L. 4: T.Q. 3

Macbeth treats his servants like trash, even when they have done nothing wrong.  In (5.3.11-21) he ridicules one of his servant's white face, calling him a, "...white-faced fool." for no reason at all.  Macbeth also seems more worried about the servants white face than the English army that is approaching.  This fits with Angus's comment about Macbeth's ill-fitting robes because if Macbeth could truly fill his kingly duties that Angus describes as royal robes then he would be more worried about the English army and he would treat his servants better.

Thought Question 4&7

Question 4:
When Lennox and some other Lord are discussing Banquo's death they say that, "Banquo walked to late..." which is why he got killed.  Lennox then says, "...you may say, if't please you, Fleance killed(Banquo), for Fleance fled(the scene)."  Duncan and Banquo's deaths are similar because they are both killed in the middle of the night.

Question 7:
"From this moment the very firstling of my heart shall be the firstling of my hand."  When Macbeth says this he means that, from now on as soon as he decides to do something he's going to do it immediately.  I think this shows that Macbeth's view of manhood has become more like his wife's; now he will do what ever it takes to get what he wants.

Thought Question 1&7:

Question 1

Duncan says that Inverness castle is a pleasant place where the air is sweet, "...unto our gentle senses."  I don't see how this really says anything about Duncan's judgment.  Banquo is quick to add to and support Duncan's praise of the castle.  This implies that Banquo really does agree with Duncan about the castle being a pleasant place or it implies that Banquo is trying to gain favor with Duncan by agreeing with him.

Question 7

What is sacrilege?  Sacrilege is violating or misusing what is regarded as sacred.  Killing a king or Duncan is sacrileges because kings were seen by most as great and sacred.  Macbeth's sin of killing Duncan and Adams sin of eating the forbidden fruit are sacrileges because they both violated something that was sacred.

Review Question 8:Distracted

Banquo says that Macbeth is distracted because he is not used to his new titles, like he would be unused to new clothes.  However the true source of Macbeth's distraction, is thoughts of being king. 

Review Question 1: The Witches

I would say that the witches want to meet with Macbeth so that they can get him to feeling power hungry.  They do this by telling him some major events that will take place in his life.  Once the first event takes place Macbeth feels like he must make the other events happen immediately, leading to his death.  So I would say that the witches bring on his death, but then again maybe not because it sure seems like Macbeth and his wife are quite evil.  He might have done the same exact thing even if he didn't meet the witches.