Scene 4 lines 31-34)
    What does Shakespeare mean when he wrote this line?
    "There the grown serpent lies. The worm that's fled Hath nature that in time will be venom breed; No teeth for th' present. Get thee gone.

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  10. AnonymousJune 4, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    Answer to Elaine’s question:

    Before lines 31-34 the murderers tell Macbeth that Banquo is dead, but Fleance has escaped. When Macbeth says “There the grown serpent lies” he is referring to Banquo, who is dead in a ditch. Then Macbeth says “The worm that’s fled hath nature that in time will venom breed, not teeth for th’ present”. In these lines Macbeth is referring to Fleance, the child of Banquo who will grow up to be like his father. Fleance has escaped which means he can become king one day. Macbeth does not want to lose his power; therefore he wants Fleance to be killed.

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  11. AnonymousJune 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    Ahmed Atieh

    To answer Nesma’s first question, Lady Macbeth does not know that Macbeth is seeing Banquo’s ghost. At the time, she is unaware that Macbeth has sent murders to kill Banquo. In Act 3 scene 3 lines lines 51-60, Macbeth is telling Lady Macbeth that it is best that she does not know what he is going to do until after he has done it. Lady Macbeth thinks that Macbeth is seeing things but she does not know that it is Banquo’s ghost.

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  12. AnonymousJune 7, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Language:
    Act 3 scene 4 lines 136-137
    What does Mabeth mean when he said
    "And overcome us like a summer's cloud, Without our special wonder? You make me strange"

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  13. sarah zhouJune 7, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    Response to Lumi:

    This line means "how can something like that happen without making one wonder?"

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  14. AnonymousJune 7, 2009 at 3:00 PM

    Jason Grullon
    Plot
    Act III, sc 4
    Why didn’t Macbeth tell his guests to leaved?
    Vocabulary
    Act III, sc 4, Line 51-53
    Lay blame upon his promise. Please’t your Highness to grave us with your royal company?

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  15. saqibJune 7, 2009 at 7:48 PM

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