Question

Using these lines from Act I and Act IV, explain how the Macbeth described in the beginning of the play is different from the Macbeth who is speaking these lines in ACT IV.

Answer 1

Soldier

But all's too weak;
For brave Macbeth,—well he deserves that name,—
Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
Which smok'd with bloody execution,
Like valor's minion,Carv'd out his passage
Till he fac'd the slave;
And ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,
Till he unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps,
And fix'd his head upon our battlements.

Duncan.

O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!

ACT IV

Answer 2

Macbeth.

Time, thou anticipat'st my dread exploits:
The flighty purpose never is o'ertook
Unless the deed go with it: from this moment
The very firstlings of my heart shall be
The firstlings of my hand. And even now,
To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done:
The castle of Macduff I will surprise;
Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o' the sword
His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls
That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool;
This deed I'll do before this purpose cool:
But no more sights!—

Answer 3

@Jack1 help please

Answer 4

@Ryaan

Answer 5

i did romeo and juliet and hamlet, never macbeth so dont understand the contect enough to help properly @iamliljj
sorry dude

Answer 6

dame ight thanks tho bro

Answer 7

just from reading though:
the Act 1 scene you've posted here seems to indicate that duncan and the soldier are praising Macbeth, duncan describing him as both brave and a gentleman, while the soldier describes him as brave, PURPOSEFUL cares more for deeds than for money, and is skilled with a sword.

the Act 4 scene Macbeth is talking to himself into/ up to how he's going to kill the... Lord? ...King? and his WIFE... and his CHILDREN, and everyone else whose only crime is to be related by blood to the king/Lord

so he's still brave and purposeful, but why not just the king/lord ?
why's he turned into a rampant slayer?
it's his own lord... that treason for one.... and who kills babies?

Answer 8

hope this helps, but without the context i'm lost hey...

Answer 9

lol that helps me alot and i have one more to ask

Answer 10

ask away dude

Answer 11

Why are these lines from Act I important in the plot of the play?

Macbeth.

[Aside.] Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor:
The greatest is behind.—Thanks for your pains.—Do you not hope your children shall be kings,
When those that gave the Thane of Cawdor to me
Promis'd no less to them?

Banquo.

That, trusted home,
Might yet enkindle you unto the crown,
Besides the Thane of Cawdor. But 'tis strange:
And oftentimes to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths;
Win us with honest trifles, to betray's
In deepest consequence.—

Answer 12

is macbeth the kings headsman as well...?

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

i dont understand who the thane is or his background, so i'm really missing the entire context here
the lines "And oftentimes to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths;
Win us with honest trifles, to betray's
In deepest consequence."
are probably the clearest foretelling of what is to come:
Macbeth kills the king and his kin because of...(i dunno why, but some sort of half truth i'm sure, he went from loyal kings man to crazed murderer, i'm guessing because he believed the lies/half truth that "darkness" wispered to him, so probably someone he trusted)

but seriously dude, i'm grasping at straws here, i haven't read the play nor seen the movie, so... yeah, take the above "interpretation"with a grain of salt hey

Answer 15

Sometimes looking at what a few other people thought can help you consider things, and might even have some notes on the parts you need:

http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/