10 Macbeth Act 2 Scene 4 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 4.

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
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This video discusses :

PLOT:
— Ross, an Old man, and MacDuff guardedly discuss recent events:
— the strange weather: disturbances in nature; horses eating each other
— because they have fled, Malcolm and Donalbain appear guilty of paying the guards to kill Duncan
— as Duncan’s cousin, Macbeth will be crowned king

CHARACTER:
— Ross/MacDuff: guarded, distrustful = wise in a time of treachery

THEME:
— Recap scene, exposition
— Wasteland: the Great Chain of Being disrupted
— Appearance vs reality: erosion of trust caused by wasteland/tyranny
— Ill-fitting clothes