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Act I, Scene 1
3. Climax
1. Introduction 5. Conclusion
(exposition) (dénoument)
Themes Established thus far in
Macbeth
• “Fair vs. Foul”
• “Borrowed robes”
– “Why do you dress me in borrowed robes; the Thane
of Cawdor yet lives.”
– “New honors hang on Macbeth like new clothes; they
cleave not to their mold but with aid of use.” Banquo
says this to Lennox and Ross while Macbeth is lost in
thought.
• One cannot read a man’s mind in his face. Our
outward appearance does not reveal our inward
thoughts/plans.
Act I, Scene 5
Dramatic Irony happens when the audience knows more about what is
going on in a drama/comedy than one or more of the characters
know. Dramatic irony is a staple of horror movies. we – the
audience – know that the psycho-killer is hiding with his machete
in the basement where the cute girl and her obnoxious boyfriend
are about to go make-out.
Suicide?