07 Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1 Full Commentary and Analysis
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This video is a line-by-line walkthrough guide for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 2, Scene 1.
I provide a close reading of the entire scene, including:
— Detailed explication
— Commentary
— Literary analysis
All commentary is supplemented by in-text, line-by-line study notes designed to help students:
— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation
— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
Click here to download the annotated text of Macbeth: https://sites.google.com/view/shakespeare-walkthrough/home
This video discusses :
PLOT:
— Macbeth’s second soliloquy: panic attack; hallucination of dagger
— Just before murdering Duncan, Macbeth encounters Banquo (his own conscience, his better self) and offers to reward Banquo if they become co-conspirators
— Banquo, the better man, refuses to plot against Duncan
— Macbeth’s subconscious takes the refusal as a rebuke, and the panic attack/hallucination is triggered
CHARACTER:
— Banquo: tempted to make his son king, but possesses strength of character to resist
— Macbeth: alienated from self; must kill his own better self (like Voldemort and the horcruxes); morally aware of wrong-doing; aligns himself with his shadow, his dark side; lack of self-knowledge
THEME:
— Ambition
— Strength of character
— Alienation from self results in mental disorder, panic attacks, extreme anxiety
— Wasteland: social and psychological; the Great Chain of Being disrupted
— Hubris summons Nemesis; fate (the bell); sad inevitability of human folly
— Hubris summons Nemesis
— Appearance vs reality
See also my tips on reading Shakespeare’s LANGUAGE: https://dai.ly/x80qtdh
You might also find my Romeo and Juliet series interesting: https://dai.ly/x80qt0r
This video is a line-by-line walkthrough guide for William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 2, Scene 1.
I provide a close reading of the entire scene, including:
— Detailed explication
— Commentary
— Literary analysis
All commentary is supplemented by in-text, line-by-line study notes designed to help students:
— Prepare for GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP evaluation
— Prepare for general high school and college quizzes, exams, and essays
— Generate ideas for analysis essays
— Participate knowledgeably in class discussions
Click here to download the annotated text of Macbeth: https://sites.google.com/view/shakespeare-walkthrough/home
This video discusses :
PLOT:
— Macbeth’s second soliloquy: panic attack; hallucination of dagger
— Just before murdering Duncan, Macbeth encounters Banquo (his own conscience, his better self) and offers to reward Banquo if they become co-conspirators
— Banquo, the better man, refuses to plot against Duncan
— Macbeth’s subconscious takes the refusal as a rebuke, and the panic attack/hallucination is triggered
CHARACTER:
— Banquo: tempted to make his son king, but possesses strength of character to resist
— Macbeth: alienated from self; must kill his own better self (like Voldemort and the horcruxes); morally aware of wrong-doing; aligns himself with his shadow, his dark side; lack of self-knowledge
THEME:
— Ambition
— Strength of character
— Alienation from self results in mental disorder, panic attacks, extreme anxiety
— Wasteland: social and psychological; the Great Chain of Being disrupted
— Hubris summons Nemesis; fate (the bell); sad inevitability of human folly
— Hubris summons Nemesis
— Appearance vs reality