act 3 scene 1 events and quotes

Question 1

What is Banquo’s behaviour like at the beginning of the act?

Answer 1

he is suspicious of Macbeth as everything the witches prophesied has come true so quickly- he suspects their has been foul play

Question 2

“Thou hast it now…
(Banquo)

Answer 2

king, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird woman promised”

Question 3

“And I fear…
(Banquo)

Answer 3

thou play’dst most foully for’t”

Question 4

What form is Banquo speaking in?

Answer 4

a soliloquy

Question 5

Macbeth committing foul play reflects upon what?

Answer 5

how much Macbeth’s behaviour and character has changed

Question 6

What does royalty of nature mean?

Answer 6

an honourable personality

Question 7

“To be thus is…

Answer 7

nothing; but to be safely thus”

Question 8

What does “to be thus is nothing; but to be safely thus” mean?

Answer 8

to be king- to have everything Banquo does
Macbeth feels as if the crown and power are meaningless if Macbeth cannot keep them forever

Question 9

What does Macbeth mean by “safely”?

Answer 9

he means free from threat, but also forever keeping them in his family line

Question 10

What does Macbeth say about Banquo that shows he is a good man?

Answer 10

“Banquo, thy soul’s flight, If it find heaven, must find it out tonight