Macbeth Storyboard
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- I.iii.51
- All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!
- II.i.33-34
- Is this a dagger which I see before me, [t]he handle toward my hand?
- II.i.63-64
- Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell/That summons thee to heaven or to hell.
- The witches are foreshadowing Macbeth's future making Macbeth and Banquo confused about who the witches are and if what they are saying is true. This relates to fate vs free will because the witches are telling Macbeth his fate of being King and the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor. They are encouraging him to be King by putting the thought in his head making us wonder if it was his fate or free will that made Macbeth king.
- III.i.48-51
- To be thus is nothing, [b]ut to be safely thus. Our fears in Banquo [s]tick deep, and in his royalty of nature [r]eigns that which would be feared.
- The dagger is symbolizing Macbeth's desire to be King and kill Duncan which is so close to his reach. This quote shows fate vs free will because Macbeth is making himself see the dagger because he wants it to be there. This shows his free will because his actions led to the death of Duncan.
- IV.i.71-72
- Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the thane of Fife.
- The bell symbolizes death and the murders Macbeth will commit. This quote shows fate vs free will because Macbeth is choosing to kill Duncan, which means he is choosing his free will over his fate since he thinks his fate is to be King and he doesn't think he can get that unless he takes matters into his own hands. This makes us wonder what his fate truly was and if he would have ended up the same way in the end.
- V.viii.54-55
- Behold where stands [t]he usurper's cursed head.
- Shakespeare uses parallel structure and repetition with to be thus. This quote shows Macbeth's free will because he knows that Banquo is suspicious of him and would rat him out. In response, Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo so he keeps himself safe.
- The head is using Repetition of Macbeth's name. This quote shows fate vs free will because it is showing how Macbeth believed it was fate to overpower Macduff and stay in power when truly his fate was his death because he let his free will take over his conscience and his actions.
- The quote shows imagery because when you read it you can clearly tell that Macduff is talking about Macbeth's head. This shows fate vs free will because it was Macbeth's fate to be killed by Macduff since he chose his free will of murdering people over his fate.
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