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Act 1 scene 1 macbeth annotations9/2/2023 Which is why being the king means nothing unless he’s safe. Being the king means nothing unless…īut to be safely thus.–Our fears in Banquo But to be King and safe. To be thus is nothing To be King is nothing We start the monologue with a strong statement. If ‘t be so, For Banq uo’s iss ue have I filed my mind For them the graci ous Dun can have I murd er’d (F) Put ran cours in the ves sel of my peace On ly for them and mine et er nal jewel Given to the com mon en e my of man, To make them kings, the seed of Banq uo kings ! Ra ther than so, come fate in to the list. He chid the sis t ers (F) When first they put the name of king up on me, (F) And bade them speak to him : then proph et- like They hail’d him fath er to a line of kings : Up on my head they placed a fruit less crown, And put a barr en scep tre in my gripe, Thence to be wrench’d with an un lin eal hand, No son of mine suc ceed ing. There is none but he Whose be ing I do fear : and, un der him, My Gen ius is re buked as, it is said, Mark An ton y’s was by Cae sar. –Our fears in Ban quo (F) Stick deep and in his royal ty of na ture Reigns that which would be fear’d : ’tis much he dares And, to that daunt less temp er of his mind, He hath a wis dom that doth guide his val our (F) To act in safe ty. To be thus is noth ing But to be safe ly thus. Rather than let that happen, I’ll fight fateīold = Stressed Unbold = Unstressed (F) = Feminine Ending To make them Kings! Banquos children, kings! Just for Banquos children, I’ve handed my soul to the devil I’ve killed King Duncan for Banquos children, for them Then I’ve destroyed my mind for Banquos children Since I have no son to take my place if this is true Then they will be wrenched from my hands by someone outside my family They placed upon my head an heir less crownĪnd put a sceptre in my hands that I can’t pass on Banquo talked down to the sistersĪnd told them to tell his future. Marc Antonys angel was afraid of Caesar’s. My guardian angel is afraid, and as legend goes Runs a bloodline that I should fear Banquo is brave Modern Translation: “To be thus is nothing”īut to be safely King. To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings! Thence to be wrench’d with an unlineal hand,įor them the gracious Duncan have I murder’d Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, They hail’d him father to a line of kings: When first they put the name of king upon me,Īnd bade them speak to him: then prophet-like He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour Reigns that which would be fear’d: ’tis much he dares Īnd, to that dauntless temper of his mind, Original Text Act 3 Scene 1īut to be safely thus.–Our fears in Banquo In this monologue Macbeth philosophizes the threat that Banquo, and his children hold to his power. First and foremost Banquo: his oldest and most trusted friend in the play. Macbeth begins to become afraid of any and all around him who could take his power from him. Why? Well, this is where we see Macbeth really start to spiral. He’s been in battle, he’s wrestled with his conscience and his wife over killing King Duncan, and ultimately he’s gone through with the regicide. If the witches' words are true they will come to pass without any help from Macbeth to speed them along.It’s safe to say Macbeth has put himself through the ringer so far throughout the play. Macbeth vows to let things happen as they will without his interference. But this prophecy also makes them a little nervous because they are afraid that they will be tricked into betraying Duncan to achieve the throne. Macbeth and Banquo are both surprised and excited to see that there is some truth in what the witches told them. When the witches are gone Ross and Angus come to Macbeth to tell him that the king has granted him the title of the Thane of Cawdor. Shortly after saying this, the witches disappear without giving the men an explanation of their predictions. The witches then tell Banquo that although he will not be king, his descendants will be. Macbeth is startled to be addressed this way, and Banquo tells him not to shirk from such promising prophecies. Then the second witch hails him as the Thane of Cawdor, and the third calls him king. The first witch hails Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, which he was before he went into battle. Macbeth and Banquo encounter the witches as they leave the battle camp. On a heath near Forres the three witches are gathered awaiting Macbeth.
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