ENGL 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Banquo
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Unnatural examples: lady macbeth asks to be unsexed so she can commit murder. Plants the dagger: macbeth and her trade places" after the murder. She is con dent before the murder and he is unsure: he sees visions. After she sleep walks and feels to go crazy: he turns into a vengeful purpose. Natural examples: macduff grieves the loss of his family, the cover themselves with tree boughs. Banquo is tentative about the witches while macbeth takes their words as a way to take care of his own fate: he is suspicious after the kings death. He is murdered for being a good guy: banquo has children and macbeth is not. Macbeth started out a good person: worthy soldier and ghts dutifully for the king, is the cousin of the king. Is described as brave: the prophecy leads him to act upon his evil thoughts. Tuesday, february 14, 2017: the witches are presented as forces against nature.
